Archduke Rainer of Austria (German: Rainer, Erzherzog von Österreich-Toskana; 21 November 1895 – 25 May 1930) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, a member of the Tuscan branch of the Imperial House of Habsburg, an Archduke of Austria and Prince of Tuscany by birth. He was the eldest son Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Prince of Tuscany. He served as officer in the Austrian army during World War I.[1] At the fall of the Habsburg dynasty, he remained in Vienna and worked for a time as taxi driver. He died unmarried at the age of 34 from blood-poisoning.[1]
Archduke Rainer
Archduke Rainer (right) with his mother and his younger brother Archduke Leopold (left)
In Vienna, Rainer operated a garage.[6] He also organized a system for film reels to be transported by motorcycle from one theater to another enabling more than one theater to share the same film.[7]
In May 1921 it was reported that there had been protests against Rainer at Schloss Hernstein.[5] In August 1921 he was arrested in Ljubljana (then in Yugoslavia, now in Slovenia) on a charge of forging a passport.[3]
Archduke Rainer and family, 1915
On 6 April 1922, Rainer and his father were present at the requiem mass celebrated in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna for the soul of the Emperor Charles I of Austria.[8] They reportedly led a demonstration with cries of "Down with the Republic", and marched to the Austrian Parliament Building demanding that the flag be lowered to half-staff in honour of Austria's former sovereign.915
^"To Be Buried as Habsburg", New York Times (29 May 1930): 31.
^"Das Begräbnis des ehemaligen Erzherzogs Rainer Karl Salvator", Wiener Zeitung (3. Juni 1930): 7.
January 01, 1970
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Archduke Rainer of Austria German Rainer Erzherzog von Osterreich Toskana 21 November 1895 25 May 1930 was a member of the House of Habsburg Lorraine a member of the Tuscan branch of the Imperial House of Habsburg an Archduke of Austria and Prince of Tuscany by birth He was the eldest son Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria Prince of Tuscany He served as officer in the Austrian army during World War I 1 At the fall of the Habsburg dynasty he remained in Vienna and worked for a time as taxi driver He died unmarried at the age of 34 from blood poisoning 1 Archduke RainerArchduke Rainer right with his mother and his younger brother Archduke Leopold left Born 1895 11 21 21 November 1895Agram Kingdom of Croatia Slavonia Austria HungaryDied25 May 1930 1930 05 25 aged 34 Vienna AustriaHouseHabsburg TuscanyFatherArchduke Leopold Salvator of Austria Prince of TuscanyMotherInfanta Blanca of Spain Contents 1 Life 2 Ancestry 3 References 4 NotesLife editArchduke Rainer was born in Agram the historic Austrian German name for what is now the city of Zagreb in Croatia the fourth child and eldest son of Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria Prince of Tuscany and Infanta Blanca of Spain daughter of Carlos Duke of Madrid 2 He received the names Rainer Karl Leopold Blanka Anton Margarete Beatrix Peter Joseph Raphael Michael Ignaz Stephan During World War I Rainer served as a lieutenant of artillery in the Austro Hungarian Army 3 After the fall of the Habsburg monarchy and the establishment of the First Austrian Republic he renounced his rights to the Austrian throne in order that he could remain in Austria 3 4 Henceforward he used the name Rainer Habsburg 5 He lived in an apartment in the Palais Toskana 6 but also retained properties in Zagreb 3 and in Galicia 5 and at Schloss Hernstein 5 In Vienna Rainer operated a garage 6 He also organized a system for film reels to be transported by motorcycle from one theater to another enabling more than one theater to share the same film 7 In May 1921 it was reported that there had been protests against Rainer at Schloss Hernstein 5 In August 1921 he was arrested in Ljubljana then in Yugoslavia now in Slovenia on a charge of forging a passport 3 nbsp Archduke Rainer and family 1915 On 6 April 1922 Rainer and his father were present at the requiem mass celebrated in St Stephen s Cathedral in Vienna for the soul of the Emperor Charles I of Austria 8 They reportedly led a demonstration with cries of Down with the Republic and marched to the Austrian Parliament Building demanding that the flag be lowered to half staff in honour of Austria s former sovereign 915In 1930 Rainer died in the Wiedner Hospital in Vienna from the effects of blood poisoning he was 35 7 9 His remains were buried in the Imperial Crypt of the Capuchin Church in Vienna 10 He was the first member of the Habsburg family to be buried in the crypt since the Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1916 4 Among those present for the funeral were his parents Archduke Leopold Salvator and Archduchess Blanca his father s brother Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria with his sons Hubert and Klemens his mother s uncle Infante Alfonso Carlos of Spain and his wife Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal and Dr Ignaz Seipel former Chancellor of Austria 11 In 1962 Rainer s sarcophagus was moved to the Neue Gruft New Crypt where it lies next to the sarcophagus of his father Ancestry editAncestors of Archduke Rainer of Austria 1895 1930 8 Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany4 Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria Prince of Tuscany9 Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies2 Archduke Leopold Salvator Prince of Tuscany10 Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies5 Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon Two Sicilies11 Maria Theresa of Austria1 Archduke Rainer of Austria Prince of Tuscany12 Juan Count of Montizon6 Carlos Duke of Madrid13 Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria Este3 Infanta Blanca of Spain14 Charles III Duke of Parma7 Princess Margherita of Bourbon Parma15 Princess Louise Marie Therese of FranceReferences editHarding Bertita Lost Waltz A Story of Exile Bobbs Merrill 1944 ASIN B0007DXCLY McIntosh David The Unknown Habsburgs Rosvall Royal Books 2000 ISBN 91 973978 0 6Notes edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archduke Rainer of Austria 1895 1930 a b McIntosh The Unknown Habsburgs p 51 Harding Lost Waltz p 20 a b c d Austrian Archduke Jailed New York Times 24 August 1921 4 a b Austrian Archduke Buried New York Times 3 June 1930 35 a b c d Habsburgs Not Wanted The Times 17 May 1921 8 a b Vienna Knows Not Archduke Leopold New York Times 12 January 1927 6 a b Archduke Rainer of Austria Dead New York Times 26 May 1930 15 The Habsburg Funeral The Times 7 April 1922 11 Todesfall Wiener Zeitung 27 Mai 1930 3 To Be Buried as Habsburg New York Times 29 May 1930 31 Das Begrabnis des ehemaligen Erzherzogs Rainer Karl Salvator Wiener Zeitung 3 Juni 1930 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Archduke Rainer of Austria 1895 1930 amp oldid 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