Ducal Crypt (Vienna)
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[[Image:StephansdomKatacombsLabeledPlan.png|right|200px|thumb|'''The Ducal Crypt''' (red letters) is but one of several burial locations beneath the Stephansdom. The bones of over 11,000 persons from cemeteries formerly around the church are stored in the Catacombs.]]
The '''Ducal Crypt''' is a [[mausoleum]] under the [[chancel]] of the [[Stephansdom]] in [[Vienna]]. It holds 78 containers with the bodies, hearts, or [[viscera]] of 72 members of the [[Habsburg]] dynasty.
==History==
Before his death at age 25 in [[1365]], Duke [[Rudolf IV of Austria|Rudolf IV]]{{bioxref|3}} had ordered a crypt to be built for his remains in the new cathedral he commissioned, and it has sheltered those remains for almost 650 years. He also ordered a [[cenotaph]] for himself to be placed upstairs above the crypt, in front of the high altar. That [http://www.deca-forum.net/deca-cgi/query.pl?DEF=c%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Chida&DATEN=C%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Cdata&THE=C%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Cidx&USER=bild&BAG=20&POS=0&DOK_TPL=deca_doc.tpl&LIST_TPL=deca_list.tpl&FCT=q&iftxt=rudolfsgrab&N_ftxt=0&R_ftxt==&ikufo=&N_kufo=1&R_kufo==&i024=wien&N_024=2&R_024==&i031=&N_031=3&R_031==&i029=&N_029=4&R_029==&iauen=&N_auen=5&R_auen==&i039=&N_039=6&R_039==& symbolic tomb] was later moved to the north choir and his [[epitaph]] written in secret symbols was placed on the wall of that choir.
The family of the [[Habsburg#Dukes of Austria|ruling line of Austrian dukes]] was buried here after Rudolf IV, but after the dynasty became emperors they were buried in various cities (Vienna was not yet the settled seat of the emperor). After the [[Imperial Crypt]] at the [[Kapuzinerkirche]] opened in [[1633]], it became the new dynastic burial place.
Embalmers have known since the time of the [[Ancient Egypt]]ians that it is necessary to remove the internal organs if the rest of the body is to be preserved. The containers with those organs were usually put in the coffin, but when the heir to the Imperial Throne, [[Ferdinand IV of Germany|King Ferdinand IV of the Romans]], died in [[1654]], he specified in his will that the container with his heart be placed in the [[Augustinerkirche]], his body in the [[Imperial Crypt|Imperial Crypt in the Kapuzinerkirche]], and the urn with his viscera in the crypt at the [[Stephansdom]]. His instructions resulted in the foundation of the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft at the Augustinerkirche]]. His younger brother, Emperor [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold I]], pursued a tradition imitating that distribution of remains, and also enlarged the Imperial Crypt to make it large enough for additional future burials. The urns with viscera were thereafter regularly deposited in the Ducal Crypt in the Stephansdom. There are now 33 persons who are each buried in all three places.
[[Image:StephansdomGruftOrientation1758.png|left|400px|thumb|'''The old and new chambers''' of the crypt are adjacent, with a tunnel for daylight at the east (left) end, and stairs descending to the crypt's old chamber from the west.]]
By [[1754]] the small rectangular Ducal Crypt was overcrowded with 12 sarcophagi and 39 urns, so the area was expanded with an oval chamber being added (directly beneath the present location of the [[Throne#Ecclesiastical thrones|Archbishop's Throne]]) beyond the east end of the rectangular one. New sarcophagi were made for some of the bodies.
In [[1956]] the crypt was renovated and the [http://www.deca-forum.net/deca-cgi/getdoc.pl?DEF=c%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Chida;DATEN=C%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Cdata;THE=C%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Cidx;USER=bild;DOK_TPL=deca_doc.tpl;LIST_TPL=deca_list.tpl;FCT=g;iftxt=herzogsgruft;N_ftxt=0;R_ftxt=%3D;ikufo=;N_kufo=1;R_kufo=%3D;i024=wien;N_024=2;R_024=%3D;i031=;N_031=3;R_031=%3D;i029=;N_029=4;R_029=%3D;iauen=;N_auen=5;R_auen=%3D;i039=;N_039=6;R_039=%3D&KEY=fot%20w0008329 contents] were rearranged. The [[sarcophagi]] of Duke Rudolf IV{{bioxref|3}} and his wife{{bioxref|4}} were placed upon a pedestal and the 62 urns containing organs were moved from the two rows of shelves around the new section to cabinets in the original chamber.
