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Elisabeth (“Sissi”) (Empress/Queen consort of Austria/Hungary)

  • <span class="a type-340" data-type_id="340" data-object_id="282248" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-340_282248">Empress Elisabeth in her coronation gown as Queen of Hungary (1867)</span>
  • German (Austrian) Hungarian
  • VIAF ID
    https://viaf.org/72185406
    GND ID
    118529897
    Social category
    Monarchs, statesmen, politicians Women
    Notes

    Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed Sissi, was the Empress of the the Austria-Hungarian Empire in the 19th century. She is a clear example of soft power in Europe. Her sympathy for the Hungarian cause, led to achievement of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867.

    Word Count: 42

    Article version
    xref

  • Freifeld, Alice; “Empress Elisabeth as Hungarian queen: The uses of celebrity monarchism”, in Cole, Laurence; Unowsky, Daniel L. (eds.); The limits of loyalty: Imperial symbolism, popular allegiances, and state patriotism in the late Habsburg Monarchy (New York: Berghahn, 2007), 139-161.

    Windhager, Ákos; “Playing with anthems: The formation of the cult of Empress Elisabeth in Hungarian music”, Музикологија, 20.1 (2016), 31-51.


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    © the author and SPIN. Cite as follows (or as adapted to your stylesheet of choice): , 2022. " Elisabeth (“Sissi”) (Empress/Queen consort of Austria/Hungary)", Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe, ed. Joep Leerssen (electronic version; Amsterdam: Study Platform on Interlocking Nationalisms, https://ernie.uva.nl/), article version xref, last changed 10-05-2022, consulted 25-04-2025.