Read part one here. Gisela had no problems settling into her new home, and she did not suffer from homesickness. Leopold had helped her to settle in and often took her on excursions to get to know the area. Their new palace was being renovated, but work had progressed far enough in June so that [read more]
On 12 July 1856, Empress Elisabeth of Austria gave birth to a second daughter. The labour went quickly and was without complications. She was named Gisela, after the wife of the first Christian King of Hungary, King Stephen I. Elisabeth’s mother Ludovika was the child’s godmother, but she was not present at the christening the [read more]
This article was written by Franziska. Early childhood Gisela Louise Marie, Archduchess of Austria, was born on 12 July 1856. She was the second daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and his wife, the famous Empress Elisabeth. Although her christening name was Gisella, she wrote her own name with only one l. Her [read more]
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