Title : Elisabeth of Austria or Fate - Jean des Cars - book

Summary :

The tragic and now mythical destiny of an unforgettable female figure.

In 1898, Sissi was assassinated in Geneva by an Italian anarchist. Since then, the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary has become a myth. A sovereign of legendary beauty, whimsical and solitary, she continues to fascinate millions of men and women. Her destiny, marked by the fatality that strikes great dynasties, still fascinates us. She has inspired painters, poets, psychoanalysts, and filmmakers.
This is the real Sissi, bathed in the charm of a Bavarian princess who, in 1854, married Franz Joseph, the emperor who ruled over fifty million subjects. While in Vienna she was criticized, in Budapest, under the name Erszébet, she was venerated because she defended Hungarian nationalism against Austrian influence.
A modern figure and avid traveler in a teeming fin-de-siècle, from the Danube palaces to the Greek and Norman coasts, Sissi shunned protocol and took refuge on the borders of nostalgia and nonconformity. Seductive and rebellious, more lucid than many diplomats about the Balkan turmoil, she was a visionary of fin-de-siècle tragedies. Today, in Central Europe, the memory of Sissi is gaining new popularity.
For five years, Jean des Cars's investigation took him to the former Habsburg Empire to meet the descendants of Sissi. Meticulous and well-argued, he brings together unpublished or little-known memories, testimonies, and archives, and, thanks to spectacular revelations, sheds original light on this unforgettable woman. From History to Myth, a reference book, already translated in Germany, Japan, Spain, and Hungary.

• EAN : 9782262002985
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