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Episode 2

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 2

Season 3 Episode 2 | 43m 41s

Sisi flees Vienna with Rudolf and leaves an ultimatum. She will not return until Franz leaves her in charge of their son’s upbringing. The two make it as far as the south of France, but their whereabouts do not go unnoted.

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