A carriage of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (known as Sisi) , originally the Milan coronation carriage of Napoleon 1, is seen on display. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) The museum's most valuable ...

However, according to Brigitte Hamann’s biography, The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Franz was instantly captivated by Elisabeth upon first seeing her in her mother’s ...

Built in 1876, the neo-baroque hearse was used for five funerals, including Empress Elisabeth, Emperor Franz Joseph and Austria's last empress Zita. "It was controversial to use this museum piece ...

"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the ...

Even so, according to polls, the FPÖ will do still better if snap elections are held. Kronen Zeitung, Austria’s ...

The far-right, pro-Israel Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) has been tasked with forming a government for the first time, alarming many in a country which has often struggled to shake its Nazi past.

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days, both as chancellor and party leader, after talks about forming a coalition government collapsed. The chancellor said his ...

VIENNA, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Talks between Austria's two main centrist parties on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Saturday, prompting ...

From Cleopatra’s sour donkey milk baths to Marie Antoinette’s stewed pigeon cleanser, history’s most iconic queens had wild ...