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Archduchess Elisabeth Marie, known in the family as Erzsi, the diminutive of her name in Hungarian, was the only child of Rudolf and Stephanie. After Rudolf’s death she became the ward of her grandfather Emperor Franz Joseph, who idolized her.
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (Rudolf Franz Karl Josef; 21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) was the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria (Sisi). He was heir apparent to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth.
Feb 20, 2024 · Since the 1960s, she regularly visited her daughter Brigitte in Washington. Hedwig’s last visit was in September 1989, at the age of 81. Although she planned to return to Germany, the frail Hedwig stayed with her daughter longer because it was “too cold.”
By 1889, many people at the Imperial Court, including Rudolf's parents and his wife, Stéphanie, knew that Rudolf and Mary were having an affair. His marriage to Stéphanie was not a particularly happy one and had resulted in the birth of only one child, a daughter called Elisabeth, known as Erzsi.
Jun 13, 2024 · The emperor excluded him from the business of government and arranged his marriage (May 10, 1881) to Stephanie, daughter of Leopold II of the Belgians. She bore only one child, Elizabeth Marie, who, being female, was excluded from the imperial succession.
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Born on 21 August 1858 in Laxenburg Palace south of Vienna, Rudolf was the third child and longed-for son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth.
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Mar 11, 2024 · The Oscar winning film by Jonathan Glazer tells the chilling story of Rudolf Höss who by day oversees the gassing of 10,000 people and by night goes home to his villa next door for dinner with his...
