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Episode 1

Witness the rise of Empress Elisabeth of Austria--Sisi--from the perspective of her closest confidants. From Walter Presents, in German with English subtitles.

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Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 1 | 52m 44s | CC

Sisi's sister Nene is to marry Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. Sisi reluctantly travels to Bad Ischl for the engagement, but things do not go to plan.

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Funding for Sisi: Austrian Empress is provided by Viking.