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Mar 15, 2023 · Earl Spencer discusses Empress Elisabeth of Austria in his new podcast Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo The death of Empress Elisabeth of Austria , also known as ‘Sissi’, was hastened by her ladies-in-waiting’s decision to loosen her corset after she was fatally stabbed on Lake Geneva, Earl Spencer has revealed in the latest ...
The key to Empress Elisabeth's coffin in the Capuchin Crypt is also kept in this cabinet. The black hearse, built for the funeral processions of reigning members, can be found in the Imperial Carriage Museum. It was used for the funerals of Crown Prince Rudolf (1889), Empress Elisabeth (1898) and Emperor Franz Joseph I (1916), among others.
Feb 19, 2010 · Empress Elisabeth is another tragic beauty of the 19th century. In keeping with Wittelsbach and Habsburg family traditions, Elisabeth's parents hoped to marry off her older sister Helene (Nene) to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. The Wittelsbachs met with Franz Joseph and they brought Elisabeth as well as Helene. He fell for Elisabeth.
Empress Elisabeth of Austria - Sissi. Empress Elisabeth is another tragic beauty of the 19th century. In keeping with Wittelsbach and Habsburg family traditions, Elisabeth's parents hoped to marry off her older sister Helene (Nene) to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. The Wittelsbachs met with Franz Joseph and they brought Elisabeth as well as ...
Detail of portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, by Winterhalter, 1865, Bundesmobilienverwaltung Hofburg Vienna Sisi Museum (photo: Gerald Schedy). Empress Elisabeth "Sisi" is shown in a court gala dress designed by Worth, with diamond stars in her hair. Sisi possessed a variety of diamond stars, both eight-pointed and ten-pointed, with and ...
The empress had some bad habits. According to a Los Angeles Times dispatch of September 24, 1890, Empress Elisabeth of Austria smokes "from thirty to forty Turkish and Russian cigarettes a day." After diner, she would enjoy her cup of Turkish coffee together with a strong Italian cigar.
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