2023年3月15日 · The death of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, also known as ‘Sissi’, was hastened by her ladies-in-waiting’s decision to loosen her corset after she was fatally stabbed on Lake Geneva, Earl Spencer has revealed in the latest episode of his podcast.

2024年5月26日 · Tragedy struck Elisabeth‘s life repeatedly. In 1867, her eldest daughter, Sophie, fell ill and died during a rare trip in which Elisabeth had been allowed to care for her children. This devastating loss caused Elisabeth to distance herself from her other children emotionally.

2022年7月6日 · Shortly after marrying her first cousin Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Elisabeth reluctantly began to follow court protocol while lamenting the loss of her former “carefree, innocent existence of Possenhofen.” 1 In Vienna, her health quickly deteriorated, and she suffered from coughing fits and anxiety attacks. These ailments were ...

2021年6月24日 · In the end, Elisabeth died by an assassin's hand, but she was never really the intended target. As with most things in her life, she just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is the tragic life and death of Empress Sisi of Austria.

2024年12月12日 · Empress Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sissi, was reported to have suffered from a mysterious illness in 1859. This illness allowed her to escape the pressures of court life and the domination of her mother-in-law, the Archduchess Sophie. Sissi spent time recuperating in Madeira and Corfu, and was deemed cured in 1861.

On April 25, 1854, a shy and melancholy bride married into a major European royal house. Trembling and overcome with emotion, 16-year-old Elisabeth, known by her childhood nickname Sisi, was wed to...

2024年3月9日 · Once inside the palace gates, her overbearing mother-in-law, dull husband and the sudden death of her infant daughter, Sophie, caused Sissi a large degree of emotional pain. Later in her life, the empress would go through further tragedy with the loss of her only son, Rudolph, to a murder-suicide in 1889.

2022年1月5日 · She developed coughing fits, migraines, anxiety attacks, and nausea mere weeks after arriving to Vienna. These health problems, followed by compulsive vomiting, nervous attacks, frequent fevers,...

2018年11月12日 · For Sissi, the loss of her favourite son Rudolf sent her further over the precipice of despair. Her astonishing mourning dress with a mask and incredibly long train shows the depth of her...

On 10 September 1898 Europe was shocked by the news that Empress Elisabeth of Austria had been assassinated. Elisabeth’s tragic death was the end of the troubled, unhappy and often misunderstood life of a highly unusual personality.