The Tragic Life Of Elisabeth Of Austria 

It's not always good to be the queen, and Sisi was a prime example of that!

Even in Belgium i grew up watching the Sissi movies on tv every year around christmas time. As a kid i remember it being almost like a disney story, the beautiful young princess getting married etc.

It's weird how I'd never heard of Sisi until a couple years ago when I got really into reading about 19th century eastern/central Europe. A shame, her life is fascinating if terribly depressing - those Wittlesbachs never seem to have a good time, do they?

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If I remember correctly, the assassin had planned to kill the Duke of Orleans, but failed when his target left earlier than expected. He then targeted the Empress after hearing she was residing in a hotel in the same area.

9:07 Elisabeth might have had Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Shirley Manson of Garbage (one of my favorite bands) had that. "I would spend two hours crying in the toilet - and whatever the result, I always thought I looked disgusting. I would look in the mirror every morning and be upset." - Shirley Manson

I've been watching the series about her on Netflix, which is a dramatic series so takes artistic liberties. It's interesting that she isn't as well known as Catherine the Great, especially since it was her family ruling right before WWI

A+ video! Fascinating video, very interesting seeing how she is still influential today!

How about one on Lady Jane Grey? The story was so good, my wife named her cat after the 9-day Queen.

Thanks for her story.

I remember reading an article about Princess Sissi and I found out that her aunt Princess Sophia made her life miserable. An example is when she took Sissi's firstborn from her right after she gave birth and kept the child away from her.

Nice pronounciation of Elisabeth! 😍

Can you do a video on when did it start and why humans have last names?

Very interesting short summary of Elizabeth's life. However a few flaws. Firstly Elizabeth did not have an affair with count Andrassy as she hated making love. Therefore she encouraged her husband to have a longtime affair with Katharina Schratt, who was as well kind of a soul mate to the emperor as his wife was unable to do so. The story of the death of crown prince Rudolf and baroness Mary Vetsera is all but a Romeo and Julia story. Mary was one of Rudolfs many affairs and there is more than one reason to believe that he already had enough from her and wanted closure. Some historians believe that the journey to Mayerling should bring this affair to an end. Whatever happened there, it was no death out of love without fulfillment (maybe but just maybe on her side). There are many theories what may have happened at Mayerling on this could winter night but all have one in common: The crown prince of Austria-Hungary did not die for love!

Thank you for this representation

She’s beautiful-In body and in soul! And a one fine ruler! ❤️

Psychosomatic symptoms? Definitely! I have them as well and man does it feel good to get away from your stressors. Those doctors did a huge favor to Sisi prescribing her vacation 😊 Also I have a theory that her son ended up offing himself because of his upbringing. I’ve heard many children who end up mental health issues because their mothers do not care for them (while still being physically around).

Also, if not this suggestion, can you do a video on what life is like for a pageant winner?

8:39 "Here I Go Again" by White Snake is an awesome music video! We used to listen to that song all the time when I was a freshman at Doane University.

Very interesting video! However, allow me to make a correction: princess Sophie, later Archduchess Sophie, was not a princess of Greece and Denmark, as mentioned in 0:51. This is a completely different royal line

She truly was a Queen

Would love to hear one on king George the 3rd😊

6:33 In reference to psychosomatic... The music video "Breathe" by The Prodigy is fantastic!

Thanks for this! 👑 #WeirdHistory #EmpressElisabethOfAustria #ElisabethOfAustria #Austria

Pretty lady. Thanks for explaining the long hair. I started to notice that as more pictures rolled.

I like the comparison that Empress Sisi was the Lady Di of her day

"Cirque Du Back Yard" 😂

Early upload this time . Glad

As of German and Austrian descent.. I feel really connected to her in a strange way… I’m OBSESSED w my hair and my appearance.. I thought I was the only peers in of Germanic blood who did the same thing? 😂 Anyone feel the same you

Maybe do a video on the Winchester mystery house?

Funny thought while watching this… they wouldn’t have any idea how we can see their photos on technological devices.

I always feel such disgust for the way so many princesses and queens were treated, I know that in many ways their lives were much better compared to the average person of their times but I still

Being a royal wife is often tough, but poor Sisi, had it really bad. The first time I read about her history, at school in A Level European History, I felt so sad for her. 😥

When they said " So she would crush on Tiktok", i almost deleted myself

I never thought I would hear of a 3rd Queen Elizabeth.

Anarchists were like nobody has the right to rule over anybody.

At 4;52 You show Ludwig I. of Bavaria, not Ludwig II., the grandson.

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She eats like my sister-in-law lol

10:02 On the tv series Into The Badlands, all the rulers of their region are called Barons regardless of their gender.

