The Shocking True Story Behind Netflix's The Empress

This is the true story behind Netflix's "The Empress." For this video, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the incredible life of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Our video includes she loved Hungary, she had a mosnter in-law, she was assassinated, and more! Have YOU been watching "The Empress?" Let us know in the comments!
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[@MsMojo]

Have YOU been watching "The Empress?" Let us know below, and check out our playlist here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqfIp2mBiKibkNk for more shocking true story videos!

[@sovietPOUGAMERtank]

No I haven't

[@diamondmartinez7714]

I'm ready to show the world that the empress is here

[@bbell1549]

Yes, I have. The series mainly captures the romantic side of the relationship and is only about Sissy’s early years at the Viennese court with it’s ups and downs.

[@Ms.VeronicaMarie]

One flaw. Sissi and Franz did in fact love each other and they remained faithful throughout their marriage. However, because of his mother and the strictness of court, Sissi disliked marriage. She was noted saying on more than one occasion “If only Franz weren’t the emperor.” In fact several historians have said that Sissi and Franz slept in the same bed throughout their marriage, they took trips together, ate together and spent all of their free time in each others company, this was unheard of in royal marriages at the time.

[@carolinagoldgirl8706]

Through my search I’ve read that the Emperor was always very much in love with Sissi but she didn’t return the same sentiment…feeling wasn’t mutual for her. She even encouraged for him to sleep with other women as she traveled around the world, trying to get away from the Austrian Court as much as possible and her miserable marriage…especially since her and Sophia (monster in law) never got along…she tried to make Sissi’s life very unpleasant. Everything felt out of her hands and control for Sissi EXCEPT for her looks , this is why she felt into an obsessive compulsive disorder when it came to her looks, fitness regime etc.

[@Ms.VeronicaMarie]

@@carolinagoldgirl8706 I remember reading that to. And then I see a documentary by a historian that specialized in CeCe and her life. She went into detail how Sissi and Franz shared a bed, their entire marriage, which was unheard of in royal families, especially in that time period. She also said that Sissi had a very hard time getting close to Franz during their marriage because of her mother-in-law, and by the time her mother-in-law passed the damage was already done. But I don’t think Franz ever had a mistress. He did have a close, female friend that he supported and took care of but the relationship remained platonic. It was even recorded in history books that Sissi tolerated the platonic friendship between this actress and her husband, which gives a hint of jealousy.

[@zui589]

Franz Joseph had several mistresses - for example Anna Nahiwski , last one Katharina Schratt was actually chosen by Sissi.

[@carolinagoldgirl8706]

@@zui589 exactly! Sissi was always cold with him…almost always because she simply wasn’t in love with him. Sissi encouraged all of his affairs which is unheard of lmao 🤣 she never got jealous. Regardless if they were platonic or romantic. It was rumored that Sissi was in an affair herself with a Hungarian man, but it was just rumors it never actually got proven.

[@FenwycktheCat]

and how can you know if they remained faithful???Were you there?

[@sthelena1815]

Empress Sissy was such an icon during that time. She was literally Lady Di of her generation. Though Romy Schneider did an excellent job portraying her, I'm really interested on watching this show.

[@skontheroad]

I started it. She has the essence of Romy, it's kind of spooky! I am watching it in German and my only complaint is that while it is incredibly impressive the way this actress can act so well without saying a word, she also comes across as very modern. But I guess they need to do that to keep the younger audience interested. It's good! If you like Romy, you will enjoy Empress!

[@cocoaorange1]

I saw the first two movies with Romy. I have to see the last one.

