BURIAL CHURCHES OF AUSTRIAN SOVEREIGNS

BASEL, CATHEDRAL/SWITZERLAND (Bâle, Cathédrale de Bâle/Basel, Basler Münster):
The old tomb of Duchess Gertrude Anna (+1281), consort of Duke Rudolph I



BRNO, CISTERCIAN CONVENT OF AULAE SANTAE MARIAE/CZECH REPUBLIC (Brno, klaster cisterciacek):
Duchess Elizabeth-Ryksa of Poland (+1335), consort of Duke Rudolph III



BRUGES, CHURCH OF NOTRE DAME/BELGIUM (Brugge, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk):
Heart of Archduke Maximilian I (+1519; buried inside the tomb of his first consort Mary of Burgundy)


Bruges, the Church of Notre Dame and the tomb of Mary of Burgundy where the heart of Archduke Maximilian I is also buried. ©ARB



DIJON, DUCAL PALACE/FRANCE (Dijon, Palais des Ducs, Salle des gardes):
Duchess Catherine of Burgundy (+1425), consort of Duke Leopold IV of Styria and Carinthia



GAMING, CARTHUSIAN CONVENT (Gaming, Kartause):
Duke Albert II the Lame (+1358)
and his consort Duchess Joanna of Pfirt (+1351)
Duchess Elizabeth of Bohemia (+1373), consort of Duke Albert III


The Cathusian Convent in Gaming and the tomb of Duke Albert II (+1358), his consort Duchess Joanna of Pfirt (+1351) and Duchess Elizabeth of Bohemia (+1373), consort of Duke Albert III
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



GRAZ, IMPERIAL MAUSOLEUM (Graz, Kaiserliches Mausoleum):
Archduchess Anna Maria of Bavaria (+1608), consort of Archduke Charles II
Archduke Ferdinand III (+1637)
Heart of Archduchess Eleanor of Mantua (+1655), consort of Archduke Ferdinand III


The Imperial Mausoleum in Graz and urns containing hearts of Archduke Ferdinand III and his consort Archduchess Eleanor of Mantua
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)


The tomb of Archduchess Maria Anna (+1608), consort of Archduke Charles II.
The tomb of Archduke Ferdinand III (+1637)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



HEILIGENKREUZ, CISTERCIAN ABBEY (Stift Heiligenkreuz):
Margrave Leopold IV (+1141)
Margravine Gertrude of Brunswick (+1143), consort of Duke Henry II
Duke Leopold V (+1194)
Duke Frederick I the Catholic (+1198)
Duke Frederick II the Valiant (+1246)


Heiligenkreuz Abbey and tombs of Margrave Leopold IV (+1141) and Margravine Gertrude of Brunswick (+1143), consort of Henry II. ©ARB


Tombs of dukes: Leopold V (+1194), Frederick I (+1198) and Frederick II (+1246). ©ARB



INNSBRUCK, COURT CHURCH (Innsbruck, Hofkirche):
Archduke Maximilian I (+1519; Maximilian’s tomb is empty as he was buried in Wiener Neustadt)



KLOSTERNEUBURG, AUGUSTINIAN ABBEY (Stift Klosterneuburg):
Margrave Leopold III the Holy (+1136)
and his consort Margravine Agnes of Germany (+1143; the tomb hasn't been preserved)
Duchess Theodora of Byzantium (+1246; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Leopold VI


Klosterneuburg Abbey. ©ARB


Former tomb of Margrave Leopold III (+1136) and the reliquiary containing his bones. ©ARB



LILIENFELD, CISTERCIAN ABBEY (Stift Lilienfeld):
Duke Leopold VI the Glorious (+1230)
Duchess Margaret of Babenberg (+1266), consort of Duke Ottokar
Duchess Cymbarka (Cimburgis) of Mazovia (+1429; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Ernest the Ironside


The tomb of Duke Leopold VI (+1230)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



LINZ, ASCENSION CHURCH (Linz, Mariä Himmelfahrt Kirche):
Heart of Duke Frederick the Handsome (+1330)
Heart and viscera of Archduke Frederick V (+1493)



MADRID, MONASTERY OF DISCALCED FRANCISCANS/SPAIN (Madrid, Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales):
Archduchess Maria of Spain (+1603), consort of Archduke Maximilian II


The Monastery of Discalced Franciscans in Madrid
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



MELK ABBEY (Stift Melk):
Margrave Henry I (+1018)
Margrave Adalbert (+1055)
and his consorts:
Margravine Matilda
and Margravine Frowila Orseolo (+1071)
Margrave Ernest (+1075)
and his consorts:
Margravine Adelheid of Meissen (+1071)
and Margravine Swanhilde
Margrave Leopold II (+1095)
Margravine Rihkart, consort of Margrave Leopold I


