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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.
Elisabeth (born December 24, 1837, Munich, Bavaria [Germany]—died September 10, 1898, Geneva, Switzerland) was the empress consort of Austria from April 24, 1854, when she married Emperor Franz Joseph.
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Sep 28, 2018 · Learn about the life and reign of Elisabeth of Bavaria, who became Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary in 1854. Discover her beauty, diplomacy, tragedies, and mysterious death in this comprehensive biography.
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Jan 4, 2018 · Elisabeth, also known as Sisi, was the empress of Austria and queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898. She faced mental illness, marital strains, public scrutiny and an assassination by an anarchist.
May 14, 2019 · Learn about the life and death of Elisabeth, the Bavarian princess who married the Austrian emperor and became a symbol of 19th-century Europe. Explore her struggles with court life, her interests and passions, and her role in the turbulent history of her time.
During Elisabeth's lifetime, Bavaria was a kingdom ruled by perhaps the most famous Wittelsbach, her cousin King Ludwig II (1845–1886), often referred to as “Mad Ludwig.” Eight years her junior, he ascended to the throne in 1864 and built the fairy-tale castle of Neuschwanstein, later used as the model for the castle of Sleeping Beauty in ...
Elizabeth of Bavaria inherited the lively intelligence and artistic taste of the Wittelsbach royal house. Her education was unconventional, and she became an adroit rider and climber while accompanying her father, Maximilian Joseph, duke of Bavaria, on his hunting expeditions.
