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- 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; children: eldest daughter died in infancy; Gisela (1856–1932); Marie Valerie (1868–1924); crown prince Rudolf (1858–1889, who died at Mayerling).
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Born: August 18, 1830, Schloss Schönbrunn, near Vienna, Austria. Died: November 21, 1916, Schloss Schönbrunn (aged 86) Title / Office: emperor (1867-1916), Austria-Hungary. emperor (1848-1867), Austria. House / Dynasty: House of Habsburg. Notable Family Members: spouse Elisabeth. son Rudolf, Archduke and crown prince of Austria. brother Maximilian.
Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, 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.
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Sep 11, 2023 · Born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach, Elisabeth enjoyed an informal upbringing, where her hands-on mother and father raised her to explore the countryside and enjoy creative musings. 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 ...
Oct 4, 2022 · Born: 24 December 1837, Possenhofen Castle, Bavaria. Died: 10 September, 1898, Geneva, Switzerland. Parents: Duke Maximilian Joseph and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. Spouse: Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. Children: Sophie (1855-57), Gisela (1856-1932), Rudolf (1858-1889), Marie Valerie (1868-1924)
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; children: el...
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 ...
Elisabeth was the daughter of Albert II of Germany, Archduke of Austria, and his wife Elizabeth of Luxembourg, daughter of Emperor Sigismund. The exact date of her birth is unknown and has been variously provided between 1436 and early 1439. Her elder brother was born in February 1435.
