Chapter 10 – The Burial Crypt of the Schwarzenbergs

The available information on the burial crypt of the Schwarzenbergs proved to be rather fragmentary. To the best of my knowledge, it was located near the altar of St Nicholas of Tolentino in the Augustinian Church and was in use from 1682 to 1789. By the spring of 1757, the crypt had become the final […]
Chapter 10 – The Labyrinthine Hofburg Palace

Archduchess Marianne’s visit to one of the potential ‘crime scenes’ in the Augustinian Church required a considerable amount of preliminary research on my part. Curiously enough, even guiding her through her own home proved quite a challenge. Hofburg Palace served as the residence of the Habsburgs for centuries, and every era left its mark on […]