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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
Ferdinand von Hebra
Moravian physician
Andreas Linger
Austrian luger
Wolfgang Linger
Austrian luger
Maria Augusta Kutschera von Trapp
Austrian musician
Ernest Gold
American composer
Miep Gies
Austrian-born heroine
Maria Lassnig
Austrian painter
Heinrich Harrer
explorer and writer
Ernst Jandl
Austrian poet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Austrian psychoanalyst
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
F.A. Hayek
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