Empress Elisabeth of Austria
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria (born Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I. She was born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach. Nicknamed Sisi (also Sissi), she enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying Emperor Franz Joseph I at the age of sixteen. The marriage thrust her into the much more formal Habsburg court life, for which she was unprepared and which she found uncongenial. 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 birth of the heir apparent, Crown Prince Rudolf, improved her standing at court, but her health suffered under the strain, and she would often visit Hungary for its more relaxed environment. She came to develop a deep kinship with Hungary, and helped to bring about the dual monarchy of Austria–Hungary in 1867.
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Her Royal Highness Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie 24 December 1837 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
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| Died |
10 September 1898 (aged 60) Geneva, Switzerland
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Sophie Friederike Dorothea Maria Josepha 3rd child with Franz Joseph I of Austria Female b. 5 Mar 1855 d. 29 May 1857 · Age: 2 (at death) · 1855-1857 · Archduchess of Austria -
Gisela Louise Marie 4th child with Franz Joseph I of Austria Female b. 12 Jul 1856 d. 27 Jul 1932 · Age: 76 (at death) · 1856-1932 · Archduchess of Austria -
Rudolf 5th child with Franz Joseph I of Austria Male b. 21 Aug 1858 d. 30 Jan 1889 · Age: 30 (at death) · 1858-1889 · Crown Prince of Austria -
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria 6th child with Franz Joseph I of Austria Female b. 22 Apr 1868 d. 6 Sep 1924 · Age: 56 (at death) · 1868-1924 · Austrian archducess
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Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria · Granddaughter · 1874-1957 · Countess Otto of Seefried and Buttenheim -
Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1875–1964) · Granddaughter · 1875-1964 · Archduchess Auguste of Austria -
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1892–1930) · Granddaughter · 1892-1930 · Countess of Waldburg, of Zeil and Hohenems -
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria · Great-grandson · 1895-1957 · Archduke of Austria and Prince of Hungary -
Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz · Great-granddaughter · 1909-2005 · Countess Pierre d'Alcantara de Querrieu
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