Sisi – The Final Years (Part 5)
What use the solitary tear? It merely dims my sight A remnant of the olden times Left behind in my eyes You ancient, solitary tear […]
Austria
Sophie of Bavaria – “The only man at court”
Without doubt, Archduchess Sophie was the most significant figure of all the women of the imperial house after Maria Theresia. Sophie was born in 1805 […]
Sisi – The Lonely Empress (Part 4)
In my great loneliness I make tiny songs My heart, filled with grief and sadness Weighs down my spirit Once I was so young and […]
Sisi – The Wandering Empress (Part 3)
What use the solitary tear? It merely dims my sight A remnant of the olden times Left behind my eyes You ancient, solitary tear Dissolve […]
Sisi – The Austrian Empress (Part 2)
Oh, had I but never left the path That would have led me to freedom Oh, that on the broad avenues Of vanity I had […]
Sisi – The Bavarian Princess (Part 1)
I am Sunday’s child, a child of the sun. Her golden rays she wove into my throne With her glow, she wove my crown It […]