Melk Abbey (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



MONTE, CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MONTE/MADEIRA-PORTUGAL (Monte, Igreja Nossa Senhora do Monte):
Emperor Charles I (+1922)


The Church of Monte and the tomb of Emperor Charles I (+1922). ©ARB



MURI, ABBEY CHURCH/SWITZERLAND (Muri, Klosterkirche):
Hearts of Emperor Charles I (+1922)
and his Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma (+1989)



NAPLES, CHURCH OF ANNUNZIATA/ITALY (Napoli, Chiesa dell’Annunziata):
Duchess Joan of Naples (+1435), consort of Duke William of Styria and Carinthia


Naples, the Church of Annunziata and the tomb of Duchess Joan of Naples (+1435). ©ARB



NEUBERG AN DER MÜRZ, MONASTERY CHURCH (Neuberg an der Mürz, Münster):
Duke Otto the Merry (+1339) and his two consorts:
Duchess Elizabeth of Lower Bavaria (+1330) and
Duchess Anna of Bohemia (+1338)
Duke Leopold II (+1344)


Neuberg Monastery and the tomb of Duke Otto (+1339), his consorts duchesses Elizabeth (+1330) and Anna of Bohemia (+1338) and his son Duke Leopold II (+1344)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



PARIS, AUGUSTINIAN CONVENT/FRANCE (Paris, Couvent des Grands-Augustins; demolished after 1789):
Duchess Agnes of Burgundy (+1323), consort of Duke Rudolph I



PRAGUE, CHURCH OF ST FRANCIS (Praha, kostel sv. Frantiska):
Duchess Agnes of Bohemia (+1296), consort of Duke Rudolph II



PRAGUE, CONVENT OF ST AGNES/CZECH REPUBLIC (Praha, klaster sv. Anezky):
Duchess Kunigunda of Halicz (+1285), consort of Duke Ottokar



PRAGUE, CATHEDRAL OF ST VITUS/CZECH REPUBLIC (Praha, chram sv. Vita):
Duke Ottokar (+1278)
Duke Rudolph II (+1290)
Duke Rudolph III (+1307)
Archduke Ladislaus the Posthumous (+1457)
Archduke Ferdinand I (+1564)
and his consort Archduchess Anna Jagiellonian of Bohemia (+1547)
Archduke Maximilian II (+1576)
Archduke Rudolph V (+1612)


The Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski)


The tomb of Archduke Ferdinand I (+1564), his consort Archduchess Anna Jagiellonian (+1547) and Archduke Maximilian II (+1576) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



REIN ABBEY (Stift Rein):
Duke Ernest the Ironside (+1424)
and his consort Duchess Margaret of Pomerania (+1410)


Rein Abbey and the tomb of Duke Ernest (+1424) and his consort Duchess Margaret (+1410)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL, MONASTERY/SPAIN (El Monasterio de El Escorial):
Archduke Charles I (+1558)


The Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial and the tomb of Archduke Charles I (+1558)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Niels Diderik and Mr Alexander Krischnig respectively)



SECKAU, BENEDICTINE ABBEY (Seckau, Benediktinerabtei):
Archduke Charles II (+1590)


Seckau Abbey and the tomb of Archduke Charles II (+1590)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



SPEYER CATHEDRAL/GERMANY (Speyer, Dom):
Duke Rudolph I (+1291)
Duke Albert I (+1308)


Speyer Cathedral
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich)


The tomb of Duke Albert I (+1308). The tomb and cenotaph of Duke Rudolph I (+1291)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



STAMS, CISTERCIAN ABBEY (Stams, Zisterzienserstift):
Duke Frederick IV (+1439)
and his consorts:
Duchess Elizabeth of the Palatinate (+1408)
and Duchess Anna of Brunswick (+1432)
Archduchess Bianca Maria Sforza (+1510), consort of Archduke Maximilian I


Sigismund Vault where ducal tombs are situated and memorials of the royalty buried there
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



ST PAUL IM LAVANTTAL, BENEDICTINE ABBEY (Benediktinerstift St. Paul im Lavanttal):
Duchess Gertrude Anna (+1281), consort of Duke Rudolph I
Duchess Elizabeth of Carinthia (+1313), consort of Duke Albert I
Duke Leopold I (+1326)
and his consort Duchess Catherine Elizabeth of Savoy (+1336)
Duke Leopold III (+1386)


St Paul im Lavanttal Abbey and the common tomb of duchesses Gertrude Anna (+1281), Elizabeth of Carinthia (+1313), Duke Leopold I (+1326) and his consort Duchess Catherine Elizabeth (+1336) and Duke Leopold III (+1386).
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



