Whilst in Austria in 2007, my daughter bought this 410 (counting index, otherwise 374 ) pages biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria or popular known as "Sisi" as potraited by Romy Schneider in a sugar sweet way in the 1955 and 1956 movies: "Sissi", and " Sissi- the young empress." Empress Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria (24 December 1837-10 September 1898) was Empress consort of Austria and Queen consort of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, and Croatia from 24 April 1854 to 10 September 1898 as the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.She was assassinated by the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni in 1898.. Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (Full name (German): Maria Elisabeth Amalia Antonia Josefa Gabriele Johanna Agathe; 5 February 1737 – 7 June 1740), was the eldest child and daughter of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, later Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Duke Francis of Lorraine, later Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was found dead together with his young lover Baroness Mary Vetsera. Biography. An investigation suggested it was murder-suicide by Rudolf. Born as Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie of Bavaria, Sisi was 15 when she married her cousin Francis Joseph of Austria. Sissi Empress of Austria. The happy news came with a 101-gun salute and the blossoming of Elisabeth’s full political power at court. The scandal was […] (from English Wikipedia) Married at 16 to the emperor of Austria, Elisabeth—nicknamed Sisi—was a reluctant empress, struggling with royal life and sympathetic to the democratic struggles of the people in … To reflect Kaiserin Elisabeth’s wide international appeal note that I deliberately use the most popular versions of Sissi’s name. Empress Elisabeth of Austria : biography 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898 Mayerling incident In 1889, Elisabeth’s life was shattered by the death of her only son, thirty-year-old Crown Prince Rudolf. On August 21, 1858, Elisabeth finally shut her mother-in-law’s mouth and gave birth to a baby boy, the Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Elisabeth of Wittelsbach (1837-1898) Sisi was born as daughter of Duke Maximilian and Duchess Ludovika in Bavaria. Sissi should be Sisi. In 1853, she got to know her cousin Emporer Franz Joseph, who was going to marry Sisi's sister Helene. Empress Elisabeth of Austria (born Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I.She was born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach.Nicknamed Sisi (also Sissi), she enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying Emperor Franz Joseph I at the age of sixteen. Maria Elisabeth of Austria (Maria Elisabeth Josepha Johanna Antonia; 13 August 1743 – 22 September 1808) was the sixth child and the third surviving daughter of Maria Theresa I, Holy Roman Empress and Francis of Lorraine.She was an abbess of the Convent for … Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie von Wittelsbach was born in … The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria - Kindle edition by Hamann, Brigitte. Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Duchess in Bavaria and Princess of Bavaria (December 24, 1837 - September 10, 1898), of the House of Wittelsbach, was Empress-Consort of Austria and Queen consort of Hungary due to her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph.From an early age, she was called Sisi (or Sissi in films and novels) by family and friends.