Empress Elisabeth of Austria's children, Archduchesses Sophie, Gisela, Marie Valerie, and Crown Prince Rudolf, played significant roles in her life and legacy.Their lives were marked by privilege ...

The Empress Elisabeth of Austria had four children with her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph I. Her first child, Archduchess Sophie, died at just 2 years old in 1857. Archduchess Gisela lived a quiet ...