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14 mag 2019 · 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 nation.
20 ott 2022 · Amy Irvine. Elisabeth von Wittelsbach was Empress of Austria from her marriage in April 1854 until her assassination in 1898. Tall, slim and considered one of the most beautiful women of her age, her daring personal style was often emulated within and outside the Austrian empire. Elisabeth was progressive and a woman ahead of her time.
The 15-year-old Elisabeth, or 'Sisi,' kept her mother and sister company on the journey, and as fate would have it, the emperor fell in love with her at first sight. Every now and then, a single fateful moment in history turned beggars into kings, outlaws into heroes and … a girl from a small Bavarian town into a legendary empress.
From the 1860s, the couple could no longer be said to have had a married life together. Franz Joseph and Elisabeth maintained a bond of friendship, corresponding and meeting regularly. ‘You have no idea how much I loved this woman’, Franz Joseph is said to have exclaimed after Elisabeth was murdered. With Elisabeth’s full support, she ...
29 dic 2021 · Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834 – 1890) almost became the Empress of Austria, but that role instead went to her sister, Empress Elisabeth. We always forget about Helene: it’s much easier to remember an Empress than a Princess of Thurn and Taxis. Helene had a very happy life, though, but perhaps her only problem was everyone around her dying ...
11 set 2023 · Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who died on 10 September 1898, remains a figure of fascination 125 years on. Beautiful, tragic, powerful – it is easy to understand why the tale of this ill-fated royal beauty has captured the imagination.
Born as a duchess, best known as Empress Sisi, Elizabeth of Austria was way ahead of her time. She was a rebel, always looking for ways to escape the strict protocol of the Habsburg court, and her mother-in-law. Her story is well known through many books and films. Most of the time they paint a romantic picture that could not be further from ...
