Prinzessin Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie Von Wittelsbach

Brief Life History of Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie

When Prinzessin Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie Von Wittelsbach was born on 24 December 1837, in Munich, Bavaria, her father, Herzog Maximilian Joseph von Wittelsbach in Bayern, was 29 and her mother, Prinzessin Ludovika Wilhelmine Wittelsbach von Bayern, was 29. She married Kaiser Franz Joseph I Karl Habsburg-Lothringen on 24 April 1854, in Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 10 September 1898, in Geneva, Switzerland, at the age of 60, and was buried in Kapuzinergruft, Vienna, Austria.

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Kaiser Franz Joseph I Karl Habsburg-Lothringen
1830–1916
Prinzessin Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie Von Wittelsbach
1837–1898
Marriage: 24 April 1854
Archduchess Sophie of Austria Sophie Friederike Dorothea Maria Josepha Habsburg
1855–1857
Erzherzogin Gisela Luise Marie Habsburg-Lothringen von Österreich Prinzessin von Bayern
1856–1932
Kronprinz Rudolf Franz Karl Joseph Habsburg-Lothringen von Österreich-Ungarn
1858–1889
Erzherzogin Marie Valerie Mathilde Amalie von Österreich a.d.H. Habsburg-Lothringen
1868–1924

Sources (10)

  • Elisabeth of Austria "Find A Grave Index"
  • ONB Digital - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Fotografie, Munuskript, Grafik etc...
  • Mariage: zoom: Wedding train of empress Elisabeth d'Autriche

World Events (5)

1848

New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.

1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German

On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.

1863

Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .

Chinese: variant of Wong .

Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Elisabeth of Austria, Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Queen consort of Croatia and Bohemia.

Elisabeth of Austria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, and thus Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Queen consort of Croatia and Bohemia. Born into Ba …

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