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  2. Just like her elder sister Archduchess Sophie and her brother Crown Prince Rudolf, Gisela was raised by her paternal grandmother, Archduchess Sophie of Austria. Of a sober nature like her father, she kept a reserved attitude towards her mother.

  3. Jul 27, 2017 · Archduchess Sophie took care of Giselas education. She was an excellent equestrienne and hunter and thereby followed the traditions and values of her family. Gisela learned the languages of the empire her father ruled and was instructed in domestic duties.

  4. Jul 12, 2022 · Later that evening, Leopold telegraphed his father to request the King’s permission for the engagement. Archduchess Sophie was not convinced that Leopold was a good choice for her granddaughter. Because of Gisela’s age, the wedding date was set for the following April. On 20 April 1873, Gisela married Leopold in Vienna in the Augustine Church.

  5. Gisela’s father Emperor Franz Joseph died on November 21, 1916, in the middle of World War I, at the age of 86. As he had no son to succeed him, his great-nephew succeeded him as Emperor Karl I of Austria but only reigned for two years as the monarchy was abolished at the end of World War I.

  6. Nov 30, 2022 · Her eldest surviving daughter was Archduchess Gisela (1856-1932), who married Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846-1930). They had four children together, who are listed in bold. Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874–1957) m. Count Otto of Seefried and Buttenheim. Countess Gisela von Seefried auf Buttenheim (1895-1895)

  7. Feb 20, 2024 · Archduchess Gisela of Austria, the second daughter of Empress Elisabeth and Emperor Franz Joseph I, was born on July 12, 1856. Gisela was known for her intelligence and strong will, traits that she inherited from her mother. Gisela’s upbringing was marked by a strict adherence to etiquette and tradition.

  8. Jan 17, 2021 · Archduchess Gisela Louise Maria of Austria was born on 12 July 1856 in Vienna. Her parents were Emperor Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth of Bavaria, famously known as Sisi/Sissi. Gisela was the second child of the couple. Her paternal grandmother, Archduchess Sophie, took charge of Gisela like her older sister Sophie.