The Empress' family tree consists of complicated characters vying for power, love, and peace.
Netflix’shistorical drama is already in its second season.
Her life changed after she fell in love and married the Emperor of Austria.
Like his wife, Elisabeth, Emperor Franz is a well-loved leader of the Austrian people.
Franz often thinks Elisabeth’s emotions cloud her judgment, which is not an ideal trait for leadership.
Despite their continued clashes, Elisabeth and Franz have defied the odds time and time again.
Marlene Sparakowski plays the character on screen.
She knew how crazy and unexpected the world of politics was during the 19th century.
InThe EmpressSeason 2, Sophie tragically died from typhoid fever.
The Empressmade it clear that Sophie doesn’t like Elisabeth for her son.
Sophie constantly meddled with Elisabeth’s parenting of Fienchen because she felt she knew better.
Their intimate relations led to the birth of Franz Joseph, making him the current Emperor’s biological father.
His brothers gave him the nickname Luziwuzi.
During Elisabeth’s first few days in the royal court, Ludwig was nice to her.
He even gave her advice about what steps she could take when she was nervous.
She is known as a young, quiet woman with hidden aspirations to become an Empress someday.
She was an ill-tempered mother to Elisabeth, who had always been hard on her.
The EmpressSeason 2 is streaming on Netflix.
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