Other rooms such as the richly decorated Alexander apartement and the Small Salon offer a less private peek into Sisi’s life but were still part of her ‘territory’. What I found actually most impressive were Elisabeth’s copper bathtub and her decorated porcelain water flush toilet. On the whole, that red, gold and cream coloured boudoir showcases Imperial furniture, a beautiful vanity unit, various flacons and hair brushes, family portraits and photographs. In Sissi’s exercise and dressing room, for example, the wooden rings are still dangling from the doorframe. While the Sissi Museum systematically rolls out Empress Sissi’s story, the adjacent Imperial Apartments (Kaiserappartements) frame her world at Hofburg Palace. Tickets: EUR 13.90 (adults, includes Sissi Museum, Imperial Apartments and Treasury) ticket price included in the VIENNA PASS, find out in Vienna Travel Card whether this is a good option for you ‘Sisi Palace’ĭefinitely the closest to a ‘Sisi Palace’ is the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Hofburg. Opening Hours: daily September to June 9.00 am to 5.30 pm July and August 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Location: Michaelerkuppel (underneath the dome), 1010 Vienna Historic Sissi souvenirs and newspaper clips are as much on show as daily objects, for example her children’s hat, her white silk ankle boots, fans and parasols, her black coat, a replica of Sisi’s hen party dress and coronation dress, a reproduction of part of her Imperial sleeping car. Actually, the development of the Sissi myth turns as fascinating as the story of Elisabeth of Austria’s life herself.Īmong more than 300 objects you will see dazzling portraits such as Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s famous painting of young Sissi Empress of Austria with diamond stars in her hair. If you’d like to disentangle myths and reality around Elizabeth of Hungary the Sisi Museum at Hofburg Imperial Palace is the best place to do this. Not least because in Vienna historic research is just as close to Sissi as the legends around her (though not as popular). Like many Viennese I have always been ambivalent about Empress Sissi. Francis Joseph died of pneumonia in 1916, in the middle of World War I, and with him the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Sissi knew of them and was even said to have actively fostered her husband’s relationship with long time mistress and actress Katharina Schratt, to be free in her travels. It was namely this fact that Alison Pataki’s novel ‘The Accidental Empress’ relates to.Īlthough Franz Joseph reportedly deeply loved Sissi, he routinely prioritised his duties as a ruler and had several mistresses. In 1853/54, Francis Joseph shunned Elizabeth’s older sister Helene against his mother’s intentions, and married mesmerizing Sisi instead. He was highly conscientious, a hard worker, and a military fan. Unlike Sissy, her husband Francis Joseph of Austria was completely taken up in ruling his territory. In 1898, Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni murdered Sissi of Austria in Geneva. After Elisabeth’s and Franz Joseph’s coronation of king and queen of Austria-Hungary, Sissi was often referred to as Elizabeth of Hungary.Īfter two of her four children died – Sophie, and later on Rudolph’s suicide – Sisi started to travel extensively. By moving across Europe by rail and on her own yacht she escaped from both the court and Francis Joseph. She staunchly took the side of the Hungarians. The only successful political intervention Sisi made with her husband was in the Austro-Hungarian Compromise in 1867. On the other hand, Empress Sissi showed little affection with her children, and never quite fitted into the stiff protocol of the Habsburg court. While a picture book princess on the outside her lifestyle soon revealed a deeply unhappy individual. On the one hand, the dazzling beauty with model figure was extremely sporty, body conscious, wrote poems and was adored by her husband. Sissi Empress of Austriaīorn as Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie of Bavaria, Sisi was 15 when she married her cousin Francis Joseph of Austria. To reflect Kaiserin Elisabeth’s wide international appeal note that I deliberately use the most popular versions of Sissi’s name. Most Sissi locations in Vienna deal with one or the other view, in the best case with both. On the other side, her extreme personality and tragic death lead to a mix of facts and fiction: from the Sissi Movie tale of a sweet Austrian princess, beauty queen and much loved wife to Sisi being an egocentrical cow, cold hearted mother and frigid spouse. On the one side, Empress Sissi extensively travelled and was rarely at home. To begin with, there are more stories about ‘Austria’s Diana’ as there are places in Wien related to her. ›Where in Vienna should you go if you like Empress Sissi of Austria? Is the Sissi Museum worth your time? Below I am sharing the best local places where to trace Habsburg’s Elizabeth of Hungary, aka Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie of Bavaria.
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