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  1. 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 ...

  2. Born Elizabeth Amélie Eugénie on December 24, 1837, at the castle of Possenhofen on Lake Starnberg; died of stab wounds on September 10, 1898, in Geneva; daughter of Maximilian Joseph, duke of Bavaria, and Ludovica (1808–1892); married her cousin Francis Joseph (Franz Joseph I ), emperor of Austria (r. 1848–1916), on April 24, 1854 ...

  3. Nov 28, 2022 · Elisabeth (Wittelsbach) Wittelsbach von Österreich-Ungarn is Notable. Elisabeth of Austria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, and thus Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Queen consort of Croatia and Bohemia.

    • Female
    • December 24, 1837
    • Franz Joseph Karl Habsburg-Lothringen
    • September 10, 1898
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  5. ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837-1898), consort of Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, was the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria and Louisa Wilhelmina, daughter of Maximilian I. of Bavaria, and was born on the 24th of December 1837 at the castle of Possenhofen on Lake Starnberg. She inherited the quick ...

  6. Franz Joseph established the Order of Elizabeth in her honor. She has been the focus of many books, including The Royal Diaries: Elisabeth, The Princess Bride by Barry Denenberg; Stars in my Heart by Barbara Cartland; and The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki.

  7. 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). However, Franz Joseph fell in love with Sissi immediately and ...

  8. Elisabeth, Empress of Austria. by Unknown photographer. albumen print, 1897 or before. NPG P1700 (36a) Find out more >. Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card. Use this image. 'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'.

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