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At first it was the eldest daughter Helene, called Néné (1834–1890), who was intended as his bride. However, at the arranged meeting in Bad Ischl in the summer of 1853 Franz Joseph fell head over heels in love with her younger sister Elisabeth, who had only come along as a companion to her sister and was at that point not even sixteen years old. The wedding took place in
Mother. Agnes of the Palatinate. Elisabeth of Bavaria ( c. 1227, Trausnitz Castle, Landshut, Bavaria – 9 October 1273, Goyen Castle, Schenna, Tyrol ), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Queen of Germany and Jerusalem from 1246 to 1254 by her marriage to King Conrad IV of Germany .
From the 1860s, the couple could no longer be said to have had a married life together. Franz Joseph and Elisabeth maintained a bond of friendship, corresponding and meeting regularly. ‘You have no idea how much I loved this woman’, Franz Joseph is said to have exclaimed after Elisabeth was murdered. With Elisabeth’s full support, she ...
Elisabeth, or Sisi, as she was called in the family, was born in Munich on 24 December 1837. Elisabeth was the fourth of ten children born to Duke Maximilian in Bavaria (1808–1888) and Princess Maria Ludovika (1808–1892), a union that was certainly no love match and overshadowed by the couple’s diametrically opposed outlooks on life.
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 the Disney theme parks.
Sisi - Austria’s free-spirited Empress. Emperor Franz Joseph’s gaze wandered to the young, unaffected girl. The 15-year-old Elisabeth, or ‘Sisi,’ was a stunning beauty, radiating a youthful spirit. The Kaiser fell in love with her at first sight, and Sisi’s life changed forever. Who could have known that trying to defend her spirit ...
55. Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary. Elisabeth had a triple coffin: two crypts of lead, and one ornate bronze exterior casket with clawed feet. The original inscription simply read “Elisabeth, Empress of Austria,” but her loyal Hungarians were outraged and demanded the final version also read “Queen of Hungary.”.
