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  The Habsburgs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Elizabeth Amalia Eugenia was born in Munich on the 24th December, 1837, the fourth of nine children to Duke Maximilian in Bavaria and his wife Ludovika.
Elizabeth or Sisi as she was known in the family, often accompanied her father on his jaunts to the neighbouring inns and countryside.
September, 1898, the Empress and Queen Elizabeth was buried with all ceremony in the imperial crypt of the Capuchin Church.
www.angelfire.com /pa/ImperialRussian/royalty/austria/sisi.html   (2334 words)

  
 Elizabeth (of Austria-Hungary) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Elizabeth (of Austria-Hungary) (1837-1898), empress of Austria and queen of Hungary.
Elizabeth was born Amelia Eugenia Elizabeth near Munich,...
Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint (1207-1231), daughter of Andrew II, king of Hungary, born in Bratislava (now in Slovakia).
encarta.msn.com /Elizabeth_(of_Austria-Hungary).html   (127 words)

  
 Elizabeth (of Austria-Hungary) - MSN Encarta
Elizabeth was born Amelia Eugenia Elizabeth near Munich, Germany, to Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria.
Elizabeth was popular with the people because of her beauty, charm, and generosity.
She learned the difficult Magyar (Hungarian) language and helped arrange the compromise of 1867, by which Hungary was raised to equal status with Austria in the empire of Austria-Hungary.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_1741500260/Elizabeth_(of_Austria-Hungary).html   (183 words)

  
 Elizabeth Grupp, 1881-1979   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Elizabeth's brother Charles is 3 years old, born in Missouri and brother William is 1 years old, born in Missouri.
Elizabeth was 18 years old and was born in Missouri in Feb. 1882.
Elizabeth Grupp lived upstairs and is the woman with her mouth open in the center back.
hometown.aol.com /thomagene/ElizabethG.html   (1840 words)

  
 Elizabeth of Austria and Italy (Biblioteca Marciana newsletter)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
"Elizabeth of Austria and Italy" was the title of the historical and documentary exhibition, organised by Marina Bressan and promoted by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and the Italy-Austria Association in collaboration with the Assicurazioni Generali, which was held in the Monumental Rooms of the Marciana Library from 22nd February to 1st April 2001.
The fine painting by Giuseppe Sogni, conserved in the Gallery of Modern Art of Palazzo Pitti, presented a striking image of Elizabeth of Austria, whose portraits as young Empress are not particularly well-known in Italy.
The final section of the exhibition was devoted to the assassination of Elizabeth perpetrated by the anarchist Luccheni.
marciana.venezia.sbn.it /news4/eng/4-20e.html   (228 words)

  
 Elisabeth of Austria (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1545), wife of King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland
Elisabeth of Austria (1554-1592), wife of King Charles IX of France
Elisabeth of Austria, a title of Elisabeth of Bavaria (1837-1898)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_of_Austria   (135 words)

  
 Recreating 16th and 17th Century Clothing: The Renaissance Tailor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Elizabeth of Valois, Elizabeth de Valois, Isabel de Valois (vl´wä, Fr.
Elisabeth of Austria, Hapsburg, (1554-1592), daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, married in 1570 Charles IX (de Valois) of France, King of France.
Elizabeth de Valois wears the higher necked partlet of the Spanish court while Elizabeth of Austria wears a very sweet ruff.
www.vertetsable.com /diaries_redbrocade.htm   (1578 words)

  
 Divas - The Site / Acting Divas / Vox Populi Elizabeth Taylor
"Elizabeth Taylor was one of the world's most naturally beautiful women of all time, and her beauty captivated women as well as men, and was noted by the very young as well as very old.
Elizabeth Taylor is a diva like no others, she is an original, and is irreplaceable and irrepressible.
Elizabeth has always interested me. My first doll was named after her, my first daughter and granddaughter were named after her.
www.divasthesite.com /vox_populi_Elizabeth_Taylor.htm   (5738 words)

  
 Empress of Austria - Elizabeth's Family
Elizabeth was their third child, born on Christmas eve in 1837 and had the most skill at horsemanship as she had a great sympathetic relationship with the horses.
Her elder sister, Helene (born 1834) was however the one chosen by the Archduchess Sophie and her mother as a probable wife for the new emperor.
She begged to be allowed to go with him as she was suffering despair and melancholy; she felt so alone and had not the mental resources to cope.
www.mkheritage.co.uk /EoA/docs/Elizabeth.html   (781 words)

