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== Life == | == Life == | ||
Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Empress of Austria, was born December 24, 1837 at Possenhoffen Castle near Munich, daughter of the Bavarian duke Maximilian Joseph. She received an unconventional education. She accompanied her eccentric father on hunting expeditions and became an expert rider and climber. | |||
In August, 1853, she met her cousin, Emperor Franz Joseph I, ruler of Austria. He fell in love with her at first sight. He was twenty-three, she was fifteen. They were married and she became Empress. | In August, 1853, she met her cousin, Emperor Franz Joseph I, ruler of Austria. He fell in love with her at first sight. He was twenty-three, she was fifteen. They were married and she became Empress. | ||