Netflix's The Empress tells the historical story of Elisabeth "Sisi" von Wittelsbach, the Duchess of Bavaria who marries Franz Joseph, the Emperor of Austria after a whirlwind romance. However ...
Sisi’s life changed forever when she met Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. Interestingly, Franz was initially supposed to marry Sisi’s older sister, Helene. However, when Franz met Sisi for ...
This hefty book is more about context – the turbulent years of mid-19th-century Europe – than it is about its two ...
One area of the palace is the Sisi Museum, named after Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph, with more than 300 objects on display. The Sisi Museum offers insights both into the ...
The Hungarians are deeply affected by Sissi's love for their country, and want to crown Franz Joseph and Sissi to King and Queen of Hungary. At a big ball for the Hungarians the Emperor's mother ...
A tour will lead you through apartments belonging to Maria Theresa as well as Emperor Franz Joseph, his wife Elisabeth (better known as Sisi) and Archduke Franz Karl. Other highlights include the ...
However he was initially engaged to marry Sisi’s sister. That’s not an ideal start to the joys of love and marriage, especially as it messes up the plans made by Franz’s influential mother Sophie ...
Habsburg emperor Franz Joseph spent his summers in Bad Ischl with his wife Elisabeth (Sisi) and the town's architecture "evokes an imperial age of grand balls and silk gowns", said Adrian Bridge ...
Franz and Sisi are happy that there is an heir to the throne, but Sisi feels trapped in a golden cage. A new threat of war forces Sisi and Franz to travel to France.
Are you one of those people rolling their eyes at the seemingly never-ending “Sisi” mania? Don’t despair! Netflix has knocked the proverbial dust off the celluloid legacy of Elisabeth, Empress of ...
Sisi and Andrassy travel to Vienna to convince Franz of the need for a Hungarian parliament; Sisi tries to clear her head; the special affection between Sisi and Andrassy does not go unnoticed by ...