[@annamo9354]

The problem being with this show is that the biggest part of viewers will see it as historical fact (kind of like "The Crown") whereas it is highly fictionalised. I urge everyone to see it as such. First of all, their parents' marriage was deeply unhappy. Her father was mostly absent, her mother mostly pregnant. When Franz Josef proposed to her, she was 15 years old. Her mother strongly advised her against the marriage, but she said "Einem Kaiser gibt man keinen Korb" (one does not jilt a Kaiser). Her mother-in-law was not a dragon, and taking children away from their mothers was absolutely usual back then (Queen Victoria couldn't get rid of hers quickly enough). Yes, the Spanish Court Ceremonial was very VERY strict, but Elisabeth was also raised too lenient. It is also said that she suffered from Endometriosis, so having sexual relations with her husband must've been very painful and she avoided it as much as possible. Subsequently he had various mistresses and at one time infected Elisabeth with an STD. She hated Vienna, and tried to stay away as much as she could, sometimes for years. In later years she even arranged for Franz Josefs mistress, an actress named Katharina Schratt (who she labelled "fat and ugly" in letters). The austrian people also didn't worship her, she was more disliked because she was absent so much. Her beauty regime was not healthy, it speaks strongly of anorexia and OCD (not surprising with the fact that she had no say over her life whatsoever). She hated being surrounded by "ugly" people or women who were married. Her ladies-in-waiting were more often than not exchanged for these reasons. Yes, her life was not easy by all means, but it was a life which was usual for european high royalty. Don't make her out like some tragic heroine.

[@samanthasmith61]

shame!! i know exactly what it was when i saw the costume!... it's worse then "the great"

[@amnanasir473]

@@samanthasmith61 the great never tried to be historicaly accurate, it’s written at thestart of every episode.

[@samanthasmith61]

@@amnanasir473 i know! it's pretty clear but the costume is actually more accurate than this whatever this is. they actually tried to have Marie Antoinettesque clothes for the great. in this one its just modern fashion that doesn't make sense with bob hair cut really...

[@MrsBlackPhoenix]

Most young Queens and Empresses hat to hand over their children to their mothers in law, woh cared for their education and formed them the way they regardes the right way (for the country).

[@catherineconner7211]

I loved the first season and thought it was a great mix of fact and fiction! Of course the costumes are great fun to see and each actor does an absolutely terrific job in the part they were cast. Each character is so we'll developed and feels so human. I am anxiously waiting for season 2!

[@lostgirlcosplay14]

Sissi's wardrobe is iconic, the wedding dress hurts my historian heart. Will I watch it??...probably

[@nelsonmcduff5218]

It's interesting to have 2 similar series about Elisabeth (The Empress and Sisi). Both highly fictionalised and featuring costumes that are nothing like those of the era. It's like the costume designers of both series decided it was enough to feature massive skirts and forgot about all the other aspects of the fashions of the times.

[@blueturtle1813]

I actually stopped watching because the costumes were too unbearable

[@nelsonmcduff5218]

@@blueturtle1813 They really were awful.

[@luciadilazzaro2285]

At leadt there is always the miniseries with Cristiana Capotondi

[@AliAngelpie]

I read the book, Sisi, that this show was partly based on and I loved it so much. It shocked me the changes they made but it still worked with setting the tense emotions in the characters and the connection to the issues happening outside the palace

[@giovannirastrelli9821]

That book is fiction. I recommend reading “The Reluctant Empress” by Brigitte Hamann.

[@AliAngelpie]

@@giovannirastrelli9821 Will do. Thank you for the recommendation

[@Schlachthof5]

As a child I learned my grandmothers , both born in Austro Hungarian Galicia, adored The Empress. my mom was named Elizabeth.

[@Courtneybenson907]

I’ve been interested in her since I read the Royal Diaries book when I was a kid. Glad more people are learning more about her.

[@lesliea.6440]

Same

[@RookiexLee]

I dont think you want people to learn about her this way. Netflix makes her seen like a spoiled immature brat

[@Courtneybenson907]

@@RookiexLee I recommend the miniseries from 2009. It’s in German of course but there are subtitles.

[@skontheroad]

@@Courtneybenson907 Which one? Can I find it online? I don't need subtitles. Is it on KZbin? Thanks!