Deposition in the crypt has not always been permanent. Emperor [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick III]] lay here for only 20 years after his death, until his magnificent tomb upstairs in the south choir was ready. The body of his brother Duke [[Albert VI of Austria|Albert VI]] was removed after 300 years.
The greatest influx, other that the regular arrival of visceral urns, came as a result of the Austrian version of the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|Dissolution of the English Monasteries]] under Emperor [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]] in [[1782]]. When the religious institutions holding bodies of some of the members of the dynasty were closed, they needed to be moved. The Imperial Crypt at that time had only half the space it has today, and already held 57 bodies. The emperor ordered that the bodies of two persons{{bioxref|1}} {{bioxref|14}} who had died before the Imperial Crypt opened be brought to the Ducal Crypt instead. Another person, Empress Eleanor,{{bioxref|16}} would normally have been entitled to space in the Imperial Crypt, but because her husband{{bioxref|19}} was not buried there either, her body was sent to the Ducal Crypt.
It is probably around this time that the body of Duke [[Albert VI of Austria|Albert VI]] was removed to make room for others, and that the body{{bioxref|15}} whose sarcophagus is inscribed with only the year and name of the parents arrived. Identified through other evidence as one-year old Anna of Lorraine, it is known that her brother [[Charles V, Duke of Lorraine]] married Archduchess [[Eleanora Maria of Austria|Eleanora Maria Josepha]] ([[1653]] - [[1697]]) (widowed Queen of Poland and daughter of Emperor [[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand III]]){{bioxref|21}} in [[1678]], and that marriage may have some connection with this non-Habsburg being brought here, but the exact reason is unclear.
The last item interred here is the urn with the viscera of Archduke [[Archduke Franz Karl of Austria|Franz Karl]]{{bioxref|78}}, father of Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph]], in [[1878]].
==List of persons buried in the Ducal Crypt==
The Ducal Crypt shelters the bodies of:
*{{biohead|1|King '''[[Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg)|Frederick III of the Romans]]''' ([[1286]] - [[1330]])}} ''"the handsome"'' son of King [[Albert I of Germany|Albert I]], father of Duke [[Albert II of Austria|Albert II]] and grandfather of Duke Rudolf IV.{{bioxref|3}} His remains were moved here in [[1782]] when the [[Carthusian]] monastery he founded at [[Mauerbach]], his original burial place, was closed during the [[anti-clerical]] reforms of Emperor [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]].
*{{biohead|2|Duke '''Friedrich''' ([[1347]] - [[1362]])}}, second son of Duke [[Albert II of Austria|Albert II]] and the 15-year old brother of Rudolf IV.{{bioxref|3}}
*{{biohead|3|Duke '''[[Rudolf IV of Austria|Rudolf IV]]''' ([[1339]] - [[1365]])}} ''"the founder,"'' eldest son of Duke [[Albert II of Austria|Albert II]]. Rudolf commissioned the present cathedral, and founded the [[University of Vienna]] before his death in Milan at age 25. He was originally entombed in S. Giovanni in Concha and later moved to here. The University lays a wreath on his tomb every [[12 March]] to commemorate its founding by him.
*{{biohead|4|Duchess '''[[Katharine of Bohemia]]''' ([[19 August]] [[1342]] - [[26 April]] [[1395]])}} wife of Rudolf IV{{bioxref|3}} and daughter of Emperor [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]]. After the death of Rudolf she married [[Otto V, Duke of Bavaria]].
[[Image:StephansdomNewGruftStich1758.png|right|350px|thumb|'''The New Chamber''', as shown in this [[1758]] engraving, is substantially how it looks today. The window behind the sarcophagus of Duke Rudolf IV has a long sill sloping to the ground above to provide light. The urns containing viscera have been now moved to the adjoining Original Chamber.]]
*{{biohead|5|Duke '''[[Albert III of Austria|Albert III]]''' ([[1349]] - [[1395]])}} ''"with the pigtail,"'' third son of Duke [[Albert II of Austria|Albert II]] and younger brother of Rudolf IV.{{bioxref|3}} Died at age 46.
*{{biohead|6|Duke '''[[Albert IV of Austria|Albert IV]]''' ([[1377]] - [[1404]])}} son of Albert III.{{bioxref|5}} Died at age 27.
