Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Elisabeth in Bavaria
Coronation photograph by Emil Rabending
Empress consort of Austria Queen consort of Hungary (more...)
Tenure	24 April 1854 – 10 September 1898
hungary	8 June 1867, Budapest
Queen consort of Lombardy-Venetia
Tenure	24 April 1854 – 12 October 1866
Born	(1837-12-24)24 December 1837 Possenhofen Castle, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	10 September 1898(1898-09-10) (aged 60) Geneva, Switzerland
Spouse	Franz Joseph I of Austria ​ ​ (m. 1854)​
Issue	Archduchess Sophie Archduchess Gisela Crown Prince Rudolf Archduchess Valerie
Full name
Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie
House	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Mother	Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
Burial	17 September 1898 Imperial Crypt
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Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.

Issue

1. Archduchess Sophie of Austria (5 March 1855 – 29 May 1857) died young.
2. Archduchess Gisela of Austria (12 July 1856 – 27 July 1932) married Prince Leopold of Bavaria and had issue.
3. Archduke Rudolf of Austria, "Crown Prince of Austria" (21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) married Princess Stéphanie of Belgium and had issue.
4. Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (22 April 1868 – 6 September 1924) married Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria and had issue.

Titles and styles

• 24 December 1837 – 24 April 1854 Her Royal Highness Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria.
• 24 April 1854 – 10 September 1898 Her Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty The Empress of Austria, Apostolic Queen of Hungary.

Honours

• Grand Mistress of the Order of the Starry Cross.
• Dame of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa.