After Prince Schwarzenberg’s death at Brandeis Castle, his body was transported to Prague, where a post-mortem examination was carried out. During it, the bullet was removed, and, according to custom, the heart and viscera were placed in separate urns. The body was then embalmed.
A week later, the Prince’s coffin arrived in Vienna and was interred in the family crypt at the Augustinian Church. The urns containing his heart and viscera were buried — again following custom — in the churches of Krumau and Trebon (Wittingau), respectively.
But what became of the fatal bullet? It was sent to Krumau, the Schwarzenbergs’ principal residence, where it was preserved as a kind of family relic, together with the hunting coat the Prince had worn on the day of his death. The bullet hole can still be seen in the coat’s right flap. Today, both items are displayed in the museum of Krumau Castle.
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