8. Nostitz, Vol. I, p. 391, April 10, 1894.
9. Valerie, March 23, 1891.
10. Article by F. Pagin, NWJ, July 3, 1932.
11. Valerie, April 23, 1892.
12. Harold Kurtz, Eugénie (Tübingen, 1964), p. 423.
13. Corti Papers, from Genoa, March 29, 1893.
14. HHStA, P. A. from Cairo, November 23, 1891.
15. Valerie, January 14, 1891.
16. Eduard Suess, Erinnerungen (Leipzig, 1916), p. 411.
17. Corti Papers, from Corfu, October 18, 1888.
18. HHStA, Braun Papers, from Corfu, October 22 (no year).
19. Corti Papers, from Corfu, November 20 [1888].
20. Corti Papers, from Genoa, March 29, 1893.
21. Christomanos, p. 129.
22. Ibid., pp. 65ff.
23. Corti Papers, to Ida Ferenczy from Corfu, October 11, 1891.
24. Christomanos, p. 165.
25. Nostitz, Vol. I, pp. 307f., from Vienna, April 6, 1893.
26. Corti Papers, September 13, 1892.
27. Ibid., to Ida Ferenczy from Messina, December 4, 1892.
28. HHStA, Adm. Reg. F1/57, from Vienna, October 24, 1890.
29. AA, Österreich 86, No. 1, Reuss to Wilhelm II, October 29, 1890.
30. Ibid., Vol. VI, from Vienna, January 2, 1893.
31. Irma Countess Sztaray, Aus den letzten Jahren der Kaiserin Elisabeth (Vienna, 1909), p. 203.
32. Corti Papers, Newspaper clipping: Fritz Seemann, “Der Mann, der Könige überwachte.”
33. Alfons Clary-Aldringen, Geschichten eines alten Österreichers (n.d.), p. 114.
34. Rosa Albach-Retty, So kurz sind hundert Jahre (Munich, 1979), pp. 123f.
35. Suttner, Erinnerungen, p. 343.
36. Berliner Tageblatt, April 21, 1889. Similarly, Le Matin, April 12 and 17, and Gaulois, April 13, 1889.
37. Wiener Taghlatt, April 26, 1889.
38. Translated and denied in Magyar Hirlap, March 11, 1893.
39. Corti Papers, to Ida Ferenczy, March 14, 1893.
40. Der Bund, March 22, 1893.
41. Sexau Papers, to Marie José of Bavaria, from Territet, March 2, 1893.
42. Valerie, February 21, 1893.
43. Corti Papers, to Ida Ferenczy, April 14, 1893.
44. Redwitz, pp. 68f.
45. Valerie, February 25, 1897.
46. Ibid., August 15, 1891.
47. Edmund von Glaise-Horstenau, Franz Josephs Weggefährte (Vienna, 1930), p. 400.
48. Viktor Eisenmenger, Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand (Zurich, n.d.), p. 77.
49. Corti Papers, from Biarritz, December 22, 1896.
50. Bourgoing, p. 304, from Budapest, December 29, 1894.
51. Nostitz, Vol. II, p. 307, from Schönbrunn, September 8, 1897.
52. Bourgoing, p. 344, from Cap Martin, March 3, 1897.
53. Corti Papers, Sztaray to Ida Ferenczy, from Corfu, April 7, 1896.
54. Magyar Hirlap, May 3, 1896.
55. Valerie, December 16, 1897.
56. AA, Österreich 86, No. 1, Vol. IX, from Vienna, March 26, 1897.
57. Bourgoing, p. 359, from Budapest, February 28, 1898.
58. Valerie, May 8, 1898.
59. Ibid., July 2, 1898.
60. Ibid., July 22, 1898.
61. Ibid., August 25, 1898.
62. Corti Papers, from Bad Nauheim, July 25, 1898.
63. Valerie, September 7, 1898.
64. Christomanos, pp. 209f.
65. BAB, Polit. Department 2001/801, from Zurich, May 4, 1898.
66. Sztaray, p. 245.
67. More detailed versions of the assassination in Brigitte Hamann, “Der Mord an Kaiserin Elisabeth,” in Leopold Spira, ed., Attentate, die Österreich erschütterten (Vienna, 1981), pp. 21–33, and Maria Matray and Answald Krüger, Der Tod der Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich (Munich, 1970).
