Crown Prince Rudolf’s death left a young daughter in mourning, but her grandfather, Emperor Franz Joseph, stepped into the breech to become guardian of young Elisabeth Marie, future Archduchess. Though the two were close, Elisabeth was a fiery child who balked at convention, much like her father. She cajoled her grandfather into approving her first…
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24. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and The Mayerling Incident
Content warning: Suicide This week, we take a little trip over to the Austro-Hungarian Emprire in the latter half of the 19th century to meet one of the more scandalous figures of his age – and a man whose death most likely put the world on the path toward World War I. Crown Prince Rudolf…