Mayerling incident 1889
Death of Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary and Maria (Mary) Vetsera I remember as a nipper watching the 1976 series BBC 'Fall of Eagles' about the decline and collapse of the Imperial rulers of Germany, Austro-Hungary and Russia: Episode 4 concerned the Mayerling incident: On 30th January 1889, Crown Prince Rudolph ( born 21st August 1858) and his mistress Mary Vetsera ( born 19th March 1871) were found dead at Mayerling, a hunting lodge near Vienna. Rudolph was married to Princess Stephanie of Belgium, cousin once removed to Queen Victoria. He visited Britain at least twice. In 1878 his travels took him to Scotland and Ireland, besides England. Rudolph represented the Austrian-Hungarian dual monarchy at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee of 1887, ...