Elisabeth experiences a happy and carefree childhood in her Bavarian home country. At the age of sixteen, the easygoing and pretty girl becomes Empress of Austria overnight. Trapped in her new role as wife of Emperor Franz Joseph, the freedom-loving woman looks for her happiness elsewhere. Beauty rituals, sport, ans special diets influence Elisabeth’s daily life. Her constant restlessness takes her on countless journeys and ends suddenly through a fatal assassination.
Empress Elisabeth
An Illustrated Biography