!!!Elisabeth, Kaiserin von Österreich b. Munich (Germany), Dec. 24, 1837, d. Geneva (Switzerland, murdered), Sept. 10, 1898, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, daughter of Duke Max of Bavaria; 1854 married Emperor Franz Joseph I. E. was never very happy at the court in Vienna; felt great affection for the Hungarian people and promoted the settlement ("Ausgleich") with Hungary in 1866/67. After her son (Crown Prince Rudolf) committed suicide in 1889, she travelled even more extensively than before. !Literature B. Hamann, E. Kaiserin wider Willen, %%sup 11/%1992; idem (ed.), Kaiserin E. Das poetische Tagebuch, 1984; E. v. Oe., exhibition catalogue, Vienna 1986; J. Thiele, E. Das Buch ihres Lebens, 1996; idem, E. Bilder ihres Lebens, 1998. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Elisabeth,_Kaiserin_von_Österreich|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]