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 Vetsera at the Mayerling hunting lodge. The ensuing scandal made international headlines.
- Occupation
- military officer, naturalist, politician
- Position held
- Member of the House of Lords (Austria)
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire, Cisleithania
- Born
- August 21, 1858
