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Franz Joseph was passionately in love with his wife, but they had a very complex relationship. He was a stolid and sober man, a political conservative who was still guided by his mother and her adherence to the strict Spanish Court ceremony regarding both his public and domestic life, whereas Elisabeth inhabited a different world altogether.
Here's the true story of how Empress Sisi and Franz Joseph I fell in love IRL if you watched Netflix's 'The Empress' and want the real deal.
Within two months of her marriage to Franz Joseph, Elisabeth was pregnant. On 5 March 1855, the 17-year-old Empress of Austria delivered a daughter who was christened the same day, without Elisabeth's knowledge, Sophie Friederike Dorothea Maria Josepha, after Franz Joseph's mother.
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (Rudolf Franz Karl Josef; 21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) was the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria (Sisi). He was heir apparent to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth.
Empress Sisi from Netflix's 'The Empress' was assassinated by an anarchist while on vacation and died tragically at the age of 60, shocking the world.
Franz was originally supposed to marry Elisabeth's older sister, Helene, but when both sisters showed up at a party on his twenty-third birthday, Franz fell in love with Elisabeth instead, per The ...
Archduchess Sophie and her son, the future emperor Franz Joseph (by Joseph Karl Stieler) After Franz Joseph's accession, Sophie became the power behind the throne. [6] Historically, Sophie is remembered for her extremely adversarial relationship with Franz Joseph's wife Elisabeth "Sisi", who was also her niece.
Netflix recently dropped the historical drama, 'The Empress,' and fans have a lot of questions about who the royals were IRL. All about the House of Habsburg.