Leopold Altenburg - Prince and Clown

What's it about?

"It's a nightmare with the family tree!" – Leopold Altenburg must also come to terms with this realization, as his family history is extraordinary; he is the great-great-grandson of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth, the world-famous "Sisi". For a long time, he hardly engaged with his ancestors until walking the red carpet at the musical "Elisabeth" in Berlin brought him and his heritage unexpected attention. "I didn't know you were so regal," says Gustl, the Vienna-based café owner in northern Berlin. "You have to tell your story." In his search for clues, Leopold discovers that his grandfather Clemens had a very special babysitter: the Emperor himself. Leopold's father Peter lived as a child and teenager in the Imperial Villa in Bad Ischl. Decades later, Leopold visits the exhibition rooms of the villa with his father and experiences how his father unabashedly touches all the objects.

Where?

Schloss Puchberg

Organiser: Schloss Puchberg