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Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
Lucas van Valckenborch
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A room-by-room guide
Follow the ten rooms of the Imperial Crypt in their physical sequence. The tour foregrounds imperial couples and their children while keeping every sourced placement discoverable.
Room 1 / 10
The route begins with Emperor Matthias and Empress Anna. Their foundation established the crypt as a dynastic place of remembrance in Vienna.

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
Lucas van Valckenborch
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Kaiserin Anna von Tirol (1598-1618)
Alessandro Abondio
Unknown source Unknown source
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Official Ort N° 1
1585–1618
Official Ort N° 2
1557–1619
Room 2 / 10
This room centres on Ferdinand III, his consorts, and children from the seventeenth-century imperial household. Family links matter here as much as the succession itself.

German: Kaiser Ferdinand III. (1608-1657), Brustbild Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand III (1608-1657) title QS:P1476,de:"Kaiser Ferdinand III. (1608-1657), Brustbild " label QS:Lde,"Kaiser Ferdinand III. (1608-1657), Brustbild " label QS:Len,"Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand III (1608-1657)" label QS:Lnl,"Portret van Ferdinand III, keizer van het Heilige Roomse Rijk (1608-1657)"
Jan van den Hoecke
Own work Taken on 29 December 2021
Image source: File:Draw Portrait Austria Ferdinand III - digitally retouched.jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1608–1657
Represented at Ort N° 27
1653–1697 · Represented at Ort N° 18
1633–1654 · Represented at Ort N° 29
1654–1689 · Represented at Ort N° 17
1640–1705 · Represented at Ort N° 37
1649–1664 · Represented at Ort N° 116

Bartolomé González y Serrano 006 crop 1
Bartolomé González y Serrano
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Imperial focus
1606–1646
Represented at Ort N° 22
1633–1654 · Represented at Ort N° 29
1638–1639 · Represented at Ort N° 11
1637–1639 · Represented at Ort N° 12
1640–1705 · Represented at Ort N° 37

German: Eleonore von Gonzaga (1628-1686) als Diana, Kaiserin, 3. Gemahlin von Ferdinand III. Portrait of Eleonora of Gonzaga-Nevers (1639-1686) title QS:P1476,de:"Eleonore von Gonzaga (1628-1686) als Diana, Kaiserin, 3. Gemahlin von Ferdinand III." label QS:Lde,"Eleonore von Gonzaga (1628-1686) als Diana, Kaiserin, 3. Gemahlin von Ferdinand III."
Frans Luycx
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank .
Image source: File:Frans Luycx - Eleonora Gonzaga as Diana, Holy Empress, 3rd wife of Ferdinand III.jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1630–1686
Represented at Ort N° 19
1653–1697 · Represented at Ort N° 18
1657–1658 · Represented at Ort N° 4
1654–1689 · Represented at Ort N° 17
1652–1653 · Represented at Ort N° 14
Official Ort N° 3
1674–1674
Official Ort N° 4
1657–1658
Official Ort N° 5
1667–1668
Official Ort N° 6
1670–1670
Official Ort N° 7
1672–1672
Official Ort N° 8
1675–1676
Official Ort N° 9
Königin Maria Anna von Portugal
1683–1754
Official Ort N° 10
1690–1691
Official Ort N° 11
1638–1639
Official Ort N° 12
1637–1639
Official Ort N° 13
1679–1679
Official Ort N° 14
1652–1653
Official Ort N° 15
1686–1686
Official Ort N° 16
1687–1703
Official Ort N° 17
1654–1689
Official Ort N° 18
1653–1697
Official Ort N° 19
KaisergruftOfficial Ort N° 20
1651–1673
Official Ort N° 21
Kaiserin Maria Leopoldina von Tirol
1632–1649
Official Ort N° 22
Kaiserin Maria Anna von Spanien
1606–1646
Official Ort N° 23
1724–1730
Official Ort N° 24
Kaiserin Claudia Felicitas von Tirol
1653–1676
Official Ort N° 25
1684–1696
Official Ort N° 26
1682–1684
Official Ort N° 27
1608–1657
Official Ort N° 28
1669–1692
Official Ort N° 29
1633–1654
Official Ort N° 30
1716–1716
Official Ort N° 31
1689–1743
Official Ort N° 32
KaisergruftRoom 3 / 10
Leopold I, Joseph I, and Karl VI connect three successive imperial generations. Their children show how dynastic hopes, early deaths, and marriage policy shaped the line.

