num_pages: 391
description: On the morning of January 30th, 1889, Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, only son of Emperor Francis Joseph I, was found dead in the bedroom of his hunting lodge, Mayerling. Beside him lay the body of the young Baroness Mary Vetsera. Was it a double suicide or was it a murder followed by suicide? The Imperial Court, in an attempt to hush up the threatened scandal, issued such vague information that the confusion of rumors, opinions, and contradictory versions still exists.After more then five years of intensive research, using at times the methods of the criminologist, Fritz Judtmann has produced a clear and impartial analysis of the mystery. Basing his work on numerous archives in Austria and elsewhere and collecting evidence from descendants and specialists, Judtmann has methodically separated fact and historically unconfirmed matter, and has brought into the investigation some astonishing new material. The extensive findings of his research, now published for the first time in English, make this book a unique and enduring work on the mystery of Mayerling. Published originally in German under the title "Mayerling ohne Mythos" copyright 1968 Verlag Kremayr &amp; Scheriau, Wien
language: English
title: Mayerling: The Facts Behind The Legend
titlecomplete: Mayerling: The Facts Behind The Legend
characters: Sissi - Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary
genres: History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 11
publisher: George F. Harrap & Co. Ltd