Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Rudolf Biography and Timeline

Follow Rudolf through 2 dated historical records for Austria.

Rudolf, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1889–1889Years on this page

1889

Death of Rudolf

Archduke · Mayerling · House / House of Habsburg

Death of Rudolf, Franz Josephs only son & heir commits suicide

Suicide

Archduke · Mayerling · House / House of Habsburg

Franz Josefs only son & successor commits suicide. Death of Rudolf, Franz Josephs only son & heir commits suicide

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.