Emperor Leopold
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Pokrajinski muzej Celje
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Imperial focus
1640–1705
Represented at Ort N° 37
1678–1711 · Represented at Ort N° 35
1685–1740 · Represented at Ort N° 40
1680–1741 · Represented at Ort N° 38
Königin Maria Anna von Portugal
1683–1754 · Represented at Ort N° 9
1669–1692 · Represented at Ort N° 28
1689–1743 · Represented at Ort N° 31

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Unidentified painter
originally uploaded to en.wikipedia by Magnus Manske ( talk · contribs ) on 7 July 2004, 12:17 under the file name Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor.jpg . ( +/− )
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Imperial focus
1678–1711
Represented at Ort N° 35
1700–1701 · Represented at Ort N° 33

Portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685-1740) label QS:Len,"Portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685-1740)"
Johann Gottfried Auerbach
[1]
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Imperial focus
1685–1740
Represented at Ort N° 40
1718–1744 · Represented at Ort N° 39
1717–1780 · Represented at Ort N° 55
1716–1716 · Represented at Ort N° 30
1724–1730 · Represented at Ort N° 23

Portrait of Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel title QS:P1476,en:"Portrait of Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel " label QS:Len,"Portrait of Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel " label QS:Lhu,"Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel képmása"
David Richter the Elder
https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/portrait-of-elisabeth-christine-von-braunschweig-wolfenbuttel/ http://www.mng.hu/en/collections/allando/179/oldal:7/577
Image source: File:David Richter the Elder - Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1720.jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1691–1750
Represented at Ort N° 36
1718–1744 · Represented at Ort N° 39
1717–1780 · Represented at Ort N° 55
1716–1716 · Represented at Ort N° 30
1724–1730 · Represented at Ort N° 23
Official Ort N° 33
1700–1701
Official Ort N° 34
1673–1742
Official Ort N° 35
1678–1711
Official Ort N° 36
KaisergruftOfficial Ort N° 37
1640–1705
Official Ort N° 38
1680–1741
Official Ort N° 39
1718–1744
Official Ort N° 40
1685–1740
Room 4 / 10
Maria Theresia and Franz Stephan form the central family story of this room. Their large family, including Joseph II, connects court life with the politics of succession.

German: Bildnis Maria Theresias als Königin von Ungarn Portrait of Maria Theresa as Queen of Hungary title QS:P1476,de:"Bildnis Maria Theresias als Königin von Ungarn " label QS:Lde,"Bildnis Maria Theresias als Königin von Ungarn " label QS:Lfr,"Impératrice Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche" label QS:Len,"Portrait of Maria Theresa as Queen of Hungary" label QS:Luk,"скачено з інтернету" label QS:Lnl,"Portret van Maria Theresia (1717-1780) als 'Koning' van Hongarije"
Martin van Meytens
Buchscan
Image source: File:Kaiserin Maria Theresia (HRR).jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1717–1780
Represented at Ort N° 55
1750–1762 · Represented at Ort N° 45
1741–1790 · Represented at Ort N° 42
1745–1761 · Represented at Ort N° 44
1748–1748 · Represented at Ort N° 43
1737–1740 · Represented at Ort N° 48
1751–1767 · Represented at Ort N° 46
1740–1741 · Represented at Ort N° 53
Ferdinand Karl Anton von Österreich-Este
1754–1806 · Represented at Ort N° 105
1747–1792 · Represented at Ort N° 113
1752–1814 · Represented at Ort N° 107
1742–1798 · Represented at Ort N° 112
1756–1801 · Represented at Ort N° 118
Königin Maria Antonia (Marie Antoinette)
1755–1793 · No current crypt room