[@skontheroad]

@@RookiexLee Are you very familiar with her story? I agree that she comes across with a very strong personality, likely too strong, but let's not romanticize her personality. Similar to the way people are starting to see Princess Diana, and both having similar issues--Sissi had a terrible eating disorder that even her husband and ladies in waiting recognized, but couldn't do anything to stop it or help her. And she exercised for hours each day. Plus her vanity was pretty over the top! Did they say that there are no photos of her taken after she was around 40--she was always veiled and, or used a fan to hide her face and she refused to let someone photograph her ever again, as she was vain. I am sure we will see many parralels pointed out between two in the near future. I love Sissi and her story and have studied her at length for years now. With the current distance from the death of Diana due to time, and a whole new generation learning about her through Netflix, they will definitely see how much Sissi and Lady Di were alike. From the older sister/younger sisters, to the paparazzi always following her, to the affairs, and the depression and eating disorders. They probably would have gotten along!

[@cbgonzalez6002]

Love, love , love this series. So well done. Beautiful setting, costumes, and actors. Bravo!

[@juniagrey8454]

There are a few mistakes. It's house Wittelsbach, Elisabeth's sister was called Helene and Franz' mother Sophie was an Archduchess (Erzherzogin). And Sophie wasn't the dragon in law. The conflict with Sisi was not only her fault but Sisi's, too.

[@Dayle2012]

Agree. Read and know history. Thank you

[@sexytrinny52]

You must never dealt with an Monster in law.

[@MrsBlackPhoenix]

I agree. But Elisabeth was no duchess, she was a Princess in Bavaria. Her mother was the duchess. Both Sisi's mother and Franz-Josef's mother were sisters and daughers of the Bavarian King Maximilian I Josef. There were (and still are) two Wittelsbacher lines: the royal line (von Bayern) and the ducal line (in Bayern). Sis's mother was very unhappy in her marriage, because she had the impression, she was married beneath her status as the daugher of a king and she was in love with Dom Miguel of Braganca, who was in exile at that time and became Portugese King only five days after her marriage to Duke Maximilian in Bavaria.

[@yolandacroes5491]

I have watched this series. I don’t know a lot about Sissi so I’m not able to judge on historical accuracy. From my knowledge of royal history in general, some thinga felt implausible (Sissi going into a really grubby factory). And some felt soapy. I still enjoyed the series. I especially liked the actress playing Sissi. She doesn’t look too modern for the role. She also felt real, like she captured Sissi’s wildness and unconventionality but also her conflict, sadness and vulnarability. Excellent acting, excellent casting.

[@patriciawee5095]

Exactly...I love both their performance: Sisi & Franz. I wouldn't continue to watch it if replaced by other actors❗️

[@chheinrich8486]

Greetings From germany, the 50s movies with romy Schneider is one of our most beloved movies here

[@lindavomberch2038]

With the drinking game "Sissi Saufen" where you have to drink a shot every time anyone says "Sissi" or "eure Majestät" 🍻

[@LucienSabre]

In Italy too. The movies get rerun quite often (at least once a year) here, and always get a very high tv audience share.

[@npeace312]

I just watched that movie!

[@LucienSabre]

@@npeace312 Which one? There are multiple movies - 3 total, I believe.

[@markmh835]

As a child, I watched the Sisi movie on American television. The "American version" is an edited (shortened) compilation of all 3 German movies with the voices dubbed over in English. Even with this butchered version, I thought the movie was glorious, and it made a lasting impression on this young boy. I never forgot it. Fast forward 40 years...... and with internet shopping, I decided to search online for this movie. Much to my surprise I discovered it was THREE movies and in German! I bought the entire boxed set -- and it has proven to be one the best things I have ever purchased online. 👍😁

[@citrinedragonfly]

Thank you for the reminder that "The Empress" exists and I need to watch. I'm a huge fan of the Kunze/Levay musical "Elisabeth", and went to Vienna a few years ago to visit the palaces and the Sisi Museum, and the Habsburg crypt. And I found that through the Takarazuka Revue fandom. It's one of Japan's biggest musicals, and the Takarazuka Revue have done it about a dozen times since the late 1990s. Sisi's life is fascinating, and often overly romanticized (as is Rudolf's - there are a few musicals about him/the Mayerling tragedy as well.), and I'm excited to see what the new series brings to the table.

