is a six-part German Netflix Original series about the iconic Empress of Austria-Hungary. The synopsis reads: “A day in August 1853, two young people meet. A fateful encounter – the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry…”
It adds: “The stirring life story of Empress Elisabeth – better known as ‘Sisi’ – has thrilled audiences in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for generations.”Who was Sissi, the Empress of Austria? 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’s mother, Princess Sophie, had actually intended for her first son to marry Sissi’s older sister, Helene. However, when he met the girls, he fell in love with Sissi at first sight, and declared that he would marry her. This led to Princess Sophie making life very difficult for 16-year old Sissi. And, to further complicate things, Franz’s younger brother, Maxi, also wanted Sissi and the throne.
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