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 ...

Before Netflix's The Empress, her life was chronicled in several books and films, including the Sissi film trilogy and 2022's Corsage. Elisabeth's meet-cute with Franz Joseph was very similar to ...

Sissi, born Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria, had an incredible but troubled life. She disturbed the strict Viennese court conventions with her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary.

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.

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 ...

Franz Xaver Winterhalter was a German artist best known for ... However, he is most commonly associated with his renderings of Elizabeth “Sissi,” Empress of Austria, in which he showcases her ...

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 ...