[@LucienSabre]

My grandmother was the one who first introduced me to the 1950s Sissi movies wtih Romy Schneider….and since then I’ve loved them. Me and my grandparents used to watch the movies together every time they were on tv, and to this day they’re still the best *for me.*

[@chiara1194]

Yes, I love love love love that series. Karl Heinz Bohm was wonderful in the movies too. I ❤❤❤ Romy!

[@faith-sue9123]

I'm... already in love with this series 😩💕

[@Rosedawn321]

The amazing “Elisabeth the Musical” needs to be produced in America!

[@markmh835]

"Sisi the Musical." If it were called "Elizabeth the Musical," Americans would think it is about Elizabeth II of the UK. (Oh well, they probably wouldn't know the difference....) 😁

[@moondivine2288]

@@markmh835 as a American not really. I would assume it was about Queen Elizabeth the 1st (UK queen) because most musicals are about past monarchs. To make changes for the sake of entertainment. For Empress Elisabeth/Sisi I read books about her. Because the spelling I have seen were her name was written with a S instead of a Z I know which one they were talking about.

[@msanjelica]

Let's not. "Rebecca" was a nightmare that never came to be and "Tanz der Vampire" was a major trainwreck.

[@tru3293]

I loved this show. I hope they have a season two!

[@amandasallada6772]

They announced it!!

[@redadmiralofvalyria867]

@@amandasallada6772 YES!

[@karlalara0112]

I love that you included a portion of Lindsay’s video 😂 for a split second I was like Wait did I just see this?

[@erinjohnson1124]

I’d love to know if they asked for Lindsay’s permission to do that. At least they credited her in the clips.

[@AB-gk8cs]

I read that the whole 'monster-in-law' was at least a little bit overblown.

[@lulugigi9907]

I’m glad I came upon this as I definitely want to watch this. So beautiful, yet so much sadness …..

[@drod4085]

I love the show, and I was a fan of the Empress Sisi from an Italian Series. Hope we can have a second season.

[@evaduran3308]

What's the name of that Italian series, please?

[@drod4085]

@@evaduran3308 I saw it on KZbin it´s called Sisi/La Principessa Sisi (2009(

[@lesliea.6440]

Where can we get this version of the series? Been trying to get it in ENG. Thanks :)

[@drod4085]

@@lesliea.6440 sorry is only subtitle in English.

[@sarah-jl8cr]

Ahhh childhood memories. The intro song is still in my head

[@justhereforthetragedy]

Simon Whistler is so charismatic. I can't get enough of his videos.

[@MommaDee23]

Loved this series!!! Please make a second part!!

[@cynthiasonier5142]

Her comparison with Diana can be summed up like this; Both were noble, but free women who were picked up by royal families who wanted to prop up and modernize their image but their modernity and romantic image just highlighted how mind-boggingly ancient and anachronistic those dynasties were. The Austro-hungarian empire collapsed two years after Francis Joseph's death, 20 years after Sissi's and now that Charles III is getting on the throne, Diana's ghosts still haunts the royal family.

[@tompommerel2136]

While there may be some needed revision to Sisi's story, if one thinks of what Romy Schneider had to portray, I fear that the constume designer of this series has done insufficient research into the clothes and hair styles of Austrian and European (royal) women of the time. There is abundent evidence out there for anyone who want's to know. It is such a shock to see so much post-WW2 fashion details in this series, which clearly weren't there in Sisi's day. My growing sense of disbelief and disappointment stopped me from watching further than episode 3.

[@MistbornPrincess]

They probably did that on purpose. Or because it was cheaper.