Frans I von Habsburg
Unidentified painter
Unknown source Unknown source
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Imperial focus
1708–1765
Represented at Ort N° 56
1741–1790 · Represented at Ort N° 42
1745–1761 · Represented at Ort N° 44
1748–1748 · Represented at Ort N° 43
1737–1740 · Represented at Ort N° 48
1751–1767 · Represented at Ort N° 46
1740–1741 · Represented at Ort N° 53
Ferdinand Karl Anton von Österreich-Este
1754–1806 · Represented at Ort N° 105
1747–1792 · Represented at Ort N° 113
1752–1814 · Represented at Ort N° 107
1742–1798 · Represented at Ort N° 112
1756–1801 · Represented at Ort N° 118
Königin Maria Antonia (Marie Antoinette)
1755–1793 · No current crypt room

Bildnis Kaiser Joseph II. (1741–1790)
Carl von Sales
Dorotheum
Image source: File:Carl von Sales Bildnis Joseph II posthum 1823.jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1741–1790
Represented at Ort N° 42
1763–1763 · Represented at Ort N° 51
1762–1770 · Represented at Ort N° 52
Official Ort N° 41
Reichsgräfin Karolina von Fuchs-Mollarth
1675–1754
Official Ort N° 42
1741–1790
Official Ort N° 43
1748–1748
Official Ort N° 44
1745–1761
Official Ort N° 45
1750–1762
Official Ort N° 46
1751–1767
Official Ort N° 47
1744–1744
Official Ort N° 48
1737–1740
Official Ort N° 49
Kaiserin Maria Josepha von Bayern
1739–1767
Official Ort N° 50
1741–1763
Official Ort N° 51
1763–1763
Official Ort N° 52
1762–1770
Official Ort N° 53
1740–1741
Official Ort N° 54
1767–1767
Official Ort N° 55
1717–1780
Official Ort N° 56
1708–1765
Room 5 / 10
Franz II (I) stands at a constitutional turning point: the end of the Holy Roman Empire and the consolidation of the Austrian Empire. His consorts and children place that transition inside a family history.

German: Kaiser Franz I. (II.) (1768-1835) von Österreich im österreichischen Kaiserornat Emperor Francis I. of Austria (1768-1835) wearing the Austrians imperial robes label QS:Les,"Francisco I de Austria en traje de coronación" label QS:Lde,"Kaiser Franz I. von Österreich (1768-1835) im österreichischen Kaiserornat" label QS:Lfr,"Francois I d'Autriche en habit d'empereur autrichien." label QS:Lpl,"Cesarz Austrii Franciszek I (1768-1835) w austriackich insygniach cesarskich." label QS:Len,"Emperor Francis I. of Austria (1768-1835) wearing the Austrians imperial robes"
Friedrich von Amerling
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien also http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/v/vivien/
Image source: File:Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor by Friedrich von Amerling 003.jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1768–1835
Represented at Ort N° 57
1807–1807 · Represented at Ort N° 96D
1802–1878 · Represented at Ort N° 135
1805–1809 · Represented at Ort N° 71A
1799–1807 · Represented at Ort N° 69A
1793–1875 · Represented at Ort N° 62
Kaiserin Maria Ludovica ("Louise")
1791–1847 · Represented at Ort N° 127
1794–1795 · Represented at Ort N° 95D
1795–1799 · Represented at Ort N° 87C
1790–1791 · Represented at Ort N° 66A
1804–1858 · Represented at Ort N° 82C
No rights-cleared portrait is currently available.
Imperial focus
1772–1807
Represented at Ort N° 60
1807–1807 · Represented at Ort N° 96D
1802–1878 · Represented at Ort N° 135
1805–1809 · Represented at Ort N° 71A
1799–1807 · Represented at Ort N° 69A
1793–1875 · Represented at Ort N° 62
Kaiserin Maria Ludovica ("Louise")
1791–1847 · Represented at Ort N° 127
1794–1795 · Represented at Ort N° 95D
1795–1799 · Represented at Ort N° 87C
1804–1858 · Represented at Ort N° 82C
Official Ort N° 57
1768–1835
Official Ort N° 58
KaisergruftOfficial Ort N° 59
Elisabeth Wilhelmine von Württemberg
1767–1790
Official Ort N° 60
KaisergruftOfficial Ort N° 61
Kaiserin Karolina Augusta von Bayern
1792–1873
Room 6 / 10
Ferdinand I anchors this room, but many placements belong to younger Tuscan and Salvator branches. The inventory therefore separates direct children from later relatives instead of presenting one false nuclear family.

