Who doesn't love Prince Charming and Snow White? The honor of the court has always attracted people's reverie, and "Princess Sissi" has been popular for a long time since 55 years. But, is the real Princess Sisi really so happy?
Stills from Snow White's Mirror
The happiness in fairy tales always comes to an abrupt end at the moment of the wedding. Princess Sissi in the movie, who is not afraid of the harsh empress dowager, is not afraid of boring court life, and the two emperors of Franz fall in love at first sight, living happily and happily together. The real-life Princess Sisi was the youngest princess of the Bavarian royal family, the longest queen of Austria, and the first and last empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Empress of austria-Hungary - the real Princess Sisi
The mother of The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, was Sissi's aunt and was once described as "the man in the Hofburg Palace" because of her dictatorial style. In other words, The Empress Dowager Sophie is the general existence of Empress Dowager Cixi in China, the only difference is that she is not fond of the throne.
The Empress had a crush on Princess Sissi's sister, but Franz Joseph had a crush on Sissi. For the first time, the Emperor rebelled against his mother's authority and told her that if he could not have Sissi, he would not marry. Empress Sophie, who could not help her son, agreed to the marriage. But the marriage of Emperor Franz and Princess Sissi sowed the seeds of nightmares at this moment.
Stills from "Princess Sissi"
There are always nightmares after marriage,
Children are a mother's weakness
Princess Sisi was a free and romantic little girl, in fact, she was not suitable for the responsibility of the empress, and the red tape and critical eyes from all sides in the court soon put Princess Sisi into a health crisis.
In the first year of marriage, Princess Sissi gave birth to her first child, the first little princess of the Empire. But the empress dowager not only gave the child her own name without Sisi's consent, but also fully assumed the responsibility of caring for the baby, refusing to let Sisi breastfeed or take care of her own child. The second child, for the same reason, was taken away from Sissi by the Empress Dowager.
Obviously, the ancient courts of Europe were equally interested in male heirs, and the capture of the two little girls was also to allow Princess Sisi to give birth to the heir of the empire as soon as possible. Princess Sisi, who had never given birth to a male, was often under the pressure of fertility brought about by the empire and the court. More importantly, the imperial and imperial royal families never recognized Princess Sisi, and feared that Princess Sisi would have political influence on the Emperor by the side of a foreigner.
Emperor Franz, even though he was deeply in love with Princess Sisi, could do nothing about such a situation. Princess Sisi, who was depressed, could only travel to various countries and take her children with her. Unfortunately, during the trip, Princess Sisi lost a child. Because of this, Princess Sisi's depression became more severe.
On August 21, 1858, Sissi finally gave birth to an heir to the Empire, Rudolf. With the birth of the heir, Sissi's influence in the court gradually increased, but as a mother, she was still unable to raise the children herself. Under the influence of many aspects, Princess Sisi's health deteriorated. When Rudolf was 4 years old, Franz Joseph hoped to have another son with Sissi in order to consolidate the succession to the throne. But Princess Sisi's illness has shifted from emotion to body.
After several conditioning, Princess Sissi gave birth to her fourth child, a little princess. At that time, the empress dowager had died, but Princess Sisi no longer had the spirit to raise children. She also doesn't care about her beloved husband and the dreamlike love she's been chasing.
Friendship with Hungary
The princess's only political achievement
Hungary was hostile to Austria at the time and staged several rebellions. Unlike the Austrian nobility, Princess Sissi was sympathetic to the Hungarians. In 1857, Sissi visited Hungary for the first time with her husband and two daughters. Here, Sissi learned a lot of Hungarian culture, and accordingly, Hungary also admired Sissi.
Princess Sissi befriended the Hungarian legendary and chief of Hungary, Count Gyaló Andrassy. At that time, Austria was threatened by the rising Prussian Empire, which later became Germany, and emperor Franz, in order to resist Prussia, allied with Hungary and sent his wife Sissi as a lobbyist.
Princess Sissi's beauty and her liberal character were known to the European nobility. The hostile Emperor Franz and counts of Andrassy were thus able to sit down calmly and discuss the importance of the country.
Princess Sissi was so passionate about Hungary that in 1867 the Austro-Hungarian Empire was established. In return, Andrassy was appointed the first Hungarian prime minister. On 8 June of the same year, in andráshi's presence, Franz Joseph and Sissi were crowned kings and queens of Hungary.
Unfortunately, the unpleasant post-marital life and harsh court consumed Princess Sisi's enthusiasm, and she did not achieve more brilliant results in politics. She has been avoiding family life and court duties on the grounds of health problems, and even refused to fulfill her wife's sexual obligations under the pretext of health.
In 1898, at the age of 60, Sissi traveled anonymously to Geneva, Switzerland. Here, news of the Austro-Hungarian Empress's travels leaked to a mad anarchist. It was on a steamship trip in Geneva that Princess Sissi was assassinated and killed. The bitter Emperor Franz buried his grief and dealt with the aftermath. But, at least, this love fairy tale is still a bit of a sweet ending. It is said that after learning of Sissi's death, Franz Joseph I once quietly said to himself: "She will never know how much I love her." ”