The Tragic Life and Death of Sissi

From an untroubled childhood to an adulthood filled with tragedies

Sissi und Franz: Karlheinz Böhm und Romy Schneider. Photo: © imago / United Archives.

They say shortly before you die, you relive your life and your extraordinary moments. What might have the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sissi, been thinking about before she died from a needle file stab into her chest?