MARIAZELL, Austria ? About 1,000 people have attended a requiem Mass for the son of Austria's last emperor and his wife at a basilica associated with the former dynasty.
Otto Von Habsburg died July 4 at age 98 in southern Germany. His wife, Regina, died last year.
The dynasty ruled for more than seven centuries until the end of World War I.
In attendance at the Mariazell Basilica, where the coffins are lying in state, was Viennese Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn as the pope's personal representative.
He sat Wednesday among archbishops from the central European and Balkan countries that once formed the Austro-Hungarian empire.
The somber scene was brightened by the colorful 19th century uniforms worn by members of traditional military units active under the Habsburgs. The coffins will be buried Saturday in the Emperor Tomb in Vienna.
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