![]() The birth of a son to the imperial couple, Crown Prince Rudolf, improved Elisabeth's standing at court, but her health suffered under the strain. Early in the marriage, she was at odds with her mother-in-law, Archduchess Sophie, who took over the rearing of Elisabeth's daughters, one of whom, Sophie, died in infancy. The marriage thrust her into the much more formal Habsburg court life, for which she was unprepared and which she found uncongenial. ![]() Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi (also spelled Sissi ), 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.Įlisabeth was born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach but enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying Emperor Franz Joseph I at the age of sixteen. ![]()
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