Vetsera, Franz Albin, Freiherr von |
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BORN 29 Nov 1872, Wien: Schüttelstrasse 11 - DIED 22 Oct 1915, Kukli (near) CAUSE OF DEATH killed in action GRAVE LOCATION Payerbach, Niederösterreich: Ortfriedhof, Friedhofstrasse |
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Franz Albin Vetsera was the younger brother of Mary Vetsera, the lover of crown prince Rudolph. He was the son of Albin Vetsera and Helena Baltazzi and known as Feri in the family. In 1904 he married Margit Marie, Countess of Bissingen und Nippenburg (1883-1944) and they had three daughters. He died during the First World War near Kukli in Poland. He was provisionally buried in Rozyscze in Wolhynien. After a request by his relatives his remains were transferred to the cemetery of Payerbach on 18 December 1915 and buried near his uncle Alexander. They were transferred again when the new family vault at the same cemetery was finished. His mother was buried in this vault as well in 1925. Family • Mother: Baltazzi, Helena, Baroness Vetsera • Sister: Vetsera, Mary |
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 The grave of Franz Freiherr von Vetsera and Helena Freifrau von Vetsera at the cemetery in Payerdorf. Picture by Androom (20 Aug 2009) |
 The grave of Franz Freiherr von Vetsera and Helena Freifrau von Vetsera at the cemetery in Payerdorf. Picture by Androom (20 Aug 2009) |
Sources • Swistun, Hermann, Mary Vetsera, Gefährtin für den Tod, Ueberreuter, Wien, 1999 • Werff, S. van der, Het drama van Mayerling, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1991 • https://mayerlingarchiv.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/das-unredigierte-mayerling-manuskript-stand-03-11-2015.pdf |
