Tag Archive: Empress of Austria

Sisi, Empress of Austria with diamond stars in her hair before 1873 by Franz Xavier Winterhalter

Swooning over Sisi

October 18, 2020 12:13 pm Published by

When it came to Empress Elisabeth, men generally swooned over her while women were often unimpressed.   When she was first... View Article

See where Sisi stayed

January 31, 2018 5:46 pm Published by

  Combermere Abbey, where Sisi stayed for two hunting trips, re-opens for public tours in April.   The Cheshire mansion was... View Article