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  • Sisi’s love for animals

    Where did Elisabeth live out her passion for riding? What happened in Normandy in September 1875? Why did she give up riding? What followed? What…

  • Young mother Empress Elisabeth

    What were the names of Empress Elisabeth’s first three children? What happened to the first-born daughter? When was the long-awaited heir to the throne born?…

  • Sisi: Honeymoon at Laxenburg Palace

    Why did Sisi spend a lonely honeymoon? Where is Laxenburg Palace located? Sisi’s relationship with her mother-in-law The newlyweds spent their honeymoon at Laxenburg Palace…

  • Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie

    When and where was Empress Elisabeth born? How many siblings did she have and what was her childhood like? What was her favorite pastime? Where…

  • Siblings of Sisi

    Who were Empress Elisabeth’s favorite siblings? Some of Sisi’s siblings had funny names like Gackel, or Mapperl Elisabeth was the fourth child of ten children…

  • Sisi: Engagement at the age of 15

    What happened at the summer retreat in Bad Ischl? Why was there a scandal? What was celebrated on August 18, 1853? What happened afterwards? The…