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Jul 28, 2020 · Elisabeth said of her lustrously thick, chestnut brown (nearly ankle-length) hair that she was, a ‘slave’ to it, sometimes having to have long sections of it strung up on cords to relieve the ...
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Sep 25, 2019 · Empress Elisabeth of Austria with Diamond Stars on her Hair by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1864. On September 10, 1898, while walking to the landing stage of a steamer ship in Geneva, Switzerland, the then 60-year-old Empress of Austria was stabbed through the heart with a thin, needle-like metal file by Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni.
It was one of approximately 27 jewel-encrusted pieces designed and made by court jeweler Jakob Heinrich Köchert for her to wear in her hair, which appears in a portrait of her by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
Oct 4, 2022 · Of particular pride to Elisabeth was her hair, chestnut-coloured curls so long that they fell to her ankles. It required a three-hour ritual every day to look after, and on days that she washed it she made sure to have no other commitments in her diary.
Sep 11, 2023 · In addition to a vigorous exercise regime, the empress practised several demanding beauty routines, one of which included a three-hour hair ritual. Even after four pregnancies, Elisabeth kept her weight at approximately 110 pounds and kept a 16-inch waist for the rest of her life.
Sep 28, 2018 · In earlier stories, Elisabeth was portrayed as a fairy-tale princess, likely because of her whirlwind courtship and because of the most famous portrait of her: a painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter that depicted her with diamond stars in her floor-length hair.
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Aug 30, 2023 · Empress Elisabeth was rarely seen with her hair down. The famous paintings of her wearing a loose robe with her hair unbound were intended for the private rooms of Emperor Franz Joseph, and not...
