#elizabeth of austria

[lionofchaeronea]

Empress Elizabeth of Austria with Loosened Hair, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1865

[vanisagi27]

Empress Sissi

I used Franz Xaver Winterhalter's painting of Empress Elizabeth of Austria to practice

[oceancentury]

Susanne Wolff and Sandra Hüller as Empress Elisabeth and Countess Irma Sztáray in Sisi & I / Sisi & Ich (2023).

[papillon-de-mai]

Josef Neugebauer — Portrait of Elizabeth of Bavaria. 1857. detail

[dreamconsumer]

Elizabeth of Austria (1436-1505) Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the wife of King Casimir IV of Poland.

[whoopigirlberg2003]

Me and my friend were bored in class so here's our top 3 cocaine users:

[cookieloveranddaydreamer]

Maybe an unpopular opinion but I wish they would finally stop only making movies and series of the tragic life of Sisi (Empress Elizabeth in Bavaria) and look for other interesting royal German/ Austrian or German speaking ladies/ queens like for example Queen Luise of Prussia (and her sister Charlotte, both being from the house of the dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and having very interesting lifes) or Isabelle/ Elisabeth, called "Isabeau de Bavière" (from the House of Wittelsbach-Ingolstadt), wife of the so called mad French King Charles VI, mother of King Charles VII and Queen Catherine of England (first wife of Henry V of England, then married to Owen Tudor and mother of Henry VI).

Or St. Elizabeth of Thuringia/ Hungary who lived a life for the poor after she lost her husband, Ludwig/ Louis IV, the landgrave of Thuringia, in the 6th crusade (1227) and is among the most renowned Catholic saints.

I would also name Catherine the Great of Russia (Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst) but there is a Russian series about her life and the one with Helen Mirren.

Then the famous St. Hildegard of Bingen, a famous and influential woman of the Middle Ages to this day in so many ways. Yes, there was a German movie about her some years ago but I don't think that it is widely known.

Then "Liselotte von der Pfalz" as Germans do call her, the Madame Palatine, wife of Philippe of Orlèans, brother of King Louis XIV aka the "sun king". She wrote a tremendous amont of letters in her life, leaving behind so much information about the court of the "sun king" that historians can only be thankful to her. Yes, there was the series "Versailles" but that wasn't quite an accurate one.

At least Maria Theresia of Austria, mother of Queen Marie Antoinette and King Joseph II got a series some years ago, cause let us face it, that woman was a great one. As a child it always impressed me wildly how many children she and Luise of Prussia got. It seemed insane to me.

With this I want to say: There is more good stuff about great German/ Austrian/ German speaking ladies out there. Wayyyy more.

And it angers me that it does not get depicted.

Only our tragic or as "weak/ bad" considered ladies do get some recognition like Sisi, Marie Antoinette or Tsarina Alice of Hesse. That is sad.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabeau_of_Bavaria

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Hungary

[the-angriest-bunny-of-the-fandom]

Impressions of Sisi (2021) - Season 2

[peterwebscott]

Sissi's Palace - exploring the Achilleion in Corfu

In mid September this year we visited the Achilleion, a few miles south of Corfu Town. As it was pouring with rain we thought it would be a good opportunity to spend some time inside and dry off a bit. Unfortunately, the Palace was closed due to renovation work so we had to shelter as best we could while looking round the gardens. The Achilleion is a palace built by Empress Elizabeth of Austria,…

[snapheart1536]

'I know I have read sooo much about them...'

I am AN EXPERT, everyone!

Hating murdered women is the morally correct thing to do!

Yeah, you should feel guilty about a lack of empathy, love.

“Sometimes I feel bad that I don't have the same sympathy for certain royal figures as a lot of royal watchers/researchers. It is truly hard for me to feel too bad for Alix of Hesse, Anne Boelyn, or Empress Sisi. It makes me feel unempathetic. But at the same, I know I have read sooo much about them and still find them to be unlikable people. Someone can be a tragic figure who didn't deserve it and also be a not-so-good person. I wish other people could admit that. Many iconic royals were assholes, including Queen Victoria.” - Submitted by Anonymous

[p1325]

Barbie Collector - Women of Royalty

Queen Elizabeth the First

Marie Antoinette

Sissi, the Empress

Joséphine de Beauharnais/Bonaparte

[lancastrianwasian]

No more Tudors, please—unless it’s Mary I or Edward VI. Let’s focus on the Trastámaras, especially Catherine of Aragon, and delve into the Habsburgs, like Margaret of Austria and her nieces: Eleanor, Isabella, Maria, and Catalina. And don’t forget Charles V and his brother Ferdinand! We need more content on the Trastámara and Habsburg dynasties, as well as Stuart topics that aren’t about Mary, Queen of Scots or Stuart England.

[little-candy-store-of-horrors]

Hetalia Sticker sheets for a con/artist alley this weekend! Can you spot all the historical references?

[marianadecarlos]

Elizabeth of France/ Isabel De Bourbon

Elisabeth of France or Isabel de Bourbon was Queen of Spain from 1621 to her death and Queen of Portugal from 1621 to 1640, as the first spouse of King Philip IV of Spain. She served as regent of Spain during the Catalan Revolt in 1640–42 and 1643–44.

Mariana of Austria

Mariana or Maria Anna of Austria, was Queen of Spain from 1649 until the death of her husband Philip IV of Spain in 1665. Appointed regent for their infant son Charles II, she remained an influential figure until her death in 1696.

[blacknarcissus]

Sissi: The Young Empress (1956)