68. Valerie, September 7, 1898.
69. Carmen Sylva, “Die Kaiserin Elisabeth in Sinaia,” NFP, December 25, 1908.
70. Valerie, September 10 and 13, 1898.
71. Glaise-Horstenau, p. 400.
72. Erich Graf Kielmannsegg, Kaiserhaus, Staatsmänner und Politiker (Vienna, 1966), p. 106.
73. Kielmannsegg, p. 105.
74. Valerie, September 20, 1898.
75. HHStA, Reserve Files of the directors of the Family Fund, 1898.
76. Ibid.
77. Valerie, October 3, 1898.
78. Ibid., September 20, 1898.
79. Ibid., September 17, 1898.
80. Kielmannsegg, p. 93.
81. Valerie, April 9, 1899.
82. Ibid., July 25, 1900.
83. Ibid., December 2, 1898.
84. Ibid., January 18, 1900.
INDEX
INDEX
Achilleion (castle), 1, 2, 3, 4
Adelgunde (cousin of Elisabeth), 1
affairs
of E. with other men, gossip about, 1, 2, 3
of Franz Joseph with other women, 1, 2
(see also Schratt, Katharina)
Albach-Retty, Rosa, 1
Albert, Prince of Thurn und Taxis, 1
Albrecht, Archduke, 1, 2, 3, 4
Alençon, Sophie, see Sophie (E.’s sister)
Alexander, Prince of Hesse, 1
Alexander II, Czar of Russia, 1
Alexander III, Czar of Russia, 1
Alfons, Prince of Bavaria, 1
Alix, Princess of Wales, 1
Allen (E.’s equerry), 1, 2
Almassy, Countess, 1
Amalie, Princess of Coburg, 1, 2
Amalie, Queen of Greece, 1
Amélie (E.’s niece), 1, 2, 3
amnesty for political prisoners, 1, 2, 3
anarchists, 1
Andrássy, Count Gyula, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary and, 1, 2, 3
death of, 1
E.’s relationship with, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
appointment as foreign minister, 1
correspondence, 1
E.’s demands on behalf of Hungary and (1866), 1
first meeting (1866), 1
German-Austrian relations, 1
E.’s infatuation with Andrássy, 1
Countess Festetics and, 1, 2
as foreign minister, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
failure to be reappointed, 1, 2
interviews with Franz Joseph (1866), 1, 2
Marie Valerie and, 1
personal characteristics of, 1
on poems of E., 1
as prime minister of Hungary, 1
Crown Prince Rudolf and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Angeli, Heinrich von, 1
Angerer, Fanny (later Frau Feifalik), 1
animals, 1, 2, 3;
see also dogs
Anna, Princess of Prussia, 1
anti-Semitism, 1, 2, 3
appanage, 1
Arenberg family, 1
assassination plots and attempts against Franz Joseph, 1, 2, 3, 4
Attersee, Lutheran church in, 1
Augusta, Empress of Germany, 1
Austria
in 1853, 1, 2
economic problems of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
national anthem of, 1
see also specific topics
Austrian Museum of Crafts, 1
Austro-German Alliance, 1
Austro-Prussian War (1866), 1, 2
Bach, Alexander, 1, 2
Bad Ischl, imperial villa at, 1, 2
Bad Kissingen, 1
Balkans, 1
balls (court balls), 1, 2, 3
Rudolfina Ball (1874), 1
after wedding, 1, 2
Baltazzi brothers, 1
Batthyany, Count Edmund, 1
Batthyány, Count Elmer, 1
Batthyány, Count Lajos, 1
Bavaria, 1, 2, 3
Belcredi, Richard, 1
Bellegarde, Countess Paula (Countess Königsegg), 1, 2, 3, 4
Benedek, Ludwig von, 1
<
br /> Benedikt, Heinrich, 1
Beust, Ferdinand, 1
Bismarck, Otto von, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Bohemia, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1854 trip to, 1
Franz Joseph’s visit to (1866), 1
Bohemian language, 1
Bohemian nobility, 1, 2, 3
Bombelles, Count Charles, 1
boredom, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Bosnia, 1, 2
Braun, Baron Adolf von, 1, 2
Brehm, Alfred, 1, 2
Broch, Hermann, 1
Bruck, Baron Karl von, 1, 2
Bruckner, Anton, 1
Budapest
Franz Joseph’s and E.’s visit to (1866), 1
Franz Joseph’s visit to (1865), 1
sojourn of E. and her children in, during Austro-Prussian war (1866), 1
Buol-Schauenstein, Count Karl, 1, 2, 3, 4
Byron, George Gordon, Lord, 1
Catholic Church, 1, 2
Concordat of 1855 and, 1
Cavour, Count Camillo Benso di, 1
Centralists, 1
ceremony, see protocol and ceremony
Charlotte of Belgium (Carlotta, Empress of Mexico), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Christomanos, Konstantin, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
circus horses, 1
Circus Renz, 1, 2
Cisleithania, 1, 2
Clary-Aldringen, Prince Alfons, 1
Collapse of Austria, The (anonymous), 1
Compromise of 1867, 1
Concordat of 1855, 1, 2
constitution
of Austria-Hungary, 1, 2
Austrian, 1, 2, 3
Hungarian, 1, 2
Corfu, 1, 2
Achilleion castle on, 1, 2, 3
E.’s stay on (1861), 1
Heine memorial on, 1
Corpus Christi procession, 1, 2
corruption, 1
Corti (Elisabeth’s biographer), 1, 2
cosmetics, 1
court balls, see balls
court life, see Viennese court
Court Party (Kamarilla), 1, 2, 3
Crenneville, Countess Ernestine, 1
Crenneville, Count Franz Folliot de, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Crimean War, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Crown of St. Stephen, 1
Cumberland, Duke of, 1
