Two identical figures of Empress Maria Theresa rise from her tomb, depicting her resurrection, in the crypt of the Capuchin Church in Vienna. The sarcophagus, which fills an entire room, was completed ...

Death is known as the great equalizer, and for the Holy Roman Emperors, eternal rest comes with elaborate perks. Since 1633, members of the Habsburg Dynasty have been interred in an extensive catacomb ...

View of mausoleums in the Habsburg crypt in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. Credit: Hackman / depositphotos.com The Habsburgs were originally from the Swiss canton of Aargau, with the family founded by ...

VIENNAVIENNA — Lederhosen-clad Tyrollean guardsmen hoisted the coffin of Otto Von Habsburg onto their shoulders Saturday, carrying the oldest son of Austria’s last emperor to rest in a pomp-filled ...

Otto Habsburg, the eldest son of Austria's last emperor, is to be buried today at Vienna's Imperial Crypt in a funeral attended by royals and political leaders from all over Europe. The funeral marks ...

Few people would suspect that the order of Capuchin monks, famous for their humble imitation of St. Francis, are special guardians entrusted with the duty of caring for Austria's imperial crypt. The ...

Lederhosen-clad Tyrollean guardsmen hoisted the coffin of Otto Von Habsburg onto their shoulders Saturday, carrying the oldest son of Austria’s last emperor to rest in a pomp-filled ceremony evocative ...