Imperial Crypt

Since 1633 The Imperial Crypt in Vienna has been the principal place of entombment for the Habsburg dynasty, hereditary Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, and their descendents.

Persons Buried Here

The bodies of 142 persons (mainly members of the ruling line of the House of Habsburg), plus urns containing the hearts or cremated remains of four others, are deposited in one of the ten interconnected Vaults of the Imperial Crypt.

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They include 12 Emperors and 18 Empresses. The most recent entombment (Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma{{bioxrefa|147|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}) was in 1989.

Related Topics:
Emperors - Empresses - Zita of Bourbon-Parma - 1989

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From other families there are 32 spouses, plus four others,{{bioxrefa|15|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} {{bioxrefa|41|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} {{bioxrefa|47|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} {{bioxrefa|117|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} who have found their resting place here. Everyone else in the Imperial Crypt was born with the Habsburgs-only title of Archduke or Archduchess.

Related Topics:
Archduke - Archduchess

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The oldest person entombed here is Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma{{bioxrefa|147|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} at 97 years. Several persons died at birth and over 25% of those entombed here were five-years of age or less when they died.

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Emperors buried here:

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• Emperor Matthias{{bioxrefa|2|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Ferdinand III{{bioxrefa|27|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Leopold I{{bioxrefa|37|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Joseph I{{bioxrefa|35|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Karl VI{{bioxrefa|40|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Franz I Stephen{{bioxrefa|55|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Joseph II{{bioxrefa|42|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Leopold II{{bioxrefa|113|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Franz II{{bioxrefa|57|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria{{bioxrefa|62|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Archduke Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico{{bioxrefa|126|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria{{bioxrefa|142|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}

Empresses buried here:

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• Anna,{{bioxrefa|1|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Mathias{{bioxrefa|2|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Maria Anna,{{bioxrefa|22|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Ferdinand III{{bioxrefa|27|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Eleonora Magdalena,{{bioxrefa|19|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Ferdinand III{{bioxrefa|27|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Maria Leopoldina,{{bioxrefa|21|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Ferdinand III{{bioxrefa|27|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Margarita Teresa,{{bioxrefa|20|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Leopold I{{bioxrefa|37|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Eleonora Magdalena,{{bioxrefa|32|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Leopold I{{bioxrefa|37|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Elisabeth Christina,{{bioxrefa|36|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Karl VI{{bioxrefa|40|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Empress Maria Theresa{{bioxrefa|56|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Maria Josepha,{{bioxrefa|49|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Joseph II{{bioxrefa|42|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Isabella Maria,{{bioxrefa|50|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Joseph II{{bioxrefa|42|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Elisabeth Wilhelmine,{{bioxrefa|59|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Franz II{{bioxrefa|57|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Maria Teresa Carolina{{bioxrefa|60|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Franz II{{bioxrefa|57|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Maria Ludowika,{{bioxrefa|58|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Franz II{{bioxrefa|57|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Karolina Augusta,{{bioxrefa|61|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Franz II{{bioxrefa|57|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Archduchess Maria Louise, Empress of France{{bioxrefa|127|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Maria Anna,{{bioxrefa|63|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria{{bioxrefa|62|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Elisabeth,{{bioxrefa|143|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria{{bioxrefa|142|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}
• Zita,{{bioxrefa|147|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} consort of Emperor Karl I of Austria{{bioxrefa|x887|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}

(Also, the hearts of Empresses Claudia Felicitas{{bioxrefa|24|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} and Amalie Wilhelmine{{bioxrefa|34|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} are here, but their bodies are buried elsewhere.)

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All 146 persons buried here (in whole or in part) are shown on the directory charts below, together with links to a detailed text listing.

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For ease of use, they show the Habsburg family buried here as family trees based upon lines of descent.

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• Go directly to family of the Founders (c. 1450 - c. 1650)
• Go directly to descendents of Emperor Ferdinand III (c. 1600 - c. 1750)
• Go directly to descendents of Empress Maria Theresia (c. 1725 - c. 1875)
• Go directly to descendents of Emperor Leopold II (c. 1750 - c. 1900)
• Go directly to descendents of Emperor Franz II (c. 1775 - end of the monarchy)
• Go directly to descendents of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany (c. 1775 - c. 1900).