  
 Tschidas from Pamhagen, Austria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Glandz, Anna 1852 Pamhagen, Austria Tschida, Mathias 8/19/1875 Pamhagen, Austria
Tschida, Anna 7/16/1839 Pamhagen, Austria 7/22/1839 Pamhagen, Austria
Tschida, Anna 1868 Pamhagen, Austria 1/27/1876 Pamhagen, Austria
www.kubiatowicz.com /pamhagen.htm   (1431 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Elizabeth of Thuringia; Elisabeth of Thuringia; Elisabeth of Hungary
Her gifts of bread to the poor, and of a large gift of grain to a famine stricken Germany, led to her patronage of bakers and related fields.
Elizabeth was a lifelong friend of the poor and gave herself entirely to relieving the hungry.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainte01.htm   (671 words)

  
 Elizabeth, Empress of Austria - Queen of Hungary
They will document the intriguing life story of a woman who was an "empress against her will", who was at once fairy-tale princess and liberated woman, a dieting fanatic and expert equestrian, a poet and inveterate traveller.
In the summer of 1853 at the scenic Salzkammergut town Bad Ischl she met Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, who was actually supposed to marry her sister, Helene.
It was for this reason that she built a palace on the Greek island of Corfu and named it "Achillion" after her favourite hero of the ancient world, Achilles.
www.fortunecity.com /victorian/dadd/1258/Eliz.html   (1442 words)

  
 European royalty Austria : Emperess Elizabeth Sisi
Elizabeth married Franz Josef and became the Austrian Emperess.
The one moderating factor in Francis Joseph's court was his beloved wife, the Emperess Elizabeth or "Sisi" as she was known.
The relationship between Elizabeth and Franz Joseph was one of the great love stories of European royalty and ended tragically.
histclo.com /royal/ost/fj1/fj1-eliz.htm   (1245 words)

  
 Elizabeth Compton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A farmer's wife from Forfar who appeared on Mastermind in 1979, taking 'Elizabeth of Austria: the Hunting Empress' as her specialist subject.
Her questions were set by one of the programme's most expert question-setters Alan Palmer, but on this occasion Alan made a serious blunder.
Elizabeth's daughter Alison Bell went on to appear in the programme in 1990.
www.geocities.com /mastermind_hsp/elizabeth_compton.htm   (119 words)

  
 The Childhood of Elisabeth of Austria
Sophie in did not approve of Elisabeth, nor did Ludovica, who was somewhat embarrassed by this match for she knew how immature and unprepared Elisabeth was for the role of Empress of Austria.
The Emperor met her at Linz, Austria on April 21 and the next morning they left for Vienna onboard of a barge.
The church was not even a mile away and yet it took hours for her carriage to get through the crowds.
royalwomen.tripod.com /id3.html   (1180 words)

  
 Elisabeth of Bavaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Duchess in Bavaria (December 24, 1837 – September 10, 1898), of the House of Wittelsbach, was the Empress consort of Austria and Queen consort of Hungary due to her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph.
On September 10, 1898, in Geneva, Switzerland, Elisabeth, aged 60, was stabbed to death with a needle file by a young anarchist named Luigi Lucheni, in an act of propaganda of the deed.
Brigitte Hamann: The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Knopf: 1986) (ISBN 0-394-53717-3) (410pp.).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elisabeth_of_Bavaria   (1626 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: Queen Elizabeth I of England: Selected Writing and Speeches
Elizabeth's response to a delegation from Parliament who petitioned her to marry soon, and not to marry a foreigner.
Elizabeth had dozens of suitors during her life, none so ardent as King Erik of Sweden, who had proposed to her when she was only the "Lady Elizabeth." In 1560, he tried to come to England, but was thwarted by storms, so he sent his brother as a proxy groom.
Several versions survive, including a printed pamphlet which it is thought Elizabeth may have checked and corrected, but its text is inferior to the moving account by the diarist, Hayward Townshend, who was among those kneeling before her that November afternoon in the Presence Chamber.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/elizabeth1.html   (4095 words)

  
 Empress Elizabeth "Sisi" of Austria
The future Empress of Austria was born to Duke Max in Bavaria and his Duchess, Ludovika, Princess of Bavaria in Munich on December 24, 1837 and baptised Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie; her intimates would call the spritely yet often melancholy and shy young duchess Sisi.
Their ten-month engagement was filled with lengthy lessons in court protocol and injunctions to learn quickly and behave by her ambitious mother, but even these methods did not adequately prepare Sisi for the rigors of the Hapsburg court.
Lucheni had come to Geneva planning to assassinate the Prince of Orléans; when he failed to arrive, Lucheni had chosen the Empress of Austria, whose presence in the city he'd learned about in the newspaper, as the next best victim available to him, unaware--and uncaring--that in fact she shared his opinions on aristocracy.
www.fortunecity.com /campus/duke/550/Eliz.html   (1572 words)