*{{biohead|7|Duke '''[[William of Austria|Wilhelm]]''' ([[1370]] - [[1406]])}} oldest son of Rudolf IVs youngest brother, [[Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg)|Leopold III]].
*{{biohead|8|Duke '''[[Leopold IV of Austria (Habsburg)|Leopold IV]]''' ([[1371]] - [[1411]])}} ''"the fat"'' younger son of Rudolf IVs youngest brother, Leopold III.
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*{{biohead|9|Duke '''George''' ([[1459]] - [[1462]])}} four-year old son of "Duke Albert V".
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*{{biohead|9|Duke '''George''' ([[1435]] - [[1435]])}} infant son of Duke [[Albert II of Germany|Albert V]].
*{{biohead|11|Archduke '''Karl''' ([[1565]] - [[1566]])}} 9-month old son of Emperor [[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian II]].
*{{biohead|12|Archduke '''Ferdinand''' ([[1551]] - [[1552]])}} 15-month old son of Emperor Maximilian II.
*{{biohead|13|Archduchess '''Maria''' ([[1564]] - [[1564]])}} one-month old daughter of Emperor Maximilian II.
*{{biohead|14|Queen '''[[Elisabeth of Austria (1554-1592)|Elisabeth]]''' ([[1554]] - [[1592]])}} Widow of King [[Charles IX of France]] and daughter of Emperor Maximilian II. In [[1782]] her body was moved here from the convent she had founded.
*{{biohead|15|Duchess '''Anna''' ([[1645]] - [[1646]])|Dukes of Lorraine family tree}} young daughter of Duke [[Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine]], a former Cardinal.
*{{biohead|16|Empress '''[[Eleonore Gonzaga|Eleanor of Gonzaga]]''' ([[1598]] - [[1655]])}} second wife of Emperor [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand II]].{{bioxref|19}} Her remains were moved here in [[1782]] from the [[Carmelite]] convent ''"Siebenbüchnerinnen"'' in Vienna that she had founded.
Gated niches in the original chamber (outside the entrance to the previous chamber) [http://www.deca-forum.net/deca-cgi/getdoc_e.pl?DEF=d%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Chida;DATEN=d%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Cdata;THE=d%3A%5Cdata%5Cdeca%5Cidx;USER=bild;DOK_TPL=deca_doc_e.tpl;LIST_TPL=deca_list_e.tpl;FCT=g;ikufo=;N_kufo=0;R_kufo=%3D;iauen=;N_auen=1;R_auen=%3D;i024=wien;N_024=2;R_024=%3D;i025=Stephansdom;N_025=3;R_025=%3D;i031e=;N_031e=4;R_031e=%3D;i029=;N_029=5;R_029=%3D;i037=;N_037=6;R_037=%3D;i038=;N_038=7;R_038=%3D;i039=;N_039=8;R_039=%3D;i040e=;N_040e=9;R_040e=%3D;i027=Katakomben%20-%20KA%20Herzogsgruft;N_027=10;R_027=%3D&KEY=fot%20w0008731 protect 62 copper urns] containing the [[viscera]] ([[intestines]]) of various members of the [[Habsburg]] dynasty.
*{{biohead|17|''(Viscera of)'' Empress '''[[Anna of Tyrol]]''' ([[4 October]] [[1585]] - [[15 December]] [[1618]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdx503}} Daughter of [[Ferdinand II, Duke of Tyrol]] and wife of her cousin Emperor Matthias{{bioxref|18}} who was 28 years older than her. She provided in her will of [[1617]] for the establishment of a crypt for her and her husband in a Capuchin's Church to be built in Vienna, and died only one year later, at age 33 after seven years of a childless marriage and is buried in tomb 1 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] she founded. Her heart is in urn 1 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]].
[[Image:Mathias.jpg|right|200px|thumb|'''Emperor Matthias''' is the first emperor whose viscera are deposited here. They were brought to the Ducal Crypt from their original resting place over 20 years later, after the testament of emperor-elect King Ferdinand IV of the Romans had set the precedent for honoring these three churches with the remains of the members of the Imperial Family.]]