STICNA, CISTERCIAN CONVENT/SLOVENIA (Sticna, Cistercijanska opatija):
Duchess Viridis of Milan (+1414), consort of Duke Leopold III



SZEKESFEHERVAR, CORONATION BASILICA/HUNGARY (Székesfehérvár, Koronazó-bazilika):
The tombs were despoiled and then blown up by the Turks in 1601
Duke Albert V (+1439)
and his consort Duchess Elizabeth of Bohemia (+1442)


Remains of Székesfehérvár Coronation Basilica
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



TÜBINGEN, ST GEORGE'S CHURCH/GERMANY (Tübingen, Stiftskirche St. Georg):
Archduchess Mechtilde (+1482), consort of Archduke Albert VI


The tomb of Archduchess Mechtilde (+1482)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



VIENNA AUGUSTINIAN CHURCH (Wien, Augustinerkirche):
Urns containing hearts of Austrian sovereigns since 1619 (Heart Vault or Herzgrüftel) and an empty sarcophagus made for Leopold VII.
Hearts of:
Archduke Matthew (+1619)
and his consort Archduchess Anna of Tyrol (+1618)
Archduke Ferdinand III (+1637)
Archduchess Eleanor of Mantua-Nevers-Gonzaga (+1686), consort of Archduke Ferdinand IV
Archduke Leopold VI (+1705)
and his consort Archduchess Margaret Theresa of Spain (+1673)
Archduke Joseph I (+1711)
Archduke Charles III (+1740)
and his consort Archduchess Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (+1750)
Archduchess Maria Theresa (+1780)
and her consort Emperor Francis I Stephen (+1765)
Archduke Leopold VII (+1792)
and his consort Archduchess Maria Lodovica of Sicily (+1792)
Emperor Francis I (+1835)
and his consorts:
Empress Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily (+1807)
and Empress Maria Lodovica of Modena (+1816)
Emperor Ferdinand I the Good (+1875)


The Augustinian Church in Vienna and the urns containing hearts of Austrian sovereigns in the Heart Vault of the Loreto Chapel. ©ARB


An empty sarcophagus made for Archduke Leopold VII (+1792).
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



VIENNA, CAPUCHIN CHURCH (Wien, Kapuzinerkirche):
Archduke Matthew (+1619)
and his consort Archduchess Anna of Tyrol (+1618)
Archduke Ferdinand IV (+1657)
and his consorts:
Archduchess Maria Anna of Spain (+1646)
Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Tyrol (+1649)
and Archduchess Eleanor of Mantua-Nevers-Gonzaga (+1686)
Archduke Leopold VI (+1705)
and his consorts:
Archduchess Margaret Theresa of Spain (+1673)
and Archduchess Eleanor Magdalen of the Palatinate-Neuburg (+1720)
Heart of Archduchess Claudia Felicity of Tyrol (+1676), consort of Archduke Leopold VI,
Archduke Joseph I (+1711)
Heart of Archduchess Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (+1742), consort of Archduke Joseph I
Archduke Charles III (+1740)
and his consort Archduchess Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (+1750)
Archduchess Maria Theresa (+1780)
and her consort Emperor Francis I Stephen (+1765)
Archduke Joseph II (+1790)
and his consort Archduchess Maria Josepha of Bavaria (+1767)
Archduke Leopold VII (+1792)
and his consort Archduchess Maria Lodovica of Sicily (+1792)
Emperor Francis I (+1835)
and his consorts:
Empress Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily (+1807)
Empress Maria Lodovica of Modena (+1816)
and Empress Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (+1873)
Emperor Ferdinand I the Good (+1875)
and his consort Empress Maria Anna of Sardinia (+1884)
Emperor Francis Joseph I (+1916)
and his consort Empress Elizabeth of Bavaria (+1898)
Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma (+1989), consort of Emperor Charles I


The Capuchin Church in Vienna. Tombs of Archduke Matthew (+1619) and his consort Archduchess Anna of Tyrol (+1618). ©ARB


Tombs of Archduke Ferdinand IV (+1657) and his consort Archduchess Eleanor of Mantua-Gonzaga (+1686). ©ARB


Tombs of consorts of Archduke Ferdinand IV, archduchesses Maria Leopoldina of Tyrol (+1649) and Maria Anna of Spain (+1646). ©ARB


Tombs of archdukes Leopold VI (+1705) and Joseph I (+1711). ©ARB


Tombs of Archduke Leopold VI's consorts: archduchesses Margaret Theresa of Spain (+1673) and Eleanor Magdalen of the Palatinate-Neuburg (+1720). ©ARB