[@ritaryack9416]

You missed the white 50s pillbox, and a few frocks that looked as if they'd been thrown together on the set. Maybe they were.

[@kgan4733]

​@@MistbornPrincessexactly unlike a princess at all

[@anarod997]

this series is so good, I want another season.

[@leishlam8363]

It's great! I fallow both of these Historical pages!

[@sabeaniebaby]

This is a.spectacular series, and compliments the mini-series from the 1950s nicely.

[@Showtunediva]

I have not heard of her and I am intrigued to watch this series.

[@Nnptam71]

Cant wait for the 2nd season❤

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

I saw Corsage. A very interesting take on her.

[@ddiesel1836]

I am doubtful on how Alexander II was portrayed in this series. Yes, he was a ladies man but he was smooth, well mannered and not arrogant

[@danasittler681]

Loved the show!!!

[@denisefreitas6727]

I know some liberties are taken on the series, but i loved it!

[@irene2515]

Emperor Francis' brother, Maximilian, is portrayed as a Bohemian, which is not true. He was a great scholar of botany, and very serious

[@sallybaynton1361]

I really enjoyed this show. I wish we could see the second season in the US. Any chance?

[@giselawragg9140]

Well done on the pronunciation of the names, especially of Gisela. Most people get that wrong, I know because I share Sisi’s second daughter’s name. 😉🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@fredrika27]

I just visited the Sisi Museum which is across the hall from the Spanish Riding School. Saw it all!

[@hevog]

I am particularly impressed by the German actress Melika Foroutan who played the mother empress Sophie. Melika Foroutan was born in Teheran, Iran and fled with her parents to Germany after the Ayatollah regime took over. Today Foroutan is an accredited German actress who is often seen in German movies and TV productions. You should also keep an eye on Svenja Jung who played the role of countess Louise. I am pretty sure she has a big acting career ahead of her, as well. Bur also the rest of the cast is brilliant, absolutely worthwhile watching. Great acting, great costumes and production design reaching to the level of "The Crown" which is the benchmark for this genre.

[@In-Short]

My grandfather grew up watching its movies, my dad grew up watching its movies, and I also grew up watching its movies, my son is now undergoing prenatal education and is also watching its movies Movie

[@tru3293]

Who's movies?

[@LariLesque]

Enjoyed watching but I do hate misleading history and very erratic costuming and hairstyling all the way from perfect to the ridiculous. Why not be consistent! Sisi's real story is dramatic enough not to need made up history.

[@dawn7491]

She looks nothing like the real Sisi…

[@phazesix]

I wanted to love the show, but I can't take the plastic sunglass moment @ 4:24. I could kind of put up with the wacky court hairdos & drab dip dye skirts, but the sunglasses was too much. Also, her sister having a horrendous bob haircut (WIG)?? C'mon!! Why do they feel the need to make it cool for the kids? I would rather historical shows stick to historical costumes, it totally throws me out of the story to see modern stuff.

[@ritaryack9416]

and WHAT was the dress the sister wore with that bobbed wig? and yeah, the sunglasses.

[@onceamusician5408]

and yet royal parents not seeing their children WAS COMMON PRACTICE and that for CENTURIES BEFOREHAND

[@sandraandrade9038]

Loved this show.

[@UniquelyPenny]

Internet’s fav fact boi making an appearance! Surprised you didn’t link his video.

[@kindredspirit617]

After watching the series I did some research on her, and from the way they describe her obsession with her looks and weight, it makes me wonder if she might have had an eating disorder or some kind of dysphoria or something. It didn't sound too me like she had a healthy relationship with her body, at the very least. What I found strange about that though, is everyone who talks about her always talks about how her obsession is a good thing, not how potentially damaging it was! And I can't see how anyone wouldn't at least done some of her behaviour concerning.

[@noth1ng5id]

I mean, I could just watch the Biographics video with how much Simon is in this one 😅

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

And Lindsey Holiday.

