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- Born Elisabeth Valerie Gabrielle Marie von Wittelsbach at Possenhofen Castle, Bavaria, on July 25, 1876; died at Château de Stuyvenberg, near Brussels, on November 23, 1965; buried at Laeken, Brussels, Belgium; daughter of Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857–1943) and Karl Theodor "Gackl" also known as Karl Theodor von Wittelsbach, duke in Bavaria [sic]; earned a medical degree from the University of Leipzig; married Albert I (1875–1934), king of the Belgians (r. 1909–1934), on October 2, 1900;...
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Elisabeth was born into the Ducal royal branch of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach but enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying her first cousin, Emperor Franz Joseph I, at 16. The marriage thrust her into the much more formal Habsburg court life, for which she was unprepared and which she found suffocating.
Oct 20, 2022 · 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.
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Oct 5, 2022 · Married at 16, Elisabeth was not a fan of the formal Vienna court life her marriage required, per Tatler. She found royal life to be boring and often rebelled against from the court's norms.
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Oct 4, 2022 · Elisabeth was not as smitten with the 23-year-old Franz Joseph, whom she thought dull, humourless, and conservative. When they married eight months later, in April 1854, the teen bride was seen sobbing in her carriage during the procession through Vienna.
Oct 4, 2022 · Following an informal upbringing far from the constraints of court life that she would later experience and the freedom to do (mostly) as she pleased, Elisabeth was married to Emperor Franz...
Oct 31, 2022 · Elisabeth von Wittelsbach (nicknamed ‘Sissi’ / ‘Sisi’) 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, Elisabeth’s daring personal style was often emulated both within and outside the Austrian empire.
In 1853, she got to know her cousin Emporer Franz Joseph, who was going to marry Sisi's sister Helene. Franz Joseph fell in love with Sisi immediately and decided to marry her instead of her sister. They married, Elisabeth being 16 years old.
