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The series focuses on Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress of Austria from 1854 to 1898, and follows the spirited royal on her adventures within the Viennese court ...
Anna Nahowski (1860–1931) was the mistress of Franz Joseph of Austria from 1875 until 1889. She was from the age of fourteen married to the silk manufacturer Heuduck, who was heavily indebted by gambling and alcoholism. She met Franz Joseph at a walk in the park of Schönbrunn. The relationship was arranged between Anna and Franz Joseph ...
Portrait of Elisabeth depicting her long hair. Made by Franz Xaver Winterhalter in 1865, it was supposedly one of Emperor Franz Joseph's favourite paintings of his wife. She is known as one of the most beautiful and famous women of 19th century Europe. [30] In addition to her rigorous exercise regimen, Elisabeth practiced demanding beauty routines.
It is said that Franz Joseph's wife Empress Elisabeth actually encouraged the relationship between the actress and the Emperor. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] After Elisabeth's assassination in 1898, their relationship continued, with one interruption (1900/01, due to a difference in opinions), until the emperor's death in November 1916.
Here's the true story of how Empress Sisi and Franz Joseph I fell in love IRL if you watched Netflix's 'The Empress' and want the real deal.
The name of the eldest daughter, Sophie, was chosen by Franz Joseph together with his mother, not with his wife. Countess Esterhazy is shown as a fake friend with whom Sisi immediately bonds. In reality, the countess did not pretend to be a friend to Sisi, and the latter immediately detested her.
Princess Sophie of Bavaria (Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine; 27 January 1805 – 28 May 1872) was the daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Caroline of Baden. The identical twin sister of Queen Maria Anna of Saxony , Sophie became Archduchess of Austria by marriage to Archduke Franz Karl of Austria .
She was born in Vienna on 27 January 1892 to Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria and his wife, Archduchess Marie Valerie, youngest daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. [1] She married at Niederwallsee on 19 September 1912 Georg Count von Waldburg zu Zeil und Hohenems (1878–1955). The marriage was one of love and not a political marriage.