Marie Sophie in Bavaria – The brave Queen (Part two)
Read part one here. The exiled Marie Sophie and Francis were given sanctuary by Pope Pius IX in the Quirinal Palace where they stayed for […]
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Helene in Bavaria – The almost Empress
Helene had expected to make the most brilliant match of all until the man she was supposed to marry fell in love with her younger […]
Empress Elisabeth’s Tattoo
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, perhaps better known as Sisi, has gone down in history as a formidable but complicated woman. One would perhaps be surprised to […]
Sisi – The Final Years (Part 5)
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. In 1883, Katharina Schratt came into the life of […]
Sisi – The Lonely Empress (Part 4)
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. In my great loneliness I make tiny songs My heart, filled with grief […]
Sisi – The Wandering Empress (Part 3)
Read part one here. Read part two here. What use the solitary tear? It merely dims my sight A remnant of the olden times Left […]