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April 24, 1854
- In August 1853, when the emperor of Austria, Franz Joseph, met the Bavarian ducal family at Ischl, he immediately fell in love with 16-year-old Elizabeth who was reputedly the most beautiful princess in Europe. The marriage took place in Vienna on April 24, 1854.
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria was one of the most beautiful women in history and a powerful monarch. Her stunning beauty won her the heart of Franz Josef, who claimed to fall in love with her as soon as he saw her and married her a mere eight months later.
In 1853, at 15, she accompanied her mother and sister Helene to meet her sister’s betrothed, their cousin, 23 years old Emperor Franz Joseph. On their arrival, the emperor set his eyes on young Sisi and decided to marry her instead of Helene. Their wedding took place eight months later, and she became Empress of Austria.
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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 in the same w...
There is some speculation that such genetic conditions may have been exacerbated by a tradition of intermarriage in the royal dynasty. Elisabeth's father, for example, married his cousin, Ludovika, Royal Princess of Bavaria and daughter of King Maximilian I. The pair raised their family at Possenhofen Castle on Lake Starnberg outside Munich, and wo...
Elisabeth produced three children in the first four years of her marriage: Archduchess Sophie, born in March of 1855; Archduchess Gisela, born in July of 1856, and Crown Prince Rudolf, born in August of 1858. Sophie died while the family was on an official visit to Hungary, which was part of Franz Josef's empire. It was in May of 1857 when both roy...
Elisabeth and Franz Josef had a brief reconciliation, occasioned by his decision to establish a double monarchy, which created the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867. She was given a new title, Queen of Hungary, in addition to that of Empress of Austria. A coronation was held for both in Budapest, and their fourth child, Archduchess Marie Valerie, was...
Elisabeth's assassination is viewed by many historians as the foreshadowing of a more famous one 16 years later, the 1914 shooting of her nephew, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. The archduke's death unleashed World War I (1914–18), which finally brought down the Habsburgs. News of Elisabeth's death prompted an...
May 13, 2024 · Empress Elisabeth of Austria (born Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I. She was born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach.
- Female
- December 24, 1837
- Franz Joseph Karl Habsburg-Lothringen
- September 10, 1898
The marriage took place in Vienna on April 24, 1854. Elizabeth's attempts to modify court etiquette, and her extreme love of horses and frequent visits to the imperial riding school, scandalized Austrian society, and in the early days of her marriage, she frequently encountered Viennese prejudice.
My current obsession is the Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary, aka Sissi. Here she is... She was born Elizabeth of Wittelsbach ("Sissi") (1837 - 1898) to Duke Maximilian and Duchess Ludovika of Bavaria. In 1853 her cousin Emporer Franz Joseph was to marry her sister Helene (Nene).
Dec 24, 1837 - Sep 10, 1898. Elisabeth was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I. She was born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach.
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