Mary Vetsera | |
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![]() Mary Vetsera in 1888 | |
Born | Marie Alexandrine Freiin von Vetsera 19 March 1871 |
Died | 30 January 1889 Mayerling, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary | (aged 17)
Burial place | Heiligenkreuz, Austria |
Education | Salesian Institute for Daughters of the Nobility |
Known for | Mistress of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, involvement in the Mayerling incident |
Title | Freiin von Vetsera |
Parent(s) | Albin Freiherr von Vetsera Helene Baltazzi |
Baroness Marie Alexandrine "Mary" von Vetsera (19 March 1871 – 30 January 1889) was an Austrian noblewoman and the mistress of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria. Vetsera and the crown prince were found dead at his hunting lodge in Mayerling on 30 January 1889, following an apparent murder-suicide, which is known as the Mayerling incident.