Ferdinando I d'Austria (B-W)
Wilhelm Rupp
This file was derived from: Ferdinando I d'Austria.jpg
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Official Ort N° 62
1793–1875
Official Ort N° 63
KaisergruftOfficial Ort N° 64A
1772–1795
Official Ort N° 65A
1780–1798
Official Ort N° 66A
1790–1791
Official Ort N° 67A
1864–1864
Official Ort N° 68A
1855–1855
Official Ort N° 69A
1799–1807
Official Ort N° 70A
1823–1898
Official Ort N° 71A
1805–1809
Official Ort N° 72A
1885–1895
Official Ort N° 73B
1858–1883
Official Ort N° 74B
1835–1840
Official Ort N° 75B
1821–1844
Official Ort N° 76B
1888–1891
Official Ort N° 77B
1880–1889
Official Ort N° 78B
1855–1857
Official Ort N° 79B
1793–1802
Official Ort N° 80C
1884–1898
Official Ort N° 81C
1886–1890
Official Ort N° 82C
1804–1858
Official Ort N° 83C
1825–1915
Official Ort N° 84C
1773–1802
Official Ort N° 85C
1814–1898
Official Ort N° 86C
1796–1865
Official Ort N° 87C
1795–1799
Official Ort N° 88D
1871–1896
Official Ort N° 89D
1844–1899
Official Ort N° 90D
1839–1892
Official Ort N° 91D
1897–1958
Official Ort N° 92D
1874–1891
Official Ort N° 93D
1824–1899
Official Ort N° 94D
1823–1914
Official Ort N° 95D
1794–1795
Official Ort N° 96D
1807–1807
Official Ort N° 97D
1884–1886
Official Ort N° 98D
1847–1915
Official Ort N° 99D
1855–1944
Official Ort N° 100D
1872–1942
Room 7 / 10
Leopold II and the Tuscan branch show how Habsburg family history extended beyond Vienna. The room brings imperial succession and the dynasty’s Italian territories into the same view.

Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II
Heinrich Füger
from english Wiki
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Imperial focus
1747–1792
Represented at Ort N° 113
1779–1835 · Represented at Ort N° 103
1784–1864 · Represented at Ort N° 104
1772–1795 · Represented at Ort N° 64A
1768–1835 · Represented at Ort N° 57
Karl Ludwig von Österreich-Teschen
1771–1847 · Represented at Ort N° 122
1780–1798 · Represented at Ort N° 65A
1788–1831 · Represented at Ort N° 119
1782–1859 · No current crypt room
Official Ort N° 101
1819–1875
Official Ort N° 102
Ferdinand Karl von Österreich-Este
1781–1850
Official Ort N° 103
1779–1835
Official Ort N° 104
1784–1864
Official Ort N° 105
KaisergruftOfficial Ort N° 106
1750–1829
Official Ort N° 107
1752–1814
Official Ort N° 108
Ferdinand IV. von Österreich-Toskana
1835–1908
Official Ort N° 109
Leopold II. von Österreich-Toskana
1797–1870
Official Ort N° 110
1827–1913
Official Ort N° 111
Albert Kasimir von Sachsen-Teschen
1738–1822
Official Ort N° 112
1742–1798
Official Ort N° 113
1747–1792
Official Ort N° 114
KaisergruftRoom 8 / 10
The Neue Gruft gathers several nineteenth-century branches, including Maximilian of Mexico and close relatives of Franz Joseph. It is best read as a network of connected households rather than one line of succession.

