The Crypt rooms

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Manet aeternum diadema monarchiae

The crown of the monarchy remains eternal / Inscription on the sarcophagus of Emperor Leopolds I.

The Capuchin Crypt contains the remains of 150 members of the Habsburg family. The crypt rooms, as they appear today, are the result of numerous renovations and extensions. Not all of the sarcophagi have been preserved throughout history; some of the deceased had to be reburied. However, an authentic picture of the times and art history remains:

We look back on 400 years of rule and its end.

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Founders Vault

The oldest part of the Capuchin Crypt is the final resting place of the founding couple, Empress Anna and Emperor Matthias.

Leopold Vault

With the first extension of the crypt, Emperor Ferdinand III laid the foundation for the Habsburg family burial place.

Karl Vault

Under Emperor Joseph I. and Emperor Charles VI., Lukas von Hildebrandt built the room for the magnificent Baroque sarcophagi at the beginning of the 18th century.

Maria Theresa Vault

The mausoleum was built in 1753 by Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. The coffins of their children are arranged around the double sarcophagus of their parents.

Franz Vault

In 1824, Emperor Fracis II (I) decided to expand the burial site once again. Emperor Francis II (I) and his four wives are buried here.

Ferdinand Vault

The room was created when the monastery was rebuilt in 1842 under Ferdinand I. It houses two sarcophagi and, since 1960, the remains of 37 Habsburgs in wall niches.

Tuscan Vault

Created in 1842 with the Ferdinand Crypt, at times there were 50 coffins here. Today, 14 sarcophagi of the Habsburg-Tuscany branch of the family can still be seen.

New Vault

In 1960, the New Vault provided more space and better climatic conditions for 26 sarcophagi that had previously been housed in the Toskana Crypt.

Franz Joseph Vault

In 1908, Emperor Franz Joseph had a chapel and mausoleum built for himself. After completion, the coffins of Empress Elisabeth and Crown Prince Rudolph were transferred there.

Crypt Chapel

The new crypt chapel was built at the same time as the Franz Joseph Crypt on the orders of Emperor Franz Joseph. It houses the family of Emperor Charles I.

Life
Stories

The lives and deaths of those
buried in the Capuchin Crypt.

Rainer Karl

*21.11.1895 Zagreb, Croatia - †25.05.1930 Vienna

Son of Archduke Leopold Salvator and Blanka of Bourbon-Castile. Served as a first lieutenant in Italy during World War I.

The Crypt rooms

Life Stories

Rainer Karl

Life
Stories