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The Founders' Family

This group covers the founders of the Imperial Crypt (and the first to be buried here), Empress Anna of Tyrol{{bioxrefa|1|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} and her cousin and husband Emperor Mathias.{{bioxrefa|2|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} They are shown with their descent from Emperor Friedrich III{{bioxrefa|x415|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} and their relationship to their successor, Emperor Ferdinand II.{{bioxrefa|x578|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}

Related Topics:
Anna of Tyrol - Mathias - Friedrich III - Ferdinand II

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For the tomb location and specifics on any person buried in the Imperial Crypt, find the tomb number located next to the person's name on the chart below then then click on the appropriate group of tomb numbers: 1-2, 3-32, 33-40, 41-56, 57-61, 62-100 101-114, 115-141, 142-144, 147, (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere).

Related Topics:
1-2 - 3-32 - 33-40 - 41-56 - 57-61 - 62-100 - 101-114 - 115-141 - 142-144 - 147 - (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere)

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Emperor Ferdinand III's Family

This group shows descendents of Emperor Ferdinand III{{bioxrefa|27|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} through the extinction of the male Habsburg line with the death of Emperor Karl VI.{{bioxrefa|40|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}

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For the tomb location and specifics on any person buried in the Imperial Crypt, find the tomb number located next to the person's name on the chart below then then click on the appropriate group of tomb numbers: 1-2, 3-32, 33-40, 41-56, 57-61, 62-100 101-114, 115-141, 142-144, 147, (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere).

Related Topics:
1-2 - 3-32 - 33-40 - 41-56 - 57-61 - 62-100 - 101-114 - 115-141 - 142-144 - 147 - (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere)

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Empress Maria Theresia's Family

The male Habsburg line had become extinct upon the death of Emperor Karl VI{{bioxrefa|40|Imperial Crypt Vaults}}, so Empress Maria Theresa?s{{bioxrefa|56|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} marriage to the Duke of Lorraine{{bioxrefa|55|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} established the House of Habsburg-Lorraine which continues through the following charts and has many living members today.

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For the tomb location and specifics on any person buried in the Imperial Crypt, find the tomb number located next to the person's name on the chart below then then click on the appropriate group of tomb numbers: 1-2, 3-32, 33-40, 41-56, 57-61, 62-100 101-114, 115-141, 142-144, 147, (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere).

Related Topics:
1-2 - 3-32 - 33-40 - 41-56 - 57-61 - 62-100 - 101-114 - 115-141 - 142-144 - 147 - (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere)

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Emperor Leopold II's Family

This group shows offspring of Empress Maria Theresa?s{{bioxrefa|56|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} second son, Emperor Leopold II{{bioxrefa|113|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} and how they split into two major lines and some minor ones. All of those born Habsburg after the time of Maria Theresa who are buried here are descended from Emperor Leopold II.

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For the tomb location and specifics on any person buried in the Imperial Crypt, find the tomb number located next to the person's name on the chart below then then click on the appropriate group of tomb numbers: 1-2, 3-32, 33-40, 41-56, 57-61, 62-100 101-114, 115-141, 142-144, 147, (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere).

Related Topics:
1-2 - 3-32 - 33-40 - 41-56 - 57-61 - 62-100 - 101-114 - 115-141 - 142-144 - 147 - (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere)

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Emperor Franz II's Family

This group covers the ruling line from the ascent of Emperor Franz II{{bioxrefa|57|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} (1792) to the end of the monarchy (1918).

Related Topics:
1792 - 1918

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For the tomb location and specifics on any person buried in the Imperial Crypt, find the tomb number located next to the person's name on the chart below then then click on the appropriate group of tomb numbers: 1-2, 3-32, 33-40, 41-56, 57-61, 62-100 101-114, 115-141, 142-144, 147, (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere).

Related Topics:
1-2 - 3-32 - 33-40 - 41-56 - 57-61 - 62-100 - 101-114 - 115-141 - 142-144 - 147 - (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere)

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Tuscan Line

When the second son of Empress Maria Theresa{{bioxrefa|56|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} was called from his post of Grand Duke of Tuscany to become Emperor, he separated the Grand Duchy from the inheritance that goes with the imperial crown, installing his second son, Ferdinand{{bioxrefa|x769|Imperial Crypt Vaults}} and his heirs as successors to those lands and that title. This group shows that line until the absorption of Tuscany into the Kingdom of Italy.

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For the tomb location and specifics on any person buried in the Imperial Crypt, find the tomb number located next to the person's name on the chart below then then click on the appropriate group of tomb numbers: 1-2, 3-32, 33-40, 41-56, 57-61, 62-100 101-114, 115-141, 142-144, 147, (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere).

Related Topics:
1-2 - 3-32 - 33-40 - 41-56 - 57-61 - 62-100 - 101-114 - 115-141 - 142-144 - 147 - (x415-x887 are buried elsewhere)

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