Archduke Rudolf, crown prince of Austria: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Karoly Lonyay, Rudolph: The Tragedy of Mayerling (1949), a heavily documented study, makes use of secret state papers. Richard Barkeley, The Road to Mayerling: Life and Death of Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (1958), is a popular treatment. Georg Markus, Crime at Mayerling: The Life and Death of Mary Vetsera: With New Expert Opinions Following the Desecration of Her Grave (1995), offers new scientific evidence.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Heritage History - Marriage of Crown Prince Rudolf. Aug 08, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 26, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - The Scientific Education of a Renaissance Prince: Archduke Rudolf in the Spanish Court (PDF). Apr 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Marriage of Crown Prince Rudolf. Dec 02, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Illinois Wesleyan University - The Sorrows of the Prince Charming: The Tragic Life of Crown Prince RudolfPrince Rudolf. Sep 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Illinois Wesleyan University - The Sorrows of the Prince Charming: The Tragic Life of Crown Prince Rudolf. Apr 11, 2016
Add new Web site: The World of the Habsburgs - Rudolf οΏ½ apprenticed to the crown. Apr 11, 2016
Changed "Francis Joseph" to "Franz Joseph" and "Francis Ferdinand" to "Franz Ferdinand." Nov 13, 2015
Add new Web site: Royal Collection Trust - Biography of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria. Sep 29, 2015
Bibliography revised. Jun 27, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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