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Archduke Rudolf, the only son of Franz Joseph, the pretender to the Habsburg Empire, was found dead in the hunting lodge at Mayerling on 30 January 1889. For a long time, few people knew the circumstances of his death; the public could only speculate. There was talk of failing health, murder for political reasons or out of fear of love, suicide...
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Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, of his role in Hitler's plan for the final solution.