*{{biohead|18|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor|Matthias]]''' ([[1557]] - [[1619]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdx503}} Third son of Emperor [[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian II]]. Once governor of the [[Austrian Netherlands]], he wrested power over Austria, Hungary and Moravia from his inept brother Emperor [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor|Rudolf II]] in [[1608]] and inherited the rest in [[1612]]. He died, age 62, only three months after his wife Empress Anna.{{bioxref|17}} He is buried in tomb 2 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]] and his heart is in urn 2 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|19|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand II]]''' ([[1578]] - [[1637]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdx503}} Eldest son of Archduke [[Charles II of Austria|Charles II of Styria]]. He died at age 62. His heart is in urn 3 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in the [http://www.kaisergruft.at/anhang/graz.htm Grazer Dom], [[Graz]].</div>
*{{biohead|20|''(Viscera of)'' King '''[[Ferdinand IV of Germany|Ferdinand IV of the Romans]]''' ([[8 September]] [[1633]] - [[9 July]] [[1654]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand III.{{bioxref|21}} He died two months before his 21st birthday. His heart is in urn 4 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 29 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]]. He established the tradition of burial of different parts in three separate Vienna churches.
*{{biohead|21|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand III]]''' ([[13 July]] [[1608]] - [[2 April]] [[1657]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Third son of Emperor Ferdinand II.{{bioxref|19}} He died during his 49th year and is buried in tomb 27 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|22|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Ferdinand Josef Alois''' ([[1657]] - [[1658]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Infant son of Emperor Ferdinand III.{{bioxref|21}} He is buried in tomb 6 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|23|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''[[Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria|Leopold Wilhelm]]''' ([[6 April]] [[1614]] - [[20 November]] [[1662]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdx503}} Son of Emperor Ferdinand II.{{bioxref|19}} Named at age 13 to take over his uncle [[Leopold V of Austria (Habsburg)|Leopold's]] renounced see at Halberstaedt (when he became 22, this was confirmed by the Pope) and later became also [[Bishop of Olomouc]], [[Bishop of Breslau]], and Grand Master of the [[Teutonic Knights]]. He died at age 48. His heart is in urn 5 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 115 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|24|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''[[Karl Joseph of Austria|Karl Joseph]]''' ([[7 August]] [[1649]] - [[27 January]] [[1664]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Son of Emperor Ferdinand III{{bioxref|21}} and Empress Maria Leopoldina, who died during his birth. [[Bishop of Olomouc]] and Grand Master of the [[Teutonic Knights]] at age 13 as heir to his uncle, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.{{bioxref|23}} The art collection he inherited from Archduke Leopold Wilhelm{{bioxref|23}} became the foundation of the [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]]. Died at age 15. He is buried in tomb 116 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|25|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Ferdinand Wenzel Josef''' ([[1667]] - [[1668]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Infant son of Emperor Leopold I{{bioxref|41}} and Empress Margarita Teresa.{{bioxref|29}} He is buried in tomb 7 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
:*<small>'''26'''</small> ''(Heart of)'' Archduke Ferdinand Wenzel Josef.
*{{biohead|27|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Johann Leopold''' ([[1670]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Infant son of Emperor Leopold I{{bioxref|41}} and Empress Margarita Teresa.{{bioxref|29}} He is buried in tomb 8 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|28|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Maria Anna (Apollonia)''' (1672)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Infant daughter of Emperor Leopold I{{bioxref|41}} and Empress Margarita Teresa.{{bioxref|29}} She is buried in tomb 10 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|29|''(Viscera of)'' Empress '''Margarita Teresa''' ([[12 August]] [[1651]] - [[12 March]] [[1673]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Niece and first wife of Emperor Leopold I{{bioxref|41}} at age 15, dead at 22. Her heart is in urn 6 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 20 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
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*{{biohead|30|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Anna Maria Josefa ''' (1674)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Infant daughter of Emperor Leopold I{{bioxref|41}} and Empress Claudia Felicitas.{{bioxref|31}} She is buried in tomb 11 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|31|''(Viscera of)'' Empress '''Claudia Felicitas''' ([[30 May]] [[1653]] - [[8 April]] [[1676]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Second wife of Emperor Leopold I.{{bioxref|41}} Her 22-year-old body, by her own request, is dressed in the habit of a Dominican nun and is entombed beside her mother in the Dominican Church in Vienna. Her heart is in urn 24 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|32|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Maria Josefa Klementina''' (1675 - 1676)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Infant daughter of Emperor Leopold I{{bioxref|41}} and Empress Claudia Felicitas.{{bioxref|31}} Her heart is in a gold and silver urn atop her mother's sarcophagus in the Dominican Church. She is buried in tomb 12 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|33|''(Viscera of)'' Empress '''Eleonora Magdalena of Mantua-Nevers-Gonzaga''' ([[18 November]] [[1630]] - [[6 December]] [[1686]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Third wife of Emperor Ferdinand III.{{bioxref|21}} She was 56 when she died. Her heart is in urn 7 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 19 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
[[Image:StephansdomOldGruft1739.png|right|300px|thumb|'''In the original crypt''' the urns and sarcophagi are shown in disarray in this [[1739]] engraving. The new chamber was added a dozen years later, connecting through the wall to the left. The cross arrangement engraved in the wall was moved to the new chamber.]]
