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Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, [1] was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.
Elisabeth, empress consort of Austria from April 24, 1854, when she married Emperor Franz Joseph. She was also queen of Hungary (crowned June 8, 1867) after the Austro-Hungarian Ausgleich, or Compromise. Her assassination brought her rather unsettled life to a tragic end.
In 1889, her son Rudolph, the crown prince and heir to the throne, was found dead aged 30 in an apparent suicide pact with his teenage mistress. Elisabeth spiralled further into a deep depression, refusing to see her husband, retreating from public life and from then-on wearing black and a veil.
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sissi, was a remarkable figure whose life was marked by both extraordinary beauty and profound tragedy. Born Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, she became Empress of Austria through her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph in 1854.
The marriage of Elisabeth to Franz Joseph was marked by emotional complexities. Their union, though producing heirs, was fraught with challenges, including emotional distance and Elisabeth’s struggles with the expectations of her royal role.
Married at 16 to the emperor of Austria, Elisabeth—nicknamed Sisi—was a reluctant empress, struggling with royal life and sympathetic to the democratic struggles of the people in her new...
Full Name: Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Duchess in Bavaria, later Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary; Occupation: Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary; Born: December 24, 1837 in Munich, Bavaria; Died: September 10, 1898 in Geneva, Switzerland; Key Accomplishments: Elisabeth was Austria’s longest-serving empress. Although she was often ...
The German-born Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (1837-1898), was the beloved “Sisi,” one of the most famous royal celebrities of her day. As the consort of the emperor of Austria—a land that dominated the map of Europe at the time—Elisabeth was a wellknown figure whose exploits were avidly chronicled in the nineteenth-century press much ...
Elisabeth found life at Court extremely uncongenial, suffering from the strict protocol, the intrigues and her official duties as empress. However, in the early years, the young empress did strive to live up to expectations.
Elisabeth begins to write the cycle of poems "Nordsee Lieder" (Songs of the North Sea"). October 1885: A long journey to the Orient takes the empress to Greece, inspiring her with an intense and enduring interest in Greek culture. January 1887: Ehe empress writes the cycle of poems entitled Winter Lieder ("Songs of Winter"). February 1888