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Archduke Rudolf, crown prince of Austria: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Rudolf, Erzherzog und Kronprinz von Österreich
Born August 21, 1858 • Austria
Died January 30, 1889 (aged 30) • near Vienna • Austria
House / Dynasty House of Habsburg
Notable Family Members father Franz Joseph • mother Elisabeth
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Heinrich Harrer
explorer and writer
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Maria Augusta Kutschera von Trapp
Austrian musician
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Maria Lassnig
Austrian painter
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Ernst Jandl
Austrian poet
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Ferdinand von Hebra
Moravian physician
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Wolfgang Linger
Austrian luger
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Andreas Linger
Austrian luger
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist
Portrait of Adolf Hitler in a collared shirt and tie, facing forward with a serious expression, circa 1933.
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Friedrich August von Hayek, wearing a suit and glasses, sits facing the camera in a formal black-and-white portrait from 1950.
F.A. Hayek
British economist
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein
British philosopher
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
Austrian composer
Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian-German poet
Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph
emperor of Austria-Hungary
Klemens von Metternich
Klemens von Metternich
Austrian statesman
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer
Billy Wilder poses in a suit and hat, leaning against a streetlamp with a sign reading Sunset Blvd. in a promotional photo for the film Sunset Boulevard.
Billy Wilder
Austrian-born American director and producer
Fritz Lang directing Woman in the Moon (1929)
Fritz Lang
German director