![]() ![]() He was commander-in-chief of the Imperial Navy and commissioned a number of buildings, most notably the castle at Miramare, which he never saw completed. The younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph, Maximilian was viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia until 1859. Lord of Triest, Kotor, the Wendish March Grand Voivode of the Voivodship of Serbia etc. Died 19 June 1867 (Querétaro, Mexico) Luckless Emperor of Mexico. The daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria, Sophie married Archduke Franz Karl, the brother of Emperor Ferdinand I in. Archduke of Austria Grand Duke of Tuscany, Crakow Duke of Lorraine, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, the Bukovina Grand Prince of Transylvania Margrave of Moravia Duke of the Upper & Lower Silesia, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Guastalla, Oswiecin, Zator, Cieszyn, Friuli, Ragusa, Zara Princely Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Kyburg, Gorizia, Gradisca Prince of Trent, Brixen Margrave of the Upper & Lower Lusatia, in Istria Count of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, etc. Franz Joseph’s love for his wife grew ever stronger, but his affection was not returned to the same degree by Elisabeth. Lord of Trieste, of Cattaro (Kotor), and over the Windic march.įrancis Joseph I, by the grace of God Emperor of Austria Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Illyria King of Jerusalem, etc. Haslip writes that he was "much younger and far better looking than she remembered," and when he glanced her way, "she always found him staring at her with a strangely serious expression which made her blush hot with embarrassment.His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty,įranz Joseph I, by the Grace of God Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, King of Lombardy and Venice, of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria King of Jerusalem etc., Archduke of Austria Grand Duke of Tuscany and Cracow, Duke of Lorraine, of Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and of the Bukovina Grand Prince of Transylvania Margrave of Moravia Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz, Zator and Teschen, Friuli, Ragusa (Dubrovnik) and Zara (Zadar) Princely Count of Habsburg and Tyrol, of Kyburg, Gorizia and Gradisca Prince of Trent (Trento) and Brixen Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia and in Istria Count of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, etc. One thing from The Empress that is true, though? All those moments where Elisabeth and Franz couldn't stop looking at each other. Haslip writes that Elisabeth and Franz's meeting has been wildly romanticized, and there was "no poor Cinderella left behind at the hotel, whom Francis Joseph met by chance riding in a forest." Instead, they met in his mother's drawing room, where Sisi was "standing modestly beside her governess" while her black dress accentuated her "exquisite grace and the delicate texture of her skin." Haslip writes that on the way meet her, Franz's memory of Helene's "sharply chiseled features inspired him to very little enthusiasm." :( Nope, Franz and Sisi Did Not Meet in the Woods Poor Helene, but the cards were honestly stacked against her from the start. Charles (I), (born August 17, 1887, Persenbeug Castle, Austriadied April 1, 1922, Quinta do Monte, Madeira), emperor (Kaiser) of Austria and, as Charles IV, king of Hungary, the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy (November 21, 1916November 11, 1918). ![]() And while The Empress is definitely rooted in reality, it's a fictionalized account of history-so yeah: what you saw on TV is only part of what happened in real life. Meaning, if you found yourself frantically Googling Sisi and Franz's relationship, you're not alone. Obviously, we're all used to Netflix producing amazing period dramas based on the royals (yes, hi, The Crown, we see you), but while the British royal family dominates headlines daily, you might know slightly less about the Habsburgs circa the 1850s. And on top of all that, the acting is suburb and the show is exquisitely filmed. The drama? Literally endless, in the best way possible. The romance? Horny enough to tide you over 'til Bridgerton season 3. Anyone else mindlessly log into Netflix over the weekend only to find that something called The Empress was lurking in the Top 10? Same, and turns out it's a stunning period drama about the early life of Empress Elisabeth "Sisi" of Austria and her romance with Emperor Franz Joseph I. ![]()
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