Mausoleum of Montléart

The neo-Gothic mausoleum of Moritz and Wilhelmine von Montléart in the palace park on Gallitzinberg in the 16th district commemorates the French aristocratic Montléart family, who settled in Vienna at the beginning of the 19th century. The starting point was Jules Maximilien Thibaut, Prince de Montléart, Marquis de Rumont, who had acquired a castle (predecessor building) located there in 1824. After his death, the estate passed to his son Moritz, who was married to the philanthropist Wilhelmine, née Fitzgerald, from Ireland.

Wilhelmine took over the estate, had the burial chapel built and, despite her secluded life, the name “Wilhelminenberg”, which is still in use today, became established. After a generous donation of 300K crowns for the construction of a hospital, the “Wilhelminenspital” (since 2020 Klinik Ottakring) was named after her.

Incidentally, the family’s legal advisor for decades was the lawyer Dr. Cajetan Felder, who recorded many details about the Montléarts in his memoirs and, as Mayor of Vienna from 1868, provided important impetus for the city of Vienna.