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  2. 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.

  3. Elisabeth, empress consort of Austria from April 24, 1854, when she married Emperor Franz Joseph. She was also queen of Hungary (crowned June 8, 1867) after the Austro-Hungarian Ausgleich, or Compromise. Her assassination brought her rather unsettled life to a tragic end.

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  4. Franz Joseph was the emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (18671916). He divided his empire into the Dual Monarchy , in which Austria and Hungary coexisted as equal partners. In 1879 he formed an alliance with Prussian-led Germany.

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  5. Aug 26, 2021 · The emperor went to war with Serbia, the country he blamed for his nephew's death. This marked the beginning of World War I. Franz Joseph didn't live to see the end of the conflict he helped start, dying of pneumonia on November 21, 1916. Emperor Franz Joseph I rose to power when he was only a teenager. He was the latest ruler from the powerful ...

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  6. Sep 28, 2018 · Empress Elisabeth (born Elisabeth of Bavaria; December 24, 1837 – September 10, 1898) was one of the most famous royal women in European history. Famed for her great beauty, she was also a diplomat who oversaw the unification of Austria and Hungary. She holds the title of the longest-serving Empress of Austria in history.

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  7. 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.

  8. Sep 11, 2023 · The young Sissi wed Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria at the age of 16, a marriage that thrust her into formal Habsburg court life, for which she was unprepared and found unpleasant. Eccentric and educated in the values of creativity and adventure, the dullness of royal life was no match for Sissi.

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