Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (died 1889)

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria

Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne (1858–1889)

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria was the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was heir apparent to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth. In 1889, he died in a suicide pact with his mistress Baroness Mary…