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What a beauty!! 💜🌈✨🖤🌺🌹

Can you please do a video about the Dublin whiskey fire in 1875?

I'd like to know about Amy Robsart.

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A lot of the marital and familial arrangements remind me of the film Pride and Prejudice (2005), which I just watched again last night. Fantastic film!

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

Wow...! Anyone else kind of seeing the similarities between Elisabeth and "Cinderella?" 😳

"...who put his whole Andrassy into everything." LOLLLLL

Being royalty doesn't always live up good as everyone thinks

I knew a Beth of Australia who was pretty hungry.

Thanks. 🎶 Shots in the Royal car... (And war around the world) Smoke on the corner... 🎶 tavi.

Man their family tree is like a merry go round😅

I guess it wasn't common knowledge back then that being 96 lbs. at 5'8" would cause her beloved hair to thin considerably. But, maybe they had an early version of Rogaine 🤔.

Remember reading this on Wikipedia.

she died in a horrific way, i think Franz Joseph would have not entered WWI if she was still alive in 1914

And her little sister perished in the fire of the Bazar de la charité, in Paris…

Why the loud & distracting music choices?

Great choice of music for a land locked country.

The Netflix series is pretty good & the film was just okay.

Technically, the wife of an emperor/king doesn’t reign. She is just the wife of the emperor/king and mother of the ruler’s children. Same role as the late Prince Phillip, the late QEII’s husband. She was Empress of Austria/Queen of Hungary, but Franz Joseph was the one with the power (allegedly… he was a mama’s boy and let his mother have too much say in ruling Austria). If Elisabeth did have power, she could’ve told her monster-in-law to take a hike and shove it, lol.

Sisi, Lady Di and Marie Antoinette have one thing in common..they all broke out from the golden cage in order to be more free....i understand them and its kinda remarkable.

She didn't eat meat, but liked to put raw meat on her face? How peculiar...

I feel like I'm spoiling the show The Empress for myself

She's a Saint!

I just checked - she is my 8th cousin four times removed

The RU-vid channel REACT has a video challenge about the etiquette that aristocrats like Elisabeth likely used at the time, it is called "Gen Z Boys Vs. Girls: Ultimate Etiquette Challenge." It is a very helpful video for understanding it.

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Having your life "mapped" out without input, must be like a jail sentence for anyone. I'm going to try sleeping with the nightgown soaked in vinegar. It might even keep Dracula away.

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Some believe Sisi had Npd and Bipolar and Anorexia but the family inbreeding didn't help her either

Eating ANOTHER Weird History meal! This time eating CHEF BOYARDEE BEEFARONI* with parmesan and drinking WILD CHERRY CAPRI SUN^...while watching this Weird History video! * From the Weird History Food video "Who Was the Real Chef Boyardee?" ^ From the Weird History Food video "Thirst-Quenching Facts About Your Favorite Beverages"

*points to avatar* I'm a huge fan the of the German language musical about Sisi so I know my Elisabeth history lol😅 I will say Sophie gets a tiny it of a bad rap. She was controlling and kinda bitchy yeah, but Sisi being a literally teenager when she had her kids, she may have been justified in taking charge of the kids.

Not as famous? Not everyone is English/American you know 😂 I've always known about Sisi but only recently learned about Queen Victoria.

She is a ravishing hottie! 😍

Is it American or what that the word is it regime not regiment.

Well that’s an eating disorder if I’ve ever seen one 8:24 I get why she didn’t want people taking pictures of her. Sucks to be uncomfortable in / unaccepting of your own body. Imagine having to gestate and pop out a third/fourth(?) child in order to get your husband to make you queen. Yikes! Thanks, I hope we get more videos about women!

Youre showing unrelated medieval portraits of other royals like you don't care why???

I love to videos on European aristocracy

In-Laws. Am I right!?!?!?

Um, why are you claiming, at the beginning of the video, that Empress Elisabeth was a "ruler" who "reigned"? She was not a ruler at all and was only married to the actual ruler, Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Sisi bude spet Vládnutí Moju korunu nedám Královská koruna patří pravěk Kralovnej 👸🌏🚨⚡🇸🇰♥️

George Washington.

She wasn't a ruler. She was the consort of a ruler, Emperor Franz Joesph.

oh yes, what a very tragic life, traveling, spending money, exercising like a maniac and starving herself by choice cause she was vain beyond belief! i feel for your problems, Sisi, lol!

If only WW1 had never happened and all the old empires had survived, the world would be such a better place today

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Who the hell is elizabith ?? Didnt she die in 2022/9/9?

Didnt she sell bathtub water she farted in?

Going to watch the two thumbnail recommendations at the end of the video!