Death is known as the great equalizer, and for the Holy Roman Emperors, eternal rest comes with elaborate perks. Since 1633, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...