dancing, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
see also balls
Deák, Ferencz, 1, 2, 3, 4
Franz Joseph’s meeting with (1866), 1
Denmark, 1
Disraeli, Benjamin, 1
dogs, 1, 2
Drumont, Edouard, 1
Dual Alliance of 1879, 1
dualism, concept of, 1, 2
Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, 1, 2
Dudley, Lady, 1
economy, Austrian, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Edward, Prince of Wales (later, King Edward VII), 1, 2
Eisenmenger, Viktor, 1
Elisabeth (E.’s granddaughter; later, Countess Seefried), 1
Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (Sisi)
ancestral line of, 1
and beautiful women, 1
beauty of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
court society and, 1
hair, 1
legend (reputation) of, 1, 2
Marie Valerie on, 1
as obsession of E., 1
Prussian Crown Princess Victoria on, 1
Queen Victoria on, 1
clothes of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
mourning 1
mourning outfits, 1
trousers, 1
in trousseau, 1
on walks, 1
conversation, difficulties with, 1, 2, 3, 4
course of study before wedding, 1, 2
death of, 1, 2
longing for death, 1
thoughts about, 1
depression, 1, 2, 3
exercise, 1, 2, 3
fencing, 1
horseback riding: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14;
accident (1875), 1;
circus horses, 1;
end of, 1, 2;
in England, 1, 2;
jumping, 1;
at a military review on the Schmelz, 1;
in Sassetôt (Normandy), 1
swimming, 1, 2, 3
walks, 1, 2
family life, 1, 2, 3, 4
Greek language, study of, 1, 2
health of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
anorexia nervosa, 1, 2
dropsy, 1
Madeira sojourn and, 1
menstruation, 1
mental health, 1, 2, 3
nervous collapses, 1
as pretext for avoiding public appearances or leaving Vienna, 1, 2, 3, 4
refusal to eat and, 1, 2, 3, 4
upon return from Madeira (1861), 1
after Rudolph’s birth, 1
starvation diets, 1, 2
history lessons, 1
Hungarian language, learning of 1, 2, 3
hunts, 1, 2, 3, 4
end of, 1, 2
in England, 1, 2, 3, 4
in Ireland, 1, 2, 3
isolation (solitude) of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
jewelry, 1, 2, 3, 4
personal characteristics of, 1, 2, 3
arrogance, 1
Countess Festetics on, 1
love of nature, 1, 2
persecution mania, 1, 2, 3
seductiveness, 1
self-esteem, 1, 2, 3
shyness, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
similarity to Ludwig II, 1, 2, 3
photographs, collecting, 1, 2
physical appearance of, 1
hair, 1
height, weight, and measurements, 1
in old age, 1, 2
teeth, 1, 2
poetry, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
nature in, 1
provisions for safeguarding, 1
on social and political subjects, 1, 2
politics (E.’s political views), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
on Italian war (1859–1860), 1, 2
lack of interest in, 1, 2
pacifism, 1
in poems, 1, 2
see also specific topics
pregnancy, first, 1
public appearances, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
at Hungary’s Millennial Celebration (1896), 1
during jubilee of Franz Joseph’s reign, 1
military exercises, 1
during pregnancy (1854), 1, 2
in Trieste (1882), 1
during Vienna World Exhibition (1873), 1, 2
visits to orphanages, hospitals and poorhouses, 1
before wedding, 1, 2, 3
on wedding day, 1
religious beliefs of, 1, 2, 3;
see also spiritualism
traveling entourage of, 1, 2
travels in 1890s, 1
odd behavior, 1
police protection, 1
unannounced visits to European courts, 1
weather, indifference to the, 1
typical day during the 1870s and 1880s, 1
wealth of, 1
will of, 1
Elisabeth, Queen of Romania (Carmen Sylva), 1, 2, 3
Elisabeth (Rudolfs daughter), 1
Elise, Queen of Prussia, 1, 2, 3, 4
engagement of Elisabeth and Franz Joseph, 1
Engels, Friedrich, 1
England
1874 trip to, 1
1876 trip to, 1
1878 trip to, 1
1881trips to, 1
Eötvös, Josef, 1, 2, 3, 4
Ernst II, Prince of Coburg, 1, 2, 3
Erzsi (Crown Prince Rudolfs daughter), 1, 2, 3
Esterházy, Count Nikolaus (Niki), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Esterházy, Countess Sophie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
dismissed as chatelaine, 1
etiquette. See protocol and ceremony
Eugénie, Empress of France, 1, 2
<
br /> Eugénie (giantess), 1
Eulenburg, Prince Phillip zu, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Falk, Max, 1, 2, 3, 4
Faust, 1
Favorita Palace (Theresianum), 1
Feifalik, Fanny (neé Angerer), 1
Feifalik, Hugo, 1
Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies (“King Bomba”), 1, 2
Ferdinand Maximilian, Archduke (Franz Joseph’s brother; later Emperor of Mexico), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
as Emperor of Mexico, 1, 2, 3, 4
as rival of Franz Joseph, 1
Ferenczy, Ida, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
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