  
 Moondance: Celebrating Creative Women -- Fiction -- Elizabeth
Spiro's fiancee; the lady consulted famous commercial and industrial firms as well.She was a big plump Austrian and the Viking always carried her photograph in his wallet.
I'll see Elizabeth and her father on Mondays, all the other weekdays I'll be with you.
After a moment however he admitted he felt magnificent: all Elizabeth's photographs were arranged in a row on the hotel table facing Di.
www.moondance.org /2003/full03/fiction/elizabeth.html   (2286 words)

  
 Servant of God Elizabeth of Austria - Saint of the Day - American Catholic
The daughter of the German Emperor Maximilian II, Elizabeth was only 15 years old when she was married to King Charles IX of France.
Elizabeth died at about age 38, having accomplished so much for the glory of God and the good of her fellow citizens in a short time.
Elizabeth bucked the system into which she was born.
www.americancatholic.org /Features/Saints/saint.asp?id=1235   (347 words)

  
 European royalty Austria : Crown Prince Rudolf's daughter Elizabeth
Austria became a republic following World War I. Elizabeth in the 1920s and 30s became known as the Red Archduchess when she married Leopold Petznek, a socialist politician.
Princess Elizabeth was allowed to marry when she was 18 years old.
Archduchess Elizabeth stayed in Austria with her partner Leopold Petznek after the Anchluss when the NAZIs took over Austria.
histclo.com /royal/ost/rud/rud-pe.htm   (1112 words)

  
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 Born in Illmitz, Austria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tschida, Anna 1806 Illmitz, Austria 4/09/1831 Illmitz, Austria
Tschida, Anna 1823 Illmitz, Austria 9/07/1831 Illmitz, Austria
Tschida, Anna 1829 Illmitz, Austria 9/14/1831 Illmitz, Austria
www.kubiatowicz.com /illmitz.htm   (1779 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Phoenix: The Lonely Empress: Elizabeth of Austria: Books: Joan Haslip (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Consort to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Elizabeth was a modern woman who fled the confines of Habsburg to roam free--she fancied dangerous riding, sailing and poetry--but her life ended with her assassination in 1896.
The emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph, was already engaged to Elisabeth's sister Helen when he fell in love with her.
Elizabeth comes across as a study in contrasts: on the one hand, she could be very charming and gracious, on the other hand she appears to have been fundamentally self-centered and unsuited for the duties of an Empress.
www.amazon.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Phoenix-Lonely-Empress-Elizabeth-Austria/dp/1842120980   (2007 words)

  
 Princess bridal museum quality tiara inspired by Empress Elizabeth.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In an age known for romance and drama, the Empress Elizabeth of Austria was considered by many to be the most beautiful crowned head in Europe.
Her long luxurious hair was her most famous feature, and she was known to have quite a collection of tiaras and other hair ornaments to adorn her gorgeous tresses.
Legend has it that the Emperor Franz Joseph was to present a special tiara to his bride upon their wedding in 1854, but the couple's aunt, the Empress Caroline Augusta, accidentally broke it.
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 Austrian Royal Family (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Duchess Elizabeth was assassinated in Geneva by an Italian anarchist, Luigi Lucheni, who stabbed her with a shoemaker's file (some sources mentions it was a knife).
See 29.1634 Archduke Otto is the present Head of the Imperial House of Austria and uses the style of Dr Otto von Habsburg.
Laetitia Maria Nora of Austria (and Prince of Belgium)
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Elizabeth, empress of Austria and queen of Hungary, Austria And Hungary, History, Biographies
Elizabeth 1837–98, empress of Austria and queen of Hungary.
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 My Ancestors Who Came to America
Daughter Elizabeth, 15 and Son Andrew, 13 both born in Austria 1884 and 1886.
With wife, Elizabeth, 44, born in Austria, parents both born in Austria.
Elizabeth Korch (Dec 1884, Austria / Czechoslovakia - 1967?, Webster, MA) -- married May 16, 1903, Webster, MA -- MA Vital Records Vol: 538 ; Page: 425 -- married Henry Korch.
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