Elisabeth Eugenie Amalie ('Sissi, 1837-1898), Empress

Elisabeth Eugenie Amalie ('Sissi, 1837-1898), Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. The daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, since 1854 wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, have put great importance on the settlement with Hungary. After the death of Crown Prince Rudolf (1889) she escaped from the court life through travelling. She was stabbed in Geneva by Italian anarchist Luigi Luccheni. The photograph shows Elizabeth with a crown, necklace and veil. Photo: court photographer Arthur Marx

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1837 1854 Amalie Anarchist Escaped Eugenie Geneva Importance Luccheni Lucheni Luigi Marx Maximilian Sissi Stabbed

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