Did Empress Elisabeth really snatch the betrothed from her sister? Did Franz Joseph visit a brothel in Starnberg? Numerous myths circulate about Sisi, which are mainly spread through the many series and films. What is invented – and what is true.
To name just a few titles: The “Sissi” trilogy from 1955 with Romy Schneider, the Visconti film “Ludwig II.” from 1973, the series “Princess Sissi”, which appeared in 1998 on the 100th anniversary of Empress Elisabeth’s death, or the “Sisi” series from RTL Plus, which was published for the first time in the past few days. Every year, just in time for Christmas, films are broadcast about Empress Elisabeth, who spent her youth at Possenhofen Castle. And every year the Sisi fan community gets excited when myths and fairy tales are portrayed as facts in the programs.