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Rudolf, Austria And Hungary, History, Biographies
Related Category: Austria And Hungary, History, Biographies
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Rudolf 185889, Austrian archduke, crown prince of Austria and Hungary; only son of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Elizabeth. Upon his mysterious death at Mayerling near Vienna (officially declared a double suicide with his mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera), his cousin Francis Ferdinand became heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
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