Flight Having put immense pressure on the emperor during the negotiations with Hungary for the Compromise, Elisabeth was forbidden by her husband to interfere in politics ever again. Elisabeth's…

Assassination "Now it has happened just as she always wished: quickly, painlessly without medical consultations, without long, anxious days of worry for her loved ones." Cure Journey to Lake…

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Emperor´s Staircase The entrance to the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments. The entrance to the Sisi Museum The entrance to the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments is via the…

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Trabant Guards Room Coming from the Emperor’s Staircase the visitor entered this room in which the Trabanten lifeguards kept watch night and day. Coming from the Emperor’s Staircase Coming from…

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Audience Waiting Room Emperor Franz Joseph gave general audiences twice a week, at which any of the subjects of his empire could attend to present a matter of their concern to the emperor. The…

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Audience Chamber Over the course of his long reign, Franz Joseph gave audiences to around 260,000 individuals. Reception of the Audience The emperor received petitioners standing behind a…