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Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs
...des Körpers wurde dann feierlich in der Kapuzinergruft begraben. Translation: When a Habsburg died, first of all - for purely practical reasons - the intestines were removed. They start decaying first and would have exuded a very unpleasant smell during the funeral ceremonies. Then the heart was removed. The heart is seen as the seat of the soul, and this heart was then...