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IRL (In Real Life) => General Discussion => Topic started by: besilarius on August 09, 2015, 07:47:10 PM

Title: Mayerling suicide note
Post by: besilarius on August 09, 2015, 07:47:10 PM
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/37762

The murder-suicide at Mayerling may be a little clearer.

One historical curiousity is this came out in the same year as Omar Sharif's death.
One of his poor movies was about Mayerling and costarred Catherine Deneuve.
Title: Re: Mayerling suicide note
Post by: Gusington on August 09, 2015, 08:25:34 PM
What a tragic, creepy story. And world changing.
Title: Re: Mayerling suicide note
Post by: LongBlade on August 09, 2015, 08:29:58 PM
See the comments. There is a suggestion that Rudolf was weak and unstable. Things may not have turned for the better had he lived.

But hope (in the realm of alternative history) springs eternal.
Title: Re: Mayerling suicide note
Post by: Gusington on August 10, 2015, 07:05:40 AM
Weak and unstable may have been exactly the traits needed to avoid World War I!
Title: Re: Mayerling suicide note
Post by: LongBlade on August 10, 2015, 07:41:43 AM
True. Never thought of it like that.
Title: Re: Mayerling suicide note
Post by: Gusington on August 11, 2015, 07:05:43 PM
You're welcome :)
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