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Author Allison Pataki wrote an historical novel about Elisabeth and her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph entitled The Accidental Empress in 2015. [81] Its sequel, Sisi, Empress on Her Own, was published in 2016. [citation needed] The story of Elisabeth is told in Susan Appleyard's 2016 ebook, In a Gilded Cage. [82]
Sixteen-year-old Bavarian Duchess, Elisabeth "Sisi" von Wittelsbach, falls in love with Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, the intended fiancé of her older sister, Duchess Helene, and they marry. Arriving in Vienna , Sisi finds herself navigating the complexity of court politics and her husband's scheming family.
Sissi or Sisi may refer to: . People. Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898), known as "Sisi" or "Sissi"; spouse of Franz Joseph I of Austria; Works about Sissi. The King Steps Out (1936), light comedy directed by Josef von Sternberg
The young emperor Franz Joseph in Hungarian uniform (1853, by Miklós Barabás) Sissi spends her time fishing in the forest where by chance she meets Franz Josef. The emperor is unaware that the girl is his cousin Sissi. He takes a liking to her and invites her for an afternoon hunting trip in the Alps. They meet as arranged in the mountains ...
Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress (German: Sissi – Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin) is a 1957 Austrian film written and directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm, with Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Uta Franz, Vilma Degischer and Walther Reyer.
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (Rudolf Franz Karl Josef; 21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) was the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria (Sisi). He was heir apparent to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth.
Archduchess Sophie and her son, the future emperor Franz Joseph (by Joseph Karl Stieler) After Franz Joseph's accession, Sophie became the power behind the throne. [6] Historically, Sophie is remembered for her extremely adversarial relationship with Franz Joseph's wife Elisabeth "Sisi", who was also her niece.
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph Karl [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈkaʁl]; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈjoːʒɛf ˈkaːroj]; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916. [1]