*{{biohead|34|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Maria Margareta''' (1690 - 1691)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Infant daughter of Emperor Leopold I.{{bioxref|41}} She is buried in tomb 14 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
:*<small>'''35'''</small> ''(Heart of)'' Archduchess Maria Margareta
*{{biohead|36|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Maria Antonia''' ([[18 January]] [[1669]] - [[24 December]] [[1692]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Daughter of Emperor Leopold I.{{bioxref|41}} She died at age 23. Her heart is in urn 8 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 28 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|37|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Maria Theresia''' (1684 - 1696)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Twelve-year old daughter of Emperor Leopold I.{{bioxref|41}} Her heart is in urn 9 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 25 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|38|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Leopold Joseph''' (1700 - 1701)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Infant son of Emperor Joseph I.{{bioxref|42}} He is buried in tomb 33 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
:*<small>'''39'''</small> ''(Heart of)'' Archduke Leopold Joseph
*{{biohead|40|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Maria Josepha''' (1687 - 1703)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Sixteen-year old daughter of Emperor Leopold I.{{bioxref|41}} Her heart is in urn 10 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 16 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
[[Image:Kaiser-Leopold1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|'''Emperor Leopold I'''{{bioxref|41}} enlarged the [[Imperial Crypt|Imperial Crypt at the Kapuzinerkirche]] and established the tradition of burying members of the Imperial Family in these three churches in Vienna, following the precedent set in 1654 by King [[Ferdinand IV of Germany|Ferdinand IV of the Romans]].]]
*{{biohead|41|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold I]]''' ([[9 June]] [[1640]] - [[5 May]] [[1705]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Second son of Emperor Ferdinand III{{bioxref|21}} and father of Emperors Joseph I{{bioxref|42}} and Karl VI.{{bioxref|48}} He reigned 48 years. He was involved in wars ranging from the defense of western Europe against conquest by the Muslims, to the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] to place his second son{{bioxref|48}} on the Spanish throne when the Spanish branch of the [[Habsburg]] dynasty died out in [[1700]]. Leopold died a few weeks before his 65th birthday. His heart is in urn 11 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 37 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|42|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph I]]''' (1678 - 1711)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Son of Emperor Leopold I.{{bioxref|41}} He died at age 33 after a short reign of six years. His heart is in urn 12 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 35 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|43|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Leopold Johann''' ([[13 April]] [[1716]] - [[4 November]] [[1716]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Prince of Asturias. Six-month old only son of Emperor Karl VI.{{bioxref|48}} He is buried in tomb 30 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
:*<small>'''44'''</small> ''(Heart of)'' Archduke Leopold Johann.
*{{biohead|45|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Maria Amalia''' ([[5 April]] [[1724]] - [[19 April]] [[1730]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Six-year old youngest daughter of Emperor Karl VI.{{bioxref|48}} She is buried in tomb 23 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|46|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Marie Elisabeth''' Amalie Antonie Josephe Gabriele Johanna Agathe ([[February 5]], [[1737]] - [[June 7]], [[1740]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Three-years old, eldest daughter of Emperor Franz I Stephen{{bioxref|56}} and Empress Maria Theresa.{{bioxref|57}} She is buried in tomb 48 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
:*<small>'''47'''</small> ''(Heart of)'' Archduchess Marie Elisabeth.
*{{biohead|48|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Karl VI]]''' ([[1 October]] [[1685]] - [[20 October]] [[1740]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Younger son of Emperor Leopold I.{{bioxref|41}} He died at age 55 after a reign of 29 years. His heart is in urn 13 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 40 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|49|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Marie Caroline''' Ernestine Antonie Johanna Josephe ([[January 12]], [[1740]] - [[January 25]], [[1741]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Third daughter of Emperor Franz I Stephen{{bioxref|56}} and Empress Maria Theresa.{{bioxref|57}} Died at age 1 year. She is buried in tomb 53 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
:*<small>'''50'''</small> ''(Heart of)'' Archduchess Marie Caroline.
