Home / Series / Fall of Eagles / Aired Order / Season 1 / Episode 4

Requiem for a Crown Prince

On the morning of the 30th January 1889, the 30-year-old Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary is found dead at the imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling in what looks like a suicide pact with his 17-year-old mistress Marie Vetsera. As well as dealing with their personal tragedy and loss, the Emperor Franz-Josef and the Empress Elizabeth are faced with the difficult task of covering up what really happened in hope of avoiding the potentially major public scandal.

English
  • Originally Aired April 5, 1974
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network BBC One
  • Created August 26, 2010 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified August 26, 2010 by
    Administrator admin
Name Type Role
David Turner Writer
James Ferman Director