[@pili2478]

I really interested on watching this show 🌹

[@kathyamrine9846]

Loved the show

[@college87]

I hope the show gets another season

[@tianahaley9913]

Another season is coming I'm watching the first season for the third time can't wait for more seasons💝

[@maryannangros8834]

You pronunciation is excellent

[@meredithwatchman4696]

Simon Whisler of Biografics, Geografics, top10, today i found out and many more🙌👏

[@victoriamero3987]

I learned about Sissi because of him!

[@minervaville]

waiting for season 2 :')

[@JMac7395]

Hold up....SiSi was basically assassinated because she was a last minute substitute? So the assassin killed because of her title? Not because she was oppressing a country or committing genocide?

[@markmh835]

That is correct. So sad...... Being in the wrong place at the wrong time..... 😢

[@carolinagoldgirl8706]

Yes this is correct, but she longed for death too. Welcomed it gladly. At the end of her life she felt into a deep depression after her son’s death. In death, she found freedom and very little people can say that.

[@samanthasmith61]

ironically, the tight corset she had saved or delay it, the moments after they opened her tight corset she died.

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

He was actually trying to assassinate someone else but lost track or something happened, can't remember the details. But Sissi was there, so he took advantage to kill any Royal than no one at all. But it is also thought she traveled the area purposely because it was known to be dangerous as there were assassinations and attempts being carried out at the time. She was advised not to travel as she was and she did it anyway, so it's speculated that she was hoping she'd be a target. She also didn't want to age.

[@josephineminayo8449]

is season 2 out

[@giovannirastrelli9821]

All of us have danced with death, but no one like Elisabeth!

[@melissagrant4178]

You could make a 20 Angela Lansbury moment from movie and TV

[@mau6099]

I was interested in this story because of the connection it has with Mexico. Maximilian became the emperor of the second Mexican empire after emperor Napoleon III invited Maximilian to establish a new french monarchy in Mexico. Unfortunately that didn’t last for him and the Mexican republic took back the power of Mexico.

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

I was wondering if that was the same Maximilian when I heard the name. I was about to look it up and I found your comment right before I clicked off lol

[@janecamilleri9583]

Waiting for season 2

[@mbsheisey]

I've read about the Empress for years and that Netflix thing is the biggest crock I've ever seen!

[@teresajurief1483]

i love this

[@MsSonnencreme]

I’m glad they casted someone who looks to young to be married, mother and empress. Usually they cast someone who looks way too old, Sisi having been 16 at her marriage.

[@Shyndree]

Pfft, you gotta love how the Vienna historians are like: we tried to do her memory justice, and then it also cuts to some ugly memorial in Vienna and it was literally the place she hated the most and tried to escape all her life. Just look at memorials in comparison from Hungary where she is actually shown with care.

[@pecosilla]

8:47 Oh Sissi you were right: he is one of the best poets ever :D

[@MSeliskaZ]

I am not from Austria/Germany but I think I saw some fairy tale (very losely) based on Sisi’s life. I remember that I was obsessed with her as a little girl… and I still remember reading about her being born(also a Capricorn♑️😂), she had lots of hair a teeth. The older I got the more I understood how hard her life must’ve been.

[@giovannirastrelli9821]

You mean the Fox cartoon “Princess Sissi?”

[@skontheroad]

Her life was not hard. At all. She was just, unfortunately, not a healthy girl. Mentally or physically. Mental illness makes life difficult for anyone. Even if you are an Empress living in a Palace with a handsome, loving husband whom you chose (almost impossible back then!). A tragic story. But she had far from a hard life But yes, her hair was very long! Almost to the floor! She slept at night with it attached to the ceiling to relieve the pain from her neck (from the weight of it).

[@mikebeatty7814]

Sisi was a combination of Grace Kelly, Eva Gardner and Lady Di. She was the ultimate tragic beauty.

[@maggie7843]

Eleezabed of the Veetzelbach lineage? Nails on chalkboard

[@kittybear9693]

It’s great

[@anelisedrewanzb]

Clothes (mostly women apparel) + hairstyles from the 21st century. Why bother make a show portraying the 19th century then?

