Affectionately nicknamed Sisi or Sissi by her family ... However, according to Brigitte Hamann’s biography, The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Franz was instantly ...

These days, the Hofburg Palace is residence and office of the President of Austria ... One area of the palace is the Sisi Museum, named after Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph ...

"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the ...

A new true-crime podcast about the theft of iconic Austrian empress Sisi’s diamond in the 1990s is set to launch on ...

The far-right, pro-Israel Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) has been tasked with forming a government for the first time, alarming many in a country which has often struggled to shake its Nazi past.

Through her Hungarian teacher the young Empress Sissi is enchanted by Hungary, a country she has never visited, but feels an affinity with. The Council of Ministers wants to punish some Hungarian ...

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days, both as chancellor and party leader, after talks about forming a coalition government collapsed. The chancellor said his ...