A room-by-room guide

Room by room through the Imperial Crypt

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.

10 roomInventory checked 29 August 2026

Begin with the Gründergruft

Room 1 / 10

Gründergruft

The founders

The route begins with Emperor Matthias and Empress Anna. Their foundation established the crypt as a dynastic place of remembrance in Vienna.

All placements in this room (2)
  1. Official Ort N° 1

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 2

    Kaiser Matthias

    1557–1619

    Kaisergruft

Room 2 / 10

Leopoldsgruft

Ferdinand III and the early imperial family

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.

Portrait of Ferdinand III.
Image details

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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Kaiser Ferdinand III.

1608–1657

Represented at Ort N° 27

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Portrait of Maria Anna von Spanien
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Bartolomé González y Serrano 006 crop 1

Bartolomé González y Serrano

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Kaiserin Maria Anna von Spanien

1606–1646

Represented at Ort N° 22

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Portrait of Eleonora Magdalena Gonzaga von Mantua-Nevers
Image details

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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Kaiserin Eleonora von Mantua-Nevers (Gonzaga)

1630–1686

Represented at Ort N° 19

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  1. Official Ort N° 3

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 4

    Ferdinand Joseph

    1657–1658

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 5

    Ferdinand Wenzel

    1667–1668

    Kaisergruft
  4. Official Ort N° 6

    Johann Leopold

    1670–1670

    Kaisergruft
  5. Official Ort N° 7

    Maria Anna

    1672–1672

    Kaisergruft
  6. Official Ort N° 8

    Maria Josepha

    1675–1676

    Kaisergruft
  7. Official Ort N° 9

    Kaisergruft
  8. Official Ort N° 10

    Maria Margareta

    1690–1691

    Kaisergruft
  9. Official Ort N° 11

    Kaisergruft
  10. Official Ort N° 12

    Philipp August

    1637–1639

    Kaisergruft
  11. Official Ort N° 13

    Christine

    1679–1679

    Kaisergruft
  12. Official Ort N° 14

    Theresia Maria

    1652–1653

    Kaisergruft
  13. Official Ort N° 15

    Unbenannter Sohn

    1686–1686

    Kaisergruft
  14. Official Ort N° 16

    Maria Josepha

    1687–1703

    Kaisergruft
  15. Official Ort N° 17

    Kaisergruft
  16. Official Ort N° 18

    Eleonora Maria

    1653–1697

    Kaisergruft
  17. Official Ort N° 19

    Kaisergruft
  18. Official Ort N° 20

    Kaisergruft
  19. Official Ort N° 21

    Kaisergruft
  20. Official Ort N° 22

    Kaisergruft
  21. Official Ort N° 23

    Maria Amalia

    1724–1730

    Kaisergruft
  22. Official Ort N° 24

    Kaisergruft
  23. Official Ort N° 25

    Maria Theresia

    1684–1696

    Kaisergruft
  24. Official Ort N° 26

    Leopold Joseph

    1682–1684

    Kaisergruft
  25. Official Ort N° 27

    Kaisergruft
  26. Official Ort N° 28

    Maria Antonia

    1669–1692

    Kaisergruft
  27. Official Ort N° 29

    Kaisergruft
  28. Official Ort N° 30

    Leopold Johann

    1716–1716

    Kaisergruft
  29. Official Ort N° 31

    Maria Magdalena

    1689–1743

    Kaisergruft
  30. Official Ort N° 32

    Kaisergruft

Room 3 / 10

Karlsgruft

Three generations of succession

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.

Portrait of Leopold I.
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Emperor Leopold

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Pokrajinski muzej Celje

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Kaiser Leopold I.

1640–1705

Represented at Ort N° 37

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Portrait of Joseph I.
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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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Kaiser Joseph I.

1678–1711

Represented at Ort N° 35

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Portrait of Karl VI.
Image details

Portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685-1740) label QS:Len,"Portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685-1740)"

Johann Gottfried Auerbach

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Kaiser Karl VI.

1685–1740

Represented at Ort N° 40

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  • Maria Anna

    1718–1744 · Represented at Ort N° 39

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Portrait of Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Image details

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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Kaiserin Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig

1691–1750

Represented at Ort N° 36

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  • Maria Anna

    1718–1744 · Represented at Ort N° 39

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  1. Official Ort N° 33

    Leopold Joseph

    1700–1701

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 34

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 35

    Kaiser Joseph I.

    1678–1711

    Kaisergruft
  4. Official Ort N° 36

    Kaisergruft
  5. Official Ort N° 37

    Kaisergruft
  6. Official Ort N° 38

    Maria-Elisabeth

    1680–1741

    Kaisergruft
  7. Official Ort N° 39

    Maria Anna

    1718–1744

    Kaisergruft
  8. Official Ort N° 40

    Kaiser Karl VI.

    1685–1740

    Kaisergruft

Room 4 / 10

Maria-Theresien-Gruft

Maria Theresia and Franz Stephan

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.