*{{biohead|51|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''[[Maria Elisabeth of Austria|Maria Elisabeth]]''' ([[1680]] - [[1741]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Regent of the Austrian Netherlands. Daughter of Emperor Leopold I.{{bioxref|41}} Dead at age 61. Her heart is in urn 14 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 38 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]]. The container here for her viscera is of an unusual form, being a flat box instead of the more usual pot shape.
*{{biohead|52|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''[[Maria Anna of Austria (1718-1744)|Maria Anna]]''' ([[14 September]] [[1718]] - [[16 December]] [[1744]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} 26-year old daughter of Emperor Karl VI.{{bioxref|48}} Her heart is in urn 15 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 39 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|53|''(Viscera of)'' Empress '''[[Elisabeth Christina of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel]]''' ([[28 August]] [[1691]] - [[21 December]] [[1750]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27}} Wife ([[1708]]) of Emperor Karl VI{{bioxref|48}} and mother of Empress Maria Theresa.{{bioxref|57}} Died at age 59. Her heart is in urn 17 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 36 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|54|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Karl Joseph''' Emanuel Johann Nepomuck Anton Prokop ([[1 February]], [[1745]] - [[18 January]], [[1761]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Second son of Emperor Franz I Stephen{{bioxref|56}} and Empress Maria Theresa.{{bioxref|57}} Died of small pox shortly before his 16th birthday. His heart is in urn 18 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 44 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|55|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess Marie '''Johanna Gabriele''' Josephe Antonie ([[4 February]], [[1750]] - [[23 December]], [[1762]]|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Eighth daughter of Emperor Franz I Stephen{{bioxref|56}} and Empress Maria Theresa.{{bioxref|57}} Died of small pox at age 12. Her heart is in urn 19 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 45 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|56|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor|Franz I Stephen]]''' (Lunéville [[8 December]] [[1708]] - Innsbruck [[18 August]] [[1765]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Duke of Lorraine and Grand Duke of Tuscany. Husband of Empress Maria Theresa,{{bioxref|57}} he died at age 56 after nominally being Emperor for 25 years. His heart is in urn 20 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 55 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|57|''(Viscera of)'' Empress '''[[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]]''' ([[13 May]] [[1717]] - [[29 November]] [[1780]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Eldest surviving descendent of Emperor Karl VI,{{bioxref|48}}[[#Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFerdinand27|<small>→Family Tree</small>]] her ascension was contested and officially the crown of the Empire went to her husband ([[1736]]) Emperor Franz I Stephen.{{bioxref|56}} but she held Hungary and Bohemia as Queen in her own right. Dying at age 63, her forty years' reign is thought of by the Austrians as the British think of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]: the golden years of power, prestige and empire. Her heart is in urn 21 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 56 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|58|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Louise Elisabeth''' (Vienna [[18 February]] [[1790]] - Vienna [[24 June]] [[1791]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Infant first daughter of Emperor Franz II and Empress Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|70}} Her heart is in urn 22 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 66 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
[[Image:Leopold II.jpg|right|250px|thumb|'''Emperor Leopold II''' spent little time in Vienna even during his two-year reign, but is now buried in three different Viennese churches.]]
