Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

1741–1790Known worldwide

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

  • Lived here

    Hofburg Palace

    The former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty and the official residence of the president of Austria.

  • Burial place

    Imperial Crypt

    The crypt places the dynasty's public grandeur beside its private disasters: Franz Joseph lies between his assassinated wife Elisabeth and their son Crown Prince Rudolf, whose death at Mayerling was initially disguised with false official explanations. Their adjacent sarcophagi turn the monarchy's carefully managed image into a compact family tragedy.

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