Does anyone know if the Austrian Government has any plans to bring the body of Emperor Karl to Austria? It is still in Madeira island, Portugal. Amelia
It is not up to the Government to bring back Emperor Charles, it is up to the family.
Once the process of sanctification is over, he will most probably be brought to the Kapuzinergruft
Kaiser Karl, as emperor of Austria in 1917 financed the widening of the burial site so that all his 8 children wife and himself could fit in the Kapuziner Gruft. The first of the children to die was Archduchess Adelheit (1971) who loved Austria but certainly not the Kapuziner Gruft. She expressly refused to be buried there. Archduke Robert was the same. He really did not like the burial site full with all those tourists so he requested to be sent to rest in Peace in Muri Switzerland where the second largest burial sites of the Habsburgs is found. This is in a convent and is not open to the public. Archduchess Xenia and Anne Eugenie are also there, together with Xenia’s son Johannes. Eventually Archduke Felix and Archduke Rudolf will be set to rest in Muri together with their defunct wifes.
Archduke Carl Ludwig had a special attachment to the Kapuziner Gruft and was his express wish to be there.
Archduke Otto will be sent to the Kapuziner Gruft together with Archduchess Regina.
Muri's burial site is also quite full and will not accommodate all 33 grand children of Kaiser Karl and Kaiserin Zita. They will have to rest in peace somewhere else.
