The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of AustriaFaber & Faber, 05.04.2012 - 773 Seiten The real-life tale behind Netflix's Empress Sisi and the Anarchist, whose assassination in 1898 shocked the world. |
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... guldens, belonged not to the ruling emperor, but to the abdicated Emperor Ferdinand. Only after Ferdinand's death in 1875 did the fortune become part of Franz Joseph's estate. From 1848 to 1875—quite a considerable length of time —the ...
... guldens, “which shall be delivered even before the wedding, in Munich, to the agent especially designated for this purpose by His Imperial Majesty, in return for the appropriate receipt.” Elisabeth was also to be provided “with all ...
... guldens, closer scrutiny indicates that more than 90 percent of the listed pieces had been gifts from the groom and Archduchess Sophie, presented during the engagement period. The silver effects, at that time the pride of every bride ...
... guldens, Sisi's wardrobe represented a considerable asset, though even here the most valuable item, a blue velvet cloak with sable trimmings and a sable muff, was a gift from the Emperor. The future Empress owned four ballgowns (two ...
... goldsmiths' art, inset with emeralds; the modern resetting alone had cost 100,000 guldens.4 (A few days before Sisi's arrival, it had accidentally been dropped—an occurrence seen by many as a bad omen—and repaired in.
Inhalt
CHAPTER THREE | |
CHAPTER FOUR | |
CHAPTER FIVE | |
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CHAPTER SEVEN | |
CHAPTER EIGHT | |
CHAPTER NINE | |
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CHAPTER ELEVEN | |
CHAPTER TWELVE | xiii |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | xxv |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | xlviii |
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