Imperial Crypt Vaults - The Founders' Vault

The Gründergruft is the oldest part of the Kaisergruft, dating from the original construction of the church (completed in 1632), and lies under the Emperor Chapel at the left of the nave of the church above. The room is low, plain, and windowless, and visible through baroque gates from Leopold’s Vault. Here stand the two plain sarcophagi of the founding couple. Looking through the gate, from left to right: 2 Emperor Matthias (1557 - 1619) →Family ...

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The Leopoldsgruft was built under the nave of the church above, beginning in 1657 by Emperor Leopold I,37 following the edict of his father Emperor Ferdinand III27 that the hereditary burial place of the imperial family would be in this church. Considering that Leopold contributed his three wives and 16 of his children -- plus himself -- to the population of the crypt, it was inevitable that other vaults would be needed soon. Impe ...

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By 1908 the seven vaults of the crypt already held 129 bodies, plus the heart urns of another 3 persons. In that year the Franz Josephs Gruft was built, along with the adjacent Chapel, as part of the celebrations of Emperor Franz Josef's142 60 years on the throne. The vault is usually entered from the north wall in the rear, through the southeast door of the New Vault. From the foot of the tombs, left to right: 143 Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria ("Sissi" ...

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Not all of the significant Habsburgs are entombed here. Those referred to in this article but resting elsewhere are: x415 Emperor Frederick III ("AEIOU") (1415 - 1493), in the Stephansdom, Vienna. x459 Emperor Maximilian I (1459 - 1519) →Family Tree Son of Emperor Frederick III.x415 Buried in the Georgskapelle, Wiener Neustadt. See also:

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The Neue Gruft was built between 1960 and 1962 under the monastery grounds as a 280 square meter enlargement to eliminate the overcrowded jumble of 140 bodies (plus cremation and heart urns of four other persons) in the other nine vaults, and to provide a climate-controlled environment to protect the metal sarcophagi from further deterioration. Its stark concrete walls evoke the solemnity of death. The New Vault is entered from Ferdinand’s Vault, and exits into the back of Franz Joseph’s Vault. It contains 26 sarcophagi: Skip ahead to tombs: 115-119, 120-126, 127, 128-134, 135-141 See also:

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The Gruftkapelle was built, along with Franz Joseph’s Vault, in 1908. It is usually entered from the south doorway of Franz Joseph's Vault. It contains one sarcophagus: As one enters, to the right extending from the west wall: 147 Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892 - 1989) →Family Tree Wife (1911) of Emperor Karl Ix887 of Austria. The hearts of this couple are in the crypt of the Loretto Chapel of the ...

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The Ferdinandsgruft was built in 1842, along with the Tuscan Vault, in conjunction with the reconstruction of the monastery above. Although the visitor sees an almost-empty room with only two sarcophagi, this vault actually contains one-fourth of the Imperial Crypt's entire population, walled-up into the corner piers. Skip ahead to tombs: 64-72, 73-79, 80-87, 88-100 Imperial Crypt Vaults - Main Hall. 62 Emperor Ferdinand I of Austr ...

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The first part of the Karlsgruft was built in 1710 by Emperor Joseph I.35 In 1720 it was extended by Lukas von Hildebrandt on the orders of Emperor Karl VI40 and shelters 8 containers: Proceeding along the south wall, from left to right: 37 Emperor Leopold I (9 June 1640 - 5 May 1705) →Family Tree Second son of Emperor Ferdinand III27 and father of Emperors Joseph I35 and Karl VI.40 He r ...

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The three vaults of the Imperial Crypt held 44 bodies plus urns containing the hearts of two other persions when Empress Maria Theresa56 started construction of the Maria Theresien Gruft in 1754. It is behind the church above, with its dome rising into the monastery courtyard and contains the tombs of 16 persons: In the entrance archway: 42 Emperor Joseph II (Schönbrunn 13 March 1741 - Vienna 20 February 1790 →Family Tree Son of ...

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In 1824 the four vaults of the Imperial Crypt held 78 bodies and urns containing the hearts of three other persons. In that year Emperor Franz II57 built the octagonal Franzensgruft, attaching it to the right wing of Maria Theresa’s Vault. It is in the Biedermeier style, as are the five tombs within it. In the center: 57 Emperor Franz II (Florence 12 February 1768 - Vienna 2 March 1835) →Family Tree Eldest son of Emperor Leopold ...

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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 out ...

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