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Empress Elizabeth Of Austria-Hungary
Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, was Empress of Austria and List of Hungarian consorts, Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898. Elisabeth was born into the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach but enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying her first cousin, Emperor Franz Joseph I, at 16. The marriage thrust her into the much more formal Habsburg court life, for which she was unprepared and which she found suffocating. The couple had four children: Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Sophie, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Gisela, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Rudolf, and Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Marie Valerie. Early in her marriage, Elisabeth was at odds with her aunt and mother-in-law, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Archduchess Sophie, who took over the rearing of Elisabeth's children. The birth of a son, Rud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Angerer
Ludwig Angerer (August 15, 1827 – May 12, 1879) was an Austrian photographer who founded the first photo studio in Vienna and was appointed Imperial-Royal, k.k. court photographer by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Franz Joseph I. He is also known for taking some of the earliest photographs of Bucharest. Biography Born in Malacky, Malacka in the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Malacky, Slovakia), the son of a forester, Angerer studied pharmacy and chemistry at the Eötvös Loránd University, Royal University of Pest. Starting 1848, for two years, he was a pharmacist apprentice, after which, at the age of 23, he gained a license in pharmacy, with the title of ''magister''. Between 1850 and 1854, he worked as a pharmacist in Vienna and Graz.Margareta Savin, "Ludwig Angerer, unul din primii fotografi ai Bucureștilor", in ''București: Materiale de Istorie și Muzeografie'', VI/1968. On March 13, 1854, Angerer joined the army, becomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
