Libido in the House of Habsburg
Steadfast Catholic monarchs as true benefactors of the empire: the Habsburgs’ decidedly unseemly zest for life and hygiene away from their imperial palaces.
German, English
2 hours
Mag. Philipp Graf
20 people
Albertinaplatz / memorial
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Giant Gate
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€ 48,-
Voice system, sterile earphones
About this tour
The Catholic House of Habsburg was also active in matters of eroticism. On this tour, we’ll learn more about the Habsburgs, who were quite active in the bedroom as well. We’ll discover more about the sexual education of the archdukes and their female attendants – right down to the last of these court servants. We’ll also learn about the escapades of Emperor Joseph II, his connections to the brothels of the suburbs, and the amorous adventures of his first wife.
We’ll also hear interesting facts about Maria The-
resa, who, despite having 16 children, described herself as prudish and granted her imperial husband sexual freedoms – perhaps precisely because of this – without ever losing control!
We’ll learn the true purpose of imperial private palaces and why the marital bedroom of Maria Theresa’s parents was covered with wallpaper full of pornographic Indian depictions.
Last but not least, we meet the handsome Otto, Count Wilczek, and the crinoline of his Empress Sisi.