Death is called the great equalizer. And while everyone must die, if you’re a Holy Roman Emperor eternal rest comes with some ...

Two identical figures of Empress Maria Theresa rise from her tomb, depicting her resurrection, in the crypt of the Capuchin Church in Vienna. The sarcophagus, which fills an entire room, was completed ...

Lederhosen-clad Tyrollean guardsmen hoisted the coffin of Otto Von Habsburg onto their shoulders Saturday, carrying the oldest son of Austria’s last emperor to rest in a pomp-filled ceremony evocative ...

View of mausoleums in the Habsburg crypt in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. Credit: Hackman / depositphotos.com The Habsburgs were originally from the Swiss canton of Aargau, with the family founded by ...

(CBS) Following a long-standing family tradition and his personal wishes, Otto von Habsburg, last heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was laid to rest this week, his body with his ancestors in Vienna ...

Many tourists take an underground detour to the Imperial Crypt, an internationally famed heritage site beneath the city of Vienna. But the final resting place of what was once Europe's most powerful ...

People wearing historic outfits walk behind the coffin after the Requiem for Otto Habsburg at St. Stephen's Cathedral Credit: AFP/GETTY Vienna's archbishop Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn presided over ...

Few people would suspect that the order of Capuchin monks, famous for their humble imitation of St. Francis, are special guardians entrusted with the duty of caring for Austria's imperial crypt. The ...

VIENNAVIENNA — Lederhosen-clad Tyrollean guardsmen hoisted the coffin of Otto Von Habsburg onto their shoulders Saturday, carrying the oldest son of Austria’s last emperor to rest in a pomp-filled ...

VIENNAVIENNA — Lederhosen-clad Tyrollean guardsmen hoisted the coffin of Otto Von Habsburg onto their shoulders, carrying the oldest son of Austria’s last emperor to rest in a pomp-filled ceremony ...