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- From the death of her son, Crown Prince Rudolf, Elizabeth wore only mourning clothes. When the official mourning period ended, she gave away all her light-coloured gowns and accessories to her daughters, Gisela and Marie Valerie. On just one occasion – the christening of Marie Valerie’s first child – she wore a pearl grey dress.
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The story goes that the last time that Empress Elisabeth was spotted in a coloured dress at an official occasion was at the engagement party of Marie-Valerie on Christmas 1888 (also Sisi’s birth date). She wore a rather hideous (sorry, my opinion) ivory/white/pink/grey (?) dress.
The empress had some bad habits. According to a Los Angeles Times dispatch of September 24, 1890, Empress Elisabeth of Austria smokes "from thirty to forty Turkish and Russian cigarettes a day." After diner, she would enjoy her cup of Turkish coffee together with a strong Italian cigar.
- All in the Family. Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie was born on Christmas Eve, 1837 to Maximillian and Ludovika of Bavaria. The young royal had a far from normal childhood: Her father Maximillian was a notorious eccentric, and the little girl grew up in a chaotic environment that encouraged country horse rides over formal education.
- Sisi My Playmate. Growing up, Elisabeth’s loved ones nicknamed the observant, sensitive girl “Sisi.” Wikipedia.
- She’s The One. Elisabeth was never supposed to become Empress. Her older sister Helene was originally betrothed to the young Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, but it all changed when the 15-year-old Elisabeth accompanied Helene to their first meeting and formal proposal.
- Wanderlust. The Empress Elisabeth was a fundamentally restless woman. She loved being by herself, and valued her independence and freedom above all else.
Oct 18, 2022 · When the official mourning period ended, she gave away all her light-coloured gowns and accessories to her daughters, Gisela and Marie Valerie. On just one occasion – the christening of Marie Valerie’s first child – she wore a pearl grey dress.
Signature. 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 was born into the Ducal royal branch of the Bavarian ...
This dress of light-coloured satin and silk tulle with chenille applications was designed for Sisi around 1880 by her favourite seamstress, Fanny Scheiner. Like most of the empress's...
Jul 28, 2020 · A German contemporary of the Empress, the soulfully beautiful Elisabeth, Grand Duchess Sergei of Russia (1864-1918) inventively made up her own face cream, for which she used cucumber juice. A sad ...
