

A mother figure idealized by the cinema, Empress Elisabeth of Austria did not flourish with her four children. What kind of mother was the rebellious Sissi?


Kaiserin Elisabeth (Sisi) (as Victoria Hillisch)
Kaiser Franz Joseph (jung)
Kaiser Franz Joseph (alt)
Erzherzogin Marie Valerie (jung)
Erzherzogin Marie Valerie (alt)
Elisabeth Marie (Erzsi)
Erzherzogin Gisela

A mother figure idealized by the cinema, Empress Elisabeth of Austria did not flourish with her four children. What kind of mother was the rebellious Sissi?
2022-09-29
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