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  2. Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, [1] was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.

  3. Elisabeth, empress consort of Austria from April 24, 1854, when she married Emperor Franz Joseph. She was also queen of Hungary (crowned June 8, 1867) after the Austro-Hungarian Ausgleich, or Compromise. Her assassination brought her rather unsettled life to a tragic end.

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  4. Jan 4, 2018 · 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...

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  5. Sep 28, 2018 · Empress Elisabeth (born Elisabeth of Bavaria; December 24, 1837 – September 10, 1898) was one of the most famous royal women in European history. Famed for her great beauty, she was also a diplomat who oversaw the unification of Austria and Hungary. She holds the title of the longest-serving Empress of Austria in history.

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  6. May 14, 2019 · 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 her new nation.

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  7. Oct 20, 2022 · In 1889, her son Rudolph, the crown prince and heir to the throne, was found dead aged 30 in an apparent suicide pact with his teenage mistress. Elisabeth spiralled further into a deep depression, refusing to see her husband, retreating from public life and from then-on wearing black and a veil.

  8. Sep 11, 2023 · Unsurprisingly, Elisabeth took to escaping to Hungary in extreme bouts of sadness, where she could recover from her grief and escape her unhappy marriage. It was this and books that gave the royal some relief during her life.