Portrait of Maria Theresia
Image details

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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Kaiserin Maria Theresia

1717–1780

Represented at Ort N° 55

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Portrait of Franz I. Stephan
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Frans I von Habsburg

Unidentified painter

Unknown source Unknown source

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Kaiser Franz I. Stephan

1708–1765

Represented at Ort N° 56

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  1. Official Ort N° 41

    Reichsgräfin Karolina von Fuchs-Mollarth

    1675–1754

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 42

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 43

    Karoline

    1748–1748

    Kaisergruft
  4. Official Ort N° 44

    Karl Joseph

    1745–1761

    Kaisergruft
  5. Official Ort N° 45

    Johanna Gabriele

    1750–1762

    Kaisergruft
  6. Official Ort N° 46

    Maria Josepha

    1751–1767

    Kaisergruft
  7. Official Ort N° 47

    Kaisergruft
  8. Official Ort N° 48

    Maria Elisabeth

    1737–1740

    Kaisergruft
  9. Official Ort N° 49

    Kaisergruft
  10. Official Ort N° 50

    Kaisergruft
  11. Official Ort N° 51

    Christine

    1763–1763

    Kaisergruft
  12. Official Ort N° 52

    Maria Theresia

    1762–1770

    Kaisergruft
  13. Official Ort N° 53

    Maria Karolina

    1740–1741

    Kaisergruft
  14. Official Ort N° 54

    Christine

    1767–1767

    Kaisergruft
  15. Official Ort N° 55

    Kaisergruft
  16. Official Ort N° 56

    Kaisergruft

Room 5 / 10

Franzensgruft

From Holy Roman Emperor to Austrian Emperor

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.

Portrait of Franz II.
Image details

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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Kaiser Franz II.(I.)

1768–1835

Represented at Ort N° 57

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Kaiserin Maria Theresia von Neapel-Sizilien

1772–1807

Represented at Ort N° 60

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All placements in this room (5)
  1. Official Ort N° 57

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 58

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 59

    Kaisergruft
  4. Official Ort N° 60

    Kaisergruft
  5. Official Ort N° 61

    Kaisergruft

Room 6 / 10

Ferdinandsgruft

Ferdinand I and the younger branches

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.

All placements in this room (39)
  1. Official Ort N° 62

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 63

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 64A

    Kaisergruft
  4. Official Ort N° 65A

    Maria Amalia

    1780–1798

    Kaisergruft
  5. Official Ort N° 66A

    Kaisergruft
  6. Official Ort N° 67A

    Maria Eleonore

    1864–1864

    Kaisergruft
  7. Official Ort N° 68A

    Franz Joseph

    1855–1855

    Kaisergruft
  8. Official Ort N° 69A

    Joseph Franz

    1799–1807

    Kaisergruft
  9. Official Ort N° 70A

    Leopold

    1823–1898

    Kaisergruft
  10. Official Ort N° 71A

    Kaisergruft
  11. Official Ort N° 72A

    Robert Ferdinand

    1885–1895

    Kaisergruft
  12. Official Ort N° 73B

    Maria Antonia

    1858–1883

    Kaisergruft
  13. Official Ort N° 74B

    Maria Anna

    1835–1840

    Kaisergruft
  14. Official Ort N° 75B

    Maria Karolina

    1821–1844

    Kaisergruft
  15. Official Ort N° 76B

    Kaisergruft
  16. Official Ort N° 77B

    Rainer Salvator

    1880–1889

    Kaisergruft
  17. Official Ort N° 78B

    Kaisergruft
  18. Official Ort N° 79B

    Kaisergruft
  19. Official Ort N° 80C

    Natalie

    1884–1898

    Kaisergruft
  20. Official Ort N° 81C

    Stephanie

    1886–1890

    Kaisergruft
  21. Official Ort N° 82C

    Maria Anna

    1804–1858

    Kaisergruft
  22. Official Ort N° 83C

    Maria Karoline

    1825–1915

    Kaisergruft
  23. Official Ort N° 84C

    Kaisergruft
  24. Official Ort N° 85C

    Kaisergruft
  25. Official Ort N° 86C

    Kaisergruft
  26. Official Ort N° 87C

    Karoline Louise

    1795–1799

    Kaisergruft
  27. Official Ort N° 88D

    Kaisergruft
  28. Official Ort N° 89D

    Kaisergruft
  29. Official Ort N° 90D

    Karl Salvator

    1839–1892

    Kaisergruft
  30. Official Ort N° 91D

    Kaisergruft
  31. Official Ort N° 92D

    Maria Antonia

    1874–1891

    Kaisergruft
  32. Official Ort N° 93D

    Ernst

    1824–1899

    Kaisergruft
  33. Official Ort N° 94D

    Kaisergruft
  34. Official Ort N° 95D

    Kaisergruft
  35. Official Ort N° 96D

    Amalia Theresia

    1807–1807

    Kaisergruft
  36. Official Ort N° 97D

    Henriette Maria

    1884–1886

    Kaisergruft
  37. Official Ort N° 98D

    Ludwig Salvator

    1847–1915

    Kaisergruft
  38. Official Ort N° 99D

    Kaisergruft
  39. Official Ort N° 100D

    Kaisergruft

Room 7 / 10

Toskanagruft

Leopold II and the Tuscan line

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.