*{{biohead|59|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold II]]''' ([[1747]] - [[1792]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartLeopold113}} Third son of Empress Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|57}} [[#ZegelChartMTheresia56|<small>→Family Tree</small>]] Most of his career was spent in Florence, reforming the governance there as Grand Duke of Tuscany, and only his final two years were as Emperor. He died at age 45. His heart is in urn 23 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 113 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|60|''(Viscera of)'' Empress [[Maria Louise of Sicily|'''Maria Ludovika''']] ([[24 November]] [[1745]] - [[15 May]] [[1792]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartLeopold113}} Originally contracted to marry Empress Maria Theresia's{{bioxref|57}} second son, Archduke Karl Joseph,{{bioxref|54}} his early death diverted her instead to the third son, who later became Emperor Leopold II.{{bioxref|59}} In the course of 21 years, she bore her not-always-faithful husband 16 children, among them Emperor Franz II, and Archduke Karl the victor of Aspern. Grieving for her husband, she outlived him by only two months leaving many small children. Her 46-year old heart is in urn 24 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 114 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|61|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess Maria '''Karoline Leopoldine''' Franziska Theresia Josepha Medarde (Vienna [[8 June]] [[1794]] - Vienna [[16 March]] [[1795]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Infant daughter of Emperor Franz II and Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|70}} Her heart is in urn 25 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 95 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|62|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Alexander Leopold''' Johann Joseph (Poggio Imperiale [[14 August]] [[1772]] - Laxenburg [[12 July]] [[1795]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartLeopold113}} Fourth son of Emperor Leopold II{{bioxref|59}} and Empress Maria Ludovika.{{bioxref|60}} Palatine of Hungary. Died at 23. His heart is in urn 26 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 64 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|63|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess [[Marie Christine of Austria|'''Maria Christina''' Johanna Josephe Antonie]] ''("Mimi")'' ([[3 May]] [[1742]] - [[24 June]] [[1798]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Favorite daughter of Empress Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|57}} Wife of Duke Albert of Teschen.{{bioxref|75}} The famous and moving monument he erected to her memory is in the [[Augustinerkirche]]. She died of Typhus at age 56. Her heart is in urn 28 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 112 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|64|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Maria Amalia''' Josephe Johanna Katharina Theresia (Florence [[15 October]] [[1780]] - Vienna [[25 December]] [[1798]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartLeopold113}} Daughter of Emperor Leopold II{{bioxref|59}} and Empress Maria Ludovika.{{bioxref|60}} Died at 18. Her heart is in urn 27 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 65 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|65|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Caroline Ludovika''' Leopoldine (Vienna [[9 December]] [[1795]] - Schloß Hetzendorf [[30 June]] [[1799]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Fourth daughter of Emperor Franz II and Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|70}} Died at 3. Her heart is in urn 29 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 87 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|66|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''[[Maximilian Franz of Austria|Maximilian Franz]]''' ([[8 December]] [[1756]] - [[26 July]] [[1801]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Youngest son of Empress Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|57}} Grand Master of the [[Teutonic Knights]], [[Bishop of Münster]] and Elector-Archbishop of Cologne. Died at 45. His heart is in urn 30 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 118 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|67|''(Viscera of)'' Archduchess '''Karoline Ferdinanda''' (Florence [[2 August]] [[1793]] - Vienna [[5 January]] [[1802]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartTuscan}} Daughter of [[Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] and Luisa Maria Amelia Teresa of Naples.{{bioxref|68}} Died at 9. Her heart is in urn 31 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 79 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|68|''(Viscera of)'' Grand Duchess [[Luisa Maria Amelia Teresa of Naples|'''Luisa Maria''']] (Naples [[27 July]] [[1773]] - Vienna [[19 September]] [[1802]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Daughter of Queen Maria Karolina of Naples and Sicily.{{bioxref|73}} First wife ([[1790]]) of [[Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] [[Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartTuscan|<small>→Family Tree</small>]]. Died in childbirth at 29. Her heart is in urn 32 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried along with her stillborn son in tomb 84 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|69|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke [[Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este|'''Ferdinand Karl Anton''' Joseph Johann Stanislaus]] ([[1 June]] [[1754]] - [[24 December]] [[1806]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Fourth son of Empress Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|57}} Governor of Lombardy and, later, the [[Austrian Netherlands]]. Founder of the House of Austria-Este. His 52-year old heart is in urn 34 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 105 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|70|''(Viscera of)'' Empress '''[[Maria Teresa Carolina Giuseppina of Naples and Sicily|Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily]]''' (Naples [[6 June]] [[1772]] - Vienna [[13 April]] [[1807]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Second wife ([[1790]]) at age 18 of Emperor Franz II. Mother of Empress Maria Louise (second wife of Napoleon), Emperor Ferdinand,{{bioxref|77}} and all subsequent children of her husband. Because her mother{{bioxref|73}} was a sister of her husband's father{{bioxref|59}} the couple were first cousins. [[#ZegelChartMTheresia56|<small>→Family Tree (ancestors)</small>]] She died at age 34 of tuburcular [[pleurisy]]. Her heart is in urn 35 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 60 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|71|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Joseph Franz''' Leopold (Vienna [[9 April]] [[1799]] - Laxenburg [[30 June]] [[1807]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Second son of Emperor Franz II and Empress Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|70}} Died at 18. His heart is in urn 36 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 69 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|72|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''Johann Nepomuk Karl''' (Vienna [[29 August]] [[1805]] - Vienna [[19 February]] [[1809]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Fourth son of Emperor Franz II and Empress Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|70}} Died at 4. His heart is in urn 37 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 71 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|73|''(Viscera of)'' Queen '''[[Maria Karolina of Naples and Sicily]]''' [[1752]] - [[1814]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Daughter of Empress Maria Theresia.{{bioxref|57}} Wife of King [[Ferdinand of Naples and Sicily]], to whom she bore 17 children before dying at age 62. Her heart is in urn 38 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 107 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
[[Image:Francesco Hayez 047.jpg|right|250px|thumb|'''Emperor Ferdinand''',{{bioxref|77}} painted at age 40, is the last emperor to have his viscera deposited in the Ducal Crypt.]]
