Read part two here. Rudolf then began to hesitate, and he spent several hours beside Mary’s body as the dawn approached. At half-past six, he unlocked the door and asked to have breakfast prepared and to be called down in an hour’s time. He then went back into the bedroom and locked the door behind [read more]
Read part one here. At the end of January, Rudolf planned to go to the hunting lodge of Mayerling, and he informed Stéphanie that her “presence was not wanted.” Two days before he was set to go to Mayerling, Rudolf showed up at Marie’s suite at the Grand Hotel. He told her, “I want you [read more]
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Read part two here. It was expected that Maria would act as a discreet advisor to her son who should not decide on “serious matters in the council of state until they were made known to the empress and her advice sought.” He was, after all, young and inexperienced. One of Rudolf’s first acts jointly [read more]
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