Portrait of Leopold II.
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Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II

Heinrich Füger

from english Wiki

Image source: File:Leopold II.jpg · License: Public domain

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Kaiser Leopold II.

1747–1792

Represented at Ort N° 113

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  • Johann

    1782–1859 · No current crypt room

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  1. Official Ort N° 101

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 102

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 103

    Anton Viktor

    1779–1835

    Kaisergruft
  4. Official Ort N° 104

    Ludwig Joseph

    1784–1864

    Kaisergruft
  5. Official Ort N° 105

    Kaisergruft
  6. Official Ort N° 106

    Kaisergruft
  7. Official Ort N° 107

    Kaisergruft
  8. Official Ort N° 108

    Kaisergruft
  9. Official Ort N° 109

    Kaisergruft
  10. Official Ort N° 110

    Rainer Ferdinand

    1827–1913

    Kaisergruft
  11. Official Ort N° 111

    Kaisergruft
  12. Official Ort N° 112

    Kaisergruft
  13. Official Ort N° 113

    Kaisergruft
  14. Official Ort N° 114

    Kaisergruft

Room 8 / 10

Neue Gruft

Nineteenth-century branches

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.

Portrait of Maximilian I.
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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.

This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3a16880 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing .

Image source: File:Maximilian of Mexico bw.jpg · License: Public domain

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Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko

1832–1867

Represented at Ort N° 126

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  1. Official Ort N° 115

    Leopold Wilhelm

    1614–1662

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 116

    Karl Joseph

    1649–1664

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 117

    Kaisergruft
  4. Official Ort N° 118

    Maximilian Franz

    1756–1801

    Kaisergruft
  5. Official Ort N° 119

    Kaisergruft
  6. Official Ort N° 120

    Wilhelm

    1827–1894

    Kaisergruft
  7. Official Ort N° 121

    Karl Ferdinand

    1818–1874

    Kaisergruft
  8. Official Ort N° 122

    Kaisergruft
  9. Official Ort N° 123

    Kaisergruft
  10. Official Ort N° 124

    Kaisergruft
  11. Official Ort N° 125

    Rudolph Franz

    1822–1822

    Kaisergruft
  12. Official Ort N° 126

    Kaisergruft
  13. Official Ort N° 127

    Kaisergruft
  14. Official Ort N° 128

    Kaisergruft
  15. Official Ort N° 129

    Kaisergruft
  16. Official Ort N° 130

    Mathilde

    1849–1867

    Kaisergruft
  17. Official Ort N° 131

    Karl Albert

    1847–1848

    Kaisergruft
  18. Official Ort N° 132

    Leopold Salvator

    1863–1931

    Kaisergruft
  19. Official Ort N° 133

    Rainer Karl

    1895–1930

    Kaisergruft
  20. Official Ort N° 134

    Kaisergruft
  21. Official Ort N° 135

    Franz Karl

    1802–1878

    Kaisergruft
  22. Official Ort N° 136

    Kaisergruft
  23. Official Ort N° 137

    Kaisergruft
  24. Official Ort N° 138

    Karl Ludwig

    1833–1896

    Kaisergruft
  25. Official Ort N° 139

    Kaisergruft
  26. Official Ort N° 140

    Kaisergruft
  27. Official Ort N° 141

    Kaisergruft

Room 9 / 10

Franz-Josephs-Gruft

Franz Joseph, Elisabeth, and Rudolf

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.

Portrait of Franz Joseph I.
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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

Image source: File:Franz Joseph of Austria 1910 old.jpg · License: Public domain

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Kaiser Franz Joseph I.

1830–1916

Represented at Ort N° 142

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Portrait of Rudolf von Österreich-Ungarn
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Rudolf Crown Prince of Austria LOC

Károly Koller

This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ggbain.12551 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing .

Image source: File:Rudolf Crown Prince of Austria LOC.jpg · License: Public domain

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Kronprinz Rudolf

1858–1889

Represented at Ort N° 144

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  1. Official Ort N° 142

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 143

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 144

    Kronprinz Rudolf

    1858–1889

    Kaisergruft

Room 10 / 10

Gruftkapelle

Karl I and the later family

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 of Karl I.
Image details

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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Kaiser Karl I.

1887–1922

Represented at Ort N° 145

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  • Carl Ludwig

    1918–2007 · Represented at Ort N° 148

  • Otto

    1912–2011 · Represented at Ort N° 150

All placements in this room (6)
  1. Official Ort N° 145

    Kaiser Karl I.

    1887–1922

    Kaisergruft
  2. Official Ort N° 146

    Kaisergruft
  3. Official Ort N° 148

    Carl Ludwig

    1918–2007

    Kaisergruft
  4. Official Ort N° 149

    Yolande de Ligne

    1923–2023

    Kaisergruft
  5. Official Ort N° 150

    Otto

    1912–2011

    Kaisergruft
  6. Official Ort N° 151

    Kaisergruft