*{{biohead|74|''(Viscera of)'' Empress '''[[Maria Ludowika of Austia-Este]]''' (Monza [[14 December]] [[1787]] - Verona [[7 April]] [[1816]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Third wife ([[1808]]) at age 20 of 40-year old cousin Emperor Franz II, she contracted [[tuberculosis]] shortly after their wedding, suffering from it for the eight years of marriage before dying at age 28. Her heart is in urn 39 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and she is buried in tomb 58 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|75|''(Viscera of)'' Duke '''[[Albert of Saxony-Teschen]]''' ([[11 July]] [[1738]] - [[10 February]] [[1822]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartMTheresia56}} Husband of Archduchess Maria Christina.{{bioxref|63}} The [[Albertina (Vienna)|Albertina]] museum, in his former palace, is named for him because his collection of paintings formed the nucleus of the museum. The oldest of those represented here, he died at age 84. His heart is in urn 40 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 111 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|76|''(Viscera of)'' Prince '''[[Napoleon II of France|Franz Joseph Karl, Duke of Reichstadt]]''' ([[1811]] - [[1832]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Twenty-one year old son of [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] and Empress [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma|Maria Louise]] (daughter of Emperor Franz II.) His heart is in urn 42 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]]. His body was originally buried in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]] but in [[1940]], on the orders of [[Adolf Hitler]], it was moved to [[Les Invalides]] in [[Paris]] to rest with his father's.
*{{biohead|77|''(Viscera of)'' Emperor '''[[Ferdinand I of Austria]]''' (1793 - 1875)|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} First son of Emperor Franz II. Mentally retarded, he abdicated after a nominal reign of 12 years and spent the remainder of his 82-year long life in Prague. His heart is in urn 53 in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]] and he is buried in tomb 62 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
*{{biohead|78|''(Viscera of)'' Archduke '''[[Archduke Franz Karl of Austria|Franz Karl]]''' ([[1802]] - [[1878]])|Imperial Crypt#ZegelChartFranz57}} Third son of Emperor Franz II. When his elder brother Emperor Ferdinand{{bioxref|77}} abdicated in [[1848]], he stood aside so that his son, Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph]], could succeed to the throne instead. Great grandfather of the last reigning emperor, Emperor [[Karl I of Austria|Karl I]]. Aged 76 when he died, his viscera are the last interred here, and his heart was the last to be placed in the [[Herzgruft (Vienna)|Herzgruft]] in the [[Augustinerkirche]], where it occupies urn 54. He is buried in tomb 135 in the [[Imperial Crypt]] in the [[Kapuzinerkirche]].
==See also==
*[[Imperial Crypt]] for the usual burial place of the bodies of the Habsburgs.
*[[Herzgruft (Vienna)]] for the usual depository for their hearts.
==References==
*{{cite book | first = Hubert | last = Kritzer | coauthors = and Schaden, Christine | year = 2003 | title = [http://www.univie.ac.at/kunstgeschichte-tutorium/stephansplatz/05friedhof.ppt '''Der Friedhof von Sankt Stephan'''] | edition = Institut für Kunstgeschichte | publisher = University of Vienna | location = Vienna}} (in German)
*{{cite book | first = Reinhard H. | last = Gruber | year = 2001 | title = '''St. Stephan's Cathedral in Vienna''' | edition = 2nd. ed. | publisher = Stephansdom | location = Vienna}}
*{{cite book | first = Paul|last=Theroff|title=[http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/austria.html An Online Gotha]|chapter=Austria}}
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