Urns containing hearts of archduchesses Claudia Felicity (+1676), consort of Archduke Leopold VI, and of Wilhelmina Amalia (+1742), consort of Archduke Joseph I. ©ARB


Tombs of Archduke Charles III (+1740) and his consort Archduchess Elizabeth Christina (+1750). ©ARB


The double tomb of Archduchess Maria Theresa (+1780) and her consort Emperor Francis I Stephen (+1765). ©ARB


Tombs of Archduke Joseph II (+1790) and his consort Archduchess Maria Josepha (+1767). ©ARB


Tombs of Archduke Leopold VII (+1792) and his consort Archduchess Maria Lodovica of Sicily (+1792). ©ARB


Tombs of Emperor Francis I (+1835) and his Empress Maria Theresa of Naples (+1807). ©ARB


Tombs of Francis I's empresses: Maria Lodovica (+1816) and Caroline Augusta (+1873). ©ARB


Tombs of Emperor Ferdinand I (+1875) and his consort Empress Maria Anna (+1884). ©ARB


The tomb of Emperor Francis Joseph I (+1916) and a memorial to Emperor Charles I (+1922). ©ARB


The tomb of Empress Elizabeth of Bavaria (+1898), consort of Emperor Francis Joseph I.
The tomb of Empress Zita (+1989), consort of Emperor Charles I. ©ARB



VIENNA, DOMINICAN CHURCH (Wien, Dominikanerkirche):
Archduchess Claudia Felicity of Tyrol (+1676), consort of Archduke Leopold VI


The Dominican Church in Vienna. ©ARB


The tomb and the memorial of Archduchess Claudia Felicity (+1676). ©ARB



VIENNA, MINORITES CONVENT, CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE SNOW
(Wien, Minoritenkloster, Kirche Maria Schnee):
Duchess Blanche of France (+1305; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Rudolph III
Duchess Elizabeth of Aragon (+1330; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Frederick III the Handsome


Vienna, the Church of Our Lady of the Snow. ©ARB



VIENNA, SALESIAN CONVENT (Wien, Salesianerinnenkloster):
Archduchess Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (+1742), consort of Archduke Joseph I


The tomb of Archduchess Wilhelmina Amalia (+1742)(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)
The Church of Salesian Nuns in Vienna. ©ARB



VIENNA, ST STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL (Wien, Stephansdom-Herzogsgruft):
Duke Frederick III the Fair (+1330)
Duke Rudolph IV the Founder (+1365)
and his consort Duchess Catherine of Bohemia (+1386/95)
Duke Albert III (+1395)
and his consort Duchess Beatrice of Nuremberg (+1414; the tomb hasn't been preserved)
Duke Albert IV (+1404)
and his consort Duchess Joanna Sophia of Bavaria (+1410)
Duke William (+1406)
Duke Leopold IV (+1411)
Archduke Albert VI (+1463)
Archduke Frederick V (+1493)
Archduchess Eleanor of Mantua (+1655), consort of Archduke Ferdinand III

Urns containing viscera of Austrian sovereigns since 1619


St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna and the urns with viscera of Austrian sovereigns. ©ARB


The tomb of Duke Frederick III the Fair (+1330)
Tombs of Duke Albert III (+1395) and Duke Albert IV (+1404)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)


Tombs of Duke Rudolph IV the Founder (+1365) and his consort Duchess Catherine of Bohemia. ©ARB
The tomb of Duke William (+1406)
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)


The tomb of Archduke Frederick V (+1493). ©ARB


Tombs of Duke Leopold IV (+1411) and Archduke Albert VI (+1463).
The tomb of Archduchess Eleanor of Mantua (+1655), consort of Archduke Ferdinand III
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)



VIENNA, SCOTTISH CHURCH (Wien, Schottenkirche):
Duke Henry II (+1177)
and his consort Duchess Theodora of Byzantium (+1183)


Vienna, the Scottish Church and the tomb of Duke Henry II (+1177) and his consort Duchess Theodora of Byzantium (+1183). ©ARB



WIENER NEUSTADT, ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL (Wiener Neustadt Georgskapelle):
Archduke Maximilian I (+1519; Maximilian’s empty tomb is in Innsbruck)


Wiener Neustadt, St George's Chapel and the tomb of Archduke Maximilian I (+1519). ©ARB



WIENER NEUSTADT, NEUKLOSTERKIRCHE:
Archduchess Eleanor of Portugal (+1467), consort of Archduke Frederick V


Neuklosterkirche in Wiener Neustadt and the tomb of Archduchess Eleanor of Portugal (+1467). ©ARB