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Imperial Crypt Vaults - The Tuscan Vault
The Toscanagruft was built in 1842, along with Ferdinand’s Vault. At that time there were 85 bodies plus the heart urns of three other persons in the five vaults of the crypt.
The Tuscan Vault once held many more than the present 14 tombs, but most were moved to the New Vault or enclosed within the piers of Ferdinand’s Vault during the major rearrangement of 1960. The 5-meter wide vault is very large, being 21 meters long, and extends along the entire western lengths of both Ferdinand's Vault and Franz’s Vault, ending only when it meets the outside wall of the west transcept of Maria Theresia's Vault.
This vault takes its name from the many descendants of the younger sons of Emperor Leopold II,113 as Grand Duke of Tuscany, who are entombed here.
Note: the arrangement of tombs listed below was accurate before the 2003 renovation, but they have been rearranged since then.
In the archway from Ferdinand’s Vault, from left to right:
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111 Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen (11 July 1738 - 10 February 1822) →Family Tree Husband of Archduchess Maria Christina.112 The Albertina museum, in his former palace, is named for him because his collection of paintings formed the nucleus of the museum. After the early death of their only child,54 the couple became the adoptive parents of Archduke Karl,122 the victor of Aspern. His heart is buried in the Herzgruft in the Augustinerkirche.
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112 Archduchess Maria Christina Johanna Josephe Antonie ("Mimi") (3 May 1742 - 24 June 1798) →Family Tree Favorite daughter of Empress Maria Theresia.56 Her mother stalled arranged marriages until after the death of her father, Emperor Franz I Stephen,55 so that Maria Christina could marry for love instead of reasons of state -- the only child allowed to do so. She chose Duke Albert of Teschen.111 The famous and moving monument he erected to her memory is in the Augustinerkirche. She died of Typhus at age 56. Her heart is buried in the Herzgruft in the Augustinerkirche.
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113 Emperor Leopold II (1747 - 1792) →Family Tree Third son of Empress Maria Theresia.56 →Family Tree Most of his career was spent in in Florence, reforming the governence there as Grand Duke of Tuscany, and only his final two years were as Emperor. His heart is buried in the Herzgruft in the Augustinerkirche.
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114 Empress Maria Ludovika (24 November 1745 - 15 May 1792) →Family Tree Originally contracted to marry Empress Maria Theresia's56 second son, Archduke Karl Joseph,44 his early death diverted her instead to the third son, who later became Emperor Leopold II.113 In the course of 21 years, she bore her not-always-faithful husband 16 children, among them Emperor Franz II,57 and Archduke Karl122 the victor of Aspern. Grieving for her husband, she outlived him by only two months leaving many small children. Her heart is buried in the Herzgruft in the Augustinerkirche.
Behind them, from left to right:
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105 Archduke Ferdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus (1 June 1754 - 24 December 1806) →Family Tree Fourth son of Empress Maria Theresia.56 Governor of Lombardy and, later, the Austrian Netherlands. Founder of the House of Austria-Este.102, x779 His heart is buried in the Herzgruft in the Augustinerkirche.
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107 Queen Maria Karolina of Naples and Sicily 1752 - 1814) →Family Tree Daughter of Empress Maria Theresia.56 Wife of King Ferdinand of Naples and Sicily, to whom she bore 17 children. Almost everyone buried in the Imperial Crypt who was born after 1765 is a descendant of her or her brother Emperor Leopold II.113 Her heart is buried in the Herzgruft in the Augustinerkirche.
To the right of the archway, along the north wall, from left to right:
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108 Archduke Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany Salvatore Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Francesco Lodovico Gonzaga Raffaele Ranerio Gennaro (1835 - 1908) →Family Tree Son of Archduke Leopold II,109 Grand Duke of Tuscany. Married (1856) Anne of Saxony (Dresden 4 January 1836 - Naples 10 February 1859), then (1868) Alicia of Bourbon-Parma (Parma 27 December 1849 - Schwertberg 16 January 1935). Lost his throne, 9 months after his father109 had abdicated it to him, when Tuscany was annexed to Italy in 1860.
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110 Archduke Rainer Ferdinand Maria Johann Evangelist Franz Ignaz (11 January 1827 - 27 January 1913) →Family Tree} Son of Archduke Rainer.x783 Married Archduchess Marie Karoline.83 A major ancient manuscript collector, his 100,000-piece collection is the nucleus of the Papyrus Museum of the Austrian National Library.
To the left of the archway, along the west wall, from left to right:
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103 Archduke Anton Viktor (31 August 1779 - 2 April 1835) →Family Tree Eighth son of Emperor Leopold II.113 Last Grand Master of the Order of Teutonic Knights before Napoleon suppressed it outside of the Habsburg lands. It still functions today, as a religious order operating charitable hospitals in Europe. His heart is buried in the Herzgruft in the Augustinerkirche.
In front of them, along the east wall:
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101 Archduke Franz V of Austria-Este, Duke of Modena (1819 - 1875) →Family Tree Son of Franz IV of Austria-Este.x779 After the death of his mother Maria Beatrice of Savoy in 1840, he was considered the legitimate heir to the British throne by Jacobites. He was the last reigning Duke of Modena, which was forcibly incorporated into the new Kingdom of Italy in 1860. Having no surviving descendant, he left most of his huge estate to his ill-fated cousin Archduke Franz Ferdinand,x863 who subsequently used the title Archduke of Austria-Este. The art collection of his now-extinct branch, accumulated over centuries, is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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