Innere Stadt in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)

Palais Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor / Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2017

1. Palais Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor / Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

erbaut 1863-1869 von Heinrich Freiherr von Ferstel
für den jüngsten Bruder Kaiser Franz Josefs
1911-1938 Militärcasino der Garnison Wien

built 1863-1869 by Heinrich Freiherr von Ferstel
for the youngest brother of Emperor Franz Joseph
1911-1938 Officer's Club for the Garrison of Vienna

Erected by Wien Tourismus, Vienna Tourist Office.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 48° 12.084′ N, 16° 22.486′ E. Marker is in Wien. It is in Innere Stadt. Marker is at the intersection of Schubertring and Schwarzenbergplatz on Schubertring. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Schubertring 13, Wien 1010, Austria. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Professor Friedrich Hacker (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Richard Wagner (about 120 meters away); Die "Grosse Strasse" / The "Great Road" (about 150 meters away); Lise Meitner (about 150 meters away); Feng Shan Ho

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(about 150 meters away); Erwin Schrödinger (about 150 meters away); Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850 - 1937) (about 150 meters away); Franz Schubert (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wien.

Also see . . . Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (Wikipedia). "Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (Ludwig Viktor Joseph Anton; 15 May 1842 – 18 January 1919) from the House of Habsburg was the youngest son born to Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria and younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria....He was born in Vienna shortly after his sister Archduchess Maria Anna had died at four years of age, followed by a stillborn brother. His elder siblings included Emperor Franz Joseph, Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and Archduke Karl Ludwig....During the Revolutions of 1848 and the Vienna Uprising, pampered "Luziwuzi" with his royal family had to flee the Austrian capital, at first to Innsbruck, later to Olomouc. Ludwig Viktor pursued the usual military career and was appointed General of the Infantry, but had no intentions to interfere in politics. He rejected his brother Maximilian's ambitions in the Second Mexican

Palais Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor / Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2017

2. Palais Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor / Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor and Marker

Empire and especially plans to marry him to Princess Imperial Isabel, daughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. Instead he concentrated on building up his own art collection and had a city palace erected on Schwarzenbergplatz, Palais Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor, in Vienna according to plans designed by Heinrich von Ferstel, where he hosted homophile soirées....Despite his mother's attempts to arrange a marriage for him with Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, youngest sister of Empress Elisabeth, he remained a bachelor all his life. As a result of his very public homosexuality and transvestitism, culminating in a brawl at the Central Bathhouse Vienna, his brother Emperor Franz Joseph finally forbade him to stay in Vienna...." (Submitted on October 3, 2017.)

View of Schwarzenbergplatz with the Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor image. Click for full size.

Postcard published by P. Ledermann, Vienna, 1910

3. View of Schwarzenbergplatz with the Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.