Mayerling
Mayerling is a small village (pop. 200) in
The Mayerling incident
In 1886,
Exactly what happened is unknown, but on 31 July 2015, the Austrian National Library issued copies of Vetsera's letters of farewell to her mother and other family members. The letters — written in Mayerling shortly before the deaths — state clearly and unambiguously that Mary Vetsera was preparing to commit suicide alongside Rudolf, out of love.[1]
After the deaths of Rudolf and Vetsera, Emperor Franz Joseph, who wanted to endow a new church building, had the hunting lodge changed into a convent which then was settled by nuns of the
A visitor center nearby the convent was opened in 2014.[2] This center, the restored tea pavilion and some other rooms with objects from the 19th century now form the exhibition of the "Museum Altes Jagdschloss Mayerling".
References
- ^ "Sensationsfund in der Schoellerbank: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek erhält verloren geglaubte Abschiedsbriefe von Mary Vetsera" [Sensational find in the Schoellerbank: Austrian National Library receives farewell letters from Mary Vetsera that were thought to be lost] (Press release) (in German). Austrian National Library. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Museum im Karmel Mayerling eröffnet - noe.ORF.at".
External links
48°02′49″N 16°05′54″E / 48.04694°N 16.09833°E