[@LS-gh9hl]

How did I miss that they were 1st cousins when I watched it?!?!

[@irawilliams343]

Empress Sisi was the Princess Diana of the 19th century. Both were great beauties, had unhappy marriages, loved by the common people but shunned by the upper class, and had tragic endings.

[@mary-annebarnett654]

Historical fact is always sassed up and rewritten as nearly pure fiction.

[@johannarodriguez9848]

So basically all of her problems of the Empress started when she met the Emperor and her truely evil mother in law.

[@carolinagoldgirl8706]

Pretty much yes. Other than that, she had a happy childhood.

[@samanthasmith61]

not really, she probably has mental issue

[@michhh8172]

I prefer the #sissi version it's much better ❤

[@prakashsemwal841]

Sisi play outstanding performance.

[@CourtneyPielok]

I've not seen the Netflix series but I THINK I will because the guy playing Franz Joseph is *absolutely beautiful* 😍 lol. P.S. His mother was an absolute b1tch.

[@sarahmathews9794]

Is it any surprise she didn't have affection for the husband who let his mother steal her children away from her?

[@carolinagoldgirl8706]

He was a mommy’s boy. He didn’t want to upset his mom. I can see why Sissi would feel like that suppressed.

[@Recartloaded]

Sisi was fond of him tho and also she had kids young and the mother thought Sisi was too young to take care of them since she could barely take care of herself, plus they’re was nothing he could do about it historian’s found multiple letters of him begging his mother to let Sisi see their children.

[@Recartloaded]

@@carolinagoldgirl8706 he wasn’t a mommy’s bffr if you didn’t know much about mental health and someone was starving themselves and constantly getting themselves sick because of the things they were doing to their own body, would you trust them with a newborn baby?

[@moonbow7590]

That happened LONG after she gave birth the first two times, so, no, you’re wrong^. Sissi was 17 when she gave birth, and she wasn’t even allowed to name her children, and her aunt/MIL named the firstborn baby after herself. Sissi wasn’t even allowed to BREASTFEED her babies. ^Her children weren’t taken from her due to mental health, because her mental health became an issue long after. Sissi started getting obsessive about her looks, because it was the only thing she could control in her life. She didn’t have this obsession before getting married at 16. Her mental health was fine until all of this happened to her. And the usual “Keep getting pregnant, produce heirs” in royalty? She kept tightening her corset to inhumane levels. I think it’s safe to say that getting such a tiny waist worked in avoiding pregnancy. I recall reading that she was deemed too young for motherhood, yet…she was old enough to marry and get pregnant??? And how can anyone learn and get experience in motherhood if you keep them from their children? Sissi practically had nothing left for her, so OF COURSE she had depression and so many health problems. She had to leave to get better, and then she travelled the world to get away from Vienna. Sissi was closest to her last child Marie Valerie, whom she was allowed to raise and care for without interference, and she freely gave so much love and affection to the point that Marie was embarrassed by it as she grew up. This wouldn’t have happened if she were allowed to grow an attachment to her first three children by CARING for them and RAISING them herself. And Sissi let Marie’s marriage be one of love, whereas Sissi’s other children (taken from infancy away from Sissi) had dynastic marriages. This caused a rift between the siblings. Sissi had a happy childhood. All the problems started after she married Franz. And Franz WAS a mommy’s boy who couldn’t stand up to Mommy. He, the Emperor, couldn’t stand up in defense for his Empress whom he claimed to love so much even after Sissi’s assassination and death. As if 😒

[@user-gi8pk9uc7q]

Poor Siri, she had a tumultuous life!