Maximilian of Mexico bw
Original glass negative (LC-BH824-4754) made by Andrew Burgess, one of Mathew Brady's operators, on a trip to Mexico City.
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Official Ort N° 115
1614–1662
Official Ort N° 116
1649–1664
Official Ort N° 117
1680–1715
Official Ort N° 118
1756–1801
Official Ort N° 119
1788–1831
Official Ort N° 120
1827–1894
Official Ort N° 121
1818–1874
Official Ort N° 122
Karl Ludwig von Österreich-Teschen
1771–1847
Official Ort N° 123
1797–1829
Official Ort N° 124
1797–1829
Official Ort N° 125
1822–1822
Official Ort N° 126
1832–1867
Official Ort N° 127
Kaiserin Maria Ludovica ("Louise")
1791–1847
Official Ort N° 128
Albrecht von Österreich-Teschen
1817–1895
Official Ort N° 129
1825–1864
Official Ort N° 130
1849–1867
Official Ort N° 131
1847–1848
Official Ort N° 132
1863–1931
Official Ort N° 133
1895–1930
Official Ort N° 134
Margarethe Karoline von Sachsen
1840–1858
Official Ort N° 135
1802–1878
Official Ort N° 136
1840–1840
Official Ort N° 137
1805–1872
Official Ort N° 138
1833–1896
Official Ort N° 139
Maria Annunziata beider Sizilien
1843–1871
Official Ort N° 140
1865–1906
Official Ort N° 141
Maria Josepha Luise von Sachsen
1867–1944
Room 9 / 10
Franz Joseph, Elisabeth, and Crown Prince Rudolf form the clearest compact imperial-family group in the crypt. Their three placements also carry the public memory of the late monarchy.

Franz Joseph of Austria 1910 old
Unidentified painter
http://text.habsburger.net/module/das-bildnis-des-franz-joseph/das-bildnis-des-franz-joseph/MB-ST_K15-MOD9-07.jpg/?size=preview&plus=1
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Imperial focus
1830–1916
Represented at Ort N° 142
1858–1889 · Represented at Ort N° 144
1855–1857 · Represented at Ort N° 78B

Isabel da Áustria 1867
Emil Rabending
Extraído de Image:Erzsebet kiralyne photo 1867.jpg
Image source: File:Isabel da Áustria 1867.jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1837–1898
Represented at Ort N° 143
1858–1889 · Represented at Ort N° 144
1855–1857 · Represented at Ort N° 78B

Rudolf Crown Prince of Austria LOC
Károly Koller
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Official Ort N° 142
1830–1916
Official Ort N° 143
1837–1898
Official Ort N° 144
1858–1889
Room 10 / 10
The final stop places Karl I in the later family context of Zita, Otto, Carl Ludwig, Regina, and Yolande. Neutral placement language is retained because Karl’s exact physical-presence type is not a burial of his body.

Portrait photograph of Charles I of Austria label QS:Len,"Portrait photograph of Charles I of Austria" label QS:Lhu,"I. (IV.) Károly császár-király portréja"
Hermann Clemens Kosel
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Image source: File:Karl I., Kaiser von Österreich (1887-1922).jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1887–1922
Represented at Ort N° 145
1918–2007 · Represented at Ort N° 148
1912–2011 · Represented at Ort N° 150

Kaiserin Zita
Unknown author Unknown author
[1]
Image source: File:Kaiserin Zita.jpg · License: Public domain
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Imperial focus
1892–1989
Represented at Ort N° 146
1918–2007 · Represented at Ort N° 148
1912–2011 · Represented at Ort N° 150

Habsburg Ottó koronaherceg
Adolf Szenes
https://gyujtemenyek.mnm.hu/record/-/record/display/manifestation/MNMMUSEUM1397090/6020ca10-4333-4500-82d5-a603a26fcace/solr/0/24/17/39/importDate/DESC
Image source: File:Habsburg Ottó koronaherceg.jpg · License: Public domain
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Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007)
Unknown author Unknown author
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsfujita/6652447739/
Image source: File:Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007).jpg · License: Public domain
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Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
Unknown author Unknown author
Own work
Image source: File:Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen.jpeg · License: Public domain
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No rights-cleared portrait is currently available.
Official Ort N° 145
1887–1922
Official Ort N° 146
1892–1989
Official Ort N° 148
1918–2007
Official Ort N° 149
1923–2023
Official Ort N° 150
1912–2011
Official Ort N° 151
1925–2010