In real life, Elisabeth married her first cousin Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, in a union that wasn't initially meant to happen. Instead, their mothers planned for Franz to marry Elisabeth's ...

Netflix fans have declared ‘we’ve won’ after the streamer announced the third and final season of an ‘entertaining’ historical drama. The Empress is based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer ... The composer's reputation spread rapidly throughout Austria, and commissions began arriving from abroad. 1790 saw the death of Prince ...

It's the late nineteenth century Austria. The Emperor Franz-Joseph and his son, the Crown Prince, Archduke Rudolf, have never seen eye to eye. While the Emperor retains the traditions of the ...