[@chiara1194]

Give me the Romy Schneider movies ANY TIME! This new series looks dreadful and the costumes are sooo cringe-worthy. A better Hapsburg love story is that of Franz Ferdinand and his Czech wife Sophie 🇨🇿

[@sms5246]

Helena ended up being the only child of ludivika to have a happy marriage

[@Student-cs2ws]

Some say Western culture should be making more room for the new world. But what about America culture making some room within the cultural realm of the West. Western culture namely, is more than only American shows. I truly love the way that an American company such as netflix allows for a diversification in their offer to be, so that those from the West can also exchange with one another. More European languages please! What role can Netflix play in preserving Western treasures such as Frisian, Sonderjysk, Sicilian, Sardu, Catalan and Low German/Netherdutch?

[@liguten]

Cette production est une insulte à l'Impératrice Elisabeth. Comme on écrit souvent dans les génériques, "toute ressemblance avec des personnages ayant existé serait pure coïncidence". Aucun intérêt historique et psychologique.

[@donnerhall23]

The mother in law is archduchess Sophie, not princess Sophie

[@CrystalGoddess90]

She was princess of Bavaria. With that said, her title at this time was archduchess, that's true.

[@juns597]

I read this all on wikipedia. It's like an exact copy. -_-

[@airspun9801]

Excessive exercise, her mother-in-law and smoking could also be the reason for her poor health not her fasting 🤔

[@Tiffy-sq7pc]

Netflix butchered this badley. Ok they didn't shoot anything in Austria or Hungary but the could have at least included some Austrians in the cast! Or get some actors that can learn another dialect...It's like the cast of the Crown would speak American english...

[@Recartloaded]

Sisi was German, Bavaria is in modern day Germany and she was born in Munich

[@LongRainyDay]

Until recently people in Bavaria didn't speak Stage-/TV-German, though, but Bavarian dialects. FYI, most areas in Austria belong to the Bavarian language family as well. As an Austrian living about an hour away from Possenhofen, where Elisabeth grew up, the terribly wrong accents in this series (not just Elisabeth but almost all actors, even the Austrian ones) almost made me stop the show multiple times. It seems that historical accuracy was not a high value in this production anyhow. Sunglasses, short haircuts and modern fashion elements are easier to put aside, though, than a wrong language in every dialog

[@evalevy2909]

Simon!

[@jojomakes]

I'm so dumb. I'm just now realizing that this wasn't an English series.

[@Jan0630]

The Italian/German miniseries Sissi (2009) with Cristiana Capotondi and David Rott was better.

[@micro1975]

She made herself to an icon. But in her eccentic prevarication make his husband filled with bitterness. His Love was not fullfilled. She was cruel to him accordining her ladies in waiting and the first Jetset Princess. She was restless and find her destiny in Geneve.

[@Recartloaded]

She was not as cruel to him there relationship was very complicated and on and off at times

[@shamekanachelle7358]

Literally so many historically incorrect info

[@Recartloaded]

The show or this video cus they both are.

[@diamondmartinez7714]

I don't think no one should make a movie or series of the empress if u don't know the full story it's me empress sisi that's my past life ur talking about I have proof it's me empress Elizabeth....my horses are still around me I'm ready for the truth to come out this will go world wide I'm here in this lifetime I'll show u

[@jones2277]

all this info came from Wikipedia. kinda wished they would have shared something unusual or surprising.

[@diamondmartinez7714]

Help me remember how it was like lugi is here in this life time let me tell u my story u will know it's me empress Elizabeth

[@rhondabarry4400]

All royalty live in dispare at some point

[@gettinoveritgettinoverit1062]

🤴 NOW!!!😮

[@amandarivera4617]

So are we just gloss over the fact that this woman married her cousin.

[@Oscitant_Otter]

Most of the royal and noble families of the world have always done so. Titles, money, and land all stay in the family that way; and having to marry in that social class for generations meant that pretty much every royal house in Europe was very closely related to each other in multiple ways. Victoria and Albert were first cousins, and Victoria's children and grandchildren ended up on virtually every throne there was to be had; marrying your cousin is still perfectly legal in the UK, Europe, and most of the globe really. I think today about 10% of all marriages around the world are between cousins.