Empress Elisabeth of Austria
“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.
Born into Bavarian royalty, Elisabeth (Sisi) enjoyed an informal upbringing, before marrying Franz Joseph when she was 16 years old. The marriage catapulted her into the much more formal Habsburg court life, for which she was ill-prepared and which she found uncongenial...”
Contents
1 Duchess in Bavaria
2 Empress
3 Physical regimen
4 Beauty
5 Marriage
6 Birth of a son
7 Hungarian coronation
8 Travels
9 Mayerling incident
10 Assassination
11 Legacy
12 Portrayal of Elisabeth in the Arts
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Empress Sisi
“Her Royal Highness Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie was born on Christmas eve on 24 December 1837. She grew up at Possenhofen Castle on the shore of Lake Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany. The family called her Sisi...”
The childhood of Elisabeth of Bavaria
Empress Sisi and Emperor Franz Joseph
The Children of Empress Sisi
Hungary
Her Assassination
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Consort Profile: Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria
“Probably no Hapsburg consort has been so celebrated or so lastingly famous as Elisabeth of Bavaria, the legendary beauty best known to all as “Sissi”. Over time, the Empress has become iconic, mostly as a tragic figure. However, while tragedy is certainly far from unknown in royal history, and that of the House of Wittelsbach or Hapsburg particularly, in the case of Sissi, I think the “tragedy” of her life has been somewhat exaggerated and, to some extent, much of her sorrow appears self-inflicted. Yet, there is no denying that there was, and still is, just “something” about her that has fascinated people all over the world for over a century. Even as a historical figure she commands attention. Whether or not she deserves our sympathy is a more complicated, and probably controversial, question.”
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Vienna’s Sisi: Empress Elisabeth of Austria
“Detesting the strict regimen and ceremony of royal life, Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi, danced to the beat of her own drum, defying Habsburg protocol. The longest reigning Austrian empress – a post she held for 44 years – championed individual identity and independence as a free spirit who traveled the world and wrote poetry. Certainly the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I came face-to-face with many a tragedy. Fate was unkind to her throughout her life, and she was not even spared a peaceful death. An Italian anarchist made sure of that. Concentrating on beauty and exercise all her life, she became a world-renowned icon.”
1 Childhood
2 The proposal that wasn’t and that was
3 Her children
4 The death of Crown Prince Rudolf
5 Her close ties with Hungary
6 Sisi’s beauty
7 Exercise and other interests
8 Travel
9 The assassination
10 The fate of the assassin
11 The funeral
12 Legacy
13 The Sisi Museum
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AJÁNLOM AZ OLDALT
AN OUTLINE OF THE LIFE OF EMPRESS ELISABETH
