RARE DOCUMENT SIGNED GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS GENERAL COMMAND RUDOLF (Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, 1858-1889, committed suicide at Mayerling)

Fine Document boldly signed ‘Rudolf’ in German with translation, “to the Imperial and Royal Command of the 17th Infantry Brigade Staff” relating to the General Command instructing them “about the thick report of the 54^th Vitclar-Jnsti luth Oberleeutenat Alnten Wosseley to the higher General Command. Report on June 21, 1882...”, 1 side folio, no place, 21st June

Pausinger was one of Rudolf’s closest friends outside family and court. Rudolf is said to have confided to Pausinger six years before at Görgény that he would not succeed to the throne and he was nearly killed by a bear there in 1885. It is not clear that the proposed expedition took place. Rudolf’s alienation from his father was increasing, as were the criticisms of him in the foreign press, and he would have loved to have got away. However, the next Saturday, 3rd November, his cousin Countess Larisch made the fateful introduction with Baronesse Mary Vetsera, (1871-1889), whom he had observed at the races in April, and whom the Prince of Wales had pointed out at the opera on 14th October. They met again on the 10th. In the middle of November the doctor advised a change and Rudolf and his wife and child had a fortnight in the Adriatic from 27th December. On their return the fatal attraction grew apace and by 30th January Rudolf and Marie were dead.
An exceptionally rare autograph.
Transcription
“Est ist über die dieckte Verlage des Berichtes res. at. 54 über den Vitclar-Jnsti luth Oberleeutenant Alnten Wosseley an dachtel General-Kommando anher zu berichten.
Frag am 21. Juni 1882.”
“An das k.k. Kommando der 17ten Infanterie Brigade Stab.”
In English:
It is about the thick report of the 54^th Vitclar-Jnsti luth Oberleeutenat Alnten Wosseley to the higher General Command. Report on June 21, 1882.
To the Imperial and Royal Command of the 17th Infantry Brigade Staff.

Item Date:  1882

Stock No:  42375      £1250

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