Elisabeth of Austria

Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Duchess in Bavaria and Princess of Bavaria, of the House of Wittelsbach, was Empress-Consort of Austria and Queen consort of Hungary due to her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph. From an early age, she was called Sisi (or Sissi in films and novels) by family and friends. Born: 24 December 1837 in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria Died: 10 September 1898 in Geneva, Switzerland