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 ...

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 ...

Austria shed its imperial past after the First World War, but for six hours the pageantry, colour and ceremony accompanying the Habsburg burial turned Vienna into the imperial city that was once the ...

Otto Habsburg, the eldest son of Austria's last emperor, is to be buried today at Vienna's Imperial Crypt in a funeral attended by royals and political leaders from all over Europe. The funeral marks ...

VIENNA – 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 ...

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 ...

VIENNA — Lederhosen-clad Tyrolean 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 ...

VIENNAVIENNA — 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 ...