The reluctant empress known as "Sisi" painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would ...

Netflix's The Empress tells the historical story of Elisabeth "Sisi" von Wittelsbach, the Duchess of Bavaria who marries Franz Joseph, the Emperor of Austria after a whirlwind romance. However ...

Born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach, Elisabeth enjoyed an informal upbringing, where her hands-on mother and father raised her to explore the countryside and enjoy creative musings. The ...

Franz Winterhalter’s iconic 1865 portrait of Elisabeth (Sisi) depicts her at age 27, with a coquettish smile and bejeweled hair. The life of Elisabeth of Austria sounds like a romantic novel ...

Her mother wishes that Elisabeth were more like her older sister Helene (Elisa Schlott), a reserved, dutiful woman who is set to marry Franz Joseph (Philip Froissan), the Emperor of Austria.

The series opens shortly before Elisabeth meets her future husband (and cousin), during his birthday celebrations in Bad Ischl, Austria. As the story goes, Franz Josef was expected to propose to ...

But in case you're new here, The Empress focuses on the life of Empress Elisabeth, who marries Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and moves from a relatively simple life in the country to a palace ...

Fans of hit Netflix show The Empress have been left devastated to know it won’t be returning after its third season.

The Gist: Elisabeth von Wittelsbach (Devrim Lingnau), Empress of Austria, is lingering in a bathtub; she is very pregnant with her second child. She and her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph (Philip ...

These days, the Hofburg Palace is residence and office of the President of Austria ... named after Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph, with more than 300 objects on display.