![]() ![]() Franz is unwilling to disagree with his mother and so Sisi finds few allies at court. From the moment Sisi arrives at court, Sophie interferes with her marriage, with her children, and with her decisions as empress, undermining her at every turn. Married at fifteen to her cousin, the young emperor Franz Joseph, she’s unprepared for the treacherous Hapsburg court and for her overbearing new mother-in-law, the Archduchess Sophie. ![]() Though the daughter of a Bavarian duke, Elisabeth – known to her family as ‘Sisi’ – grew up in the wild informality of Possenhofen Castle. Allison Pataki brings this enigmatic woman to life in this novel of finding strength and passion. Empress Elisabeth, wife to Franz Joseph and empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was beloved in the 19 th century, but her story is little-known today. ![]()
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