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Also Known As Elisabeth of Bavaria • Elizabeth
Born December 24, 1837 • Munich • Germany
Died September 10, 1898 (aged 60) • Geneva • Switzerland
Notable Family Members spouse Franz Joseph • son Rudolf, Archduke and crown prince of Austria

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Gyula, Count Andrássy.
Gyula, Count Andrássy
prime minister of Hungary
Mihály, Count Károlyi
Hungarian statesman
Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy
Hungarian statesman
Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph
emperor of Austria-Hungary
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa
Holy Roman empress
Ferdinand II
Holy Roman emperor
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg
Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este
Austrian archduke
Conrad von Hötzendorf, Franz, Graf
Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf
Austrian military strategist
Alfred Redl
Austrian military officer
Charles
Charles
emperor of Austria
Albert, Archduke
Archduke Albert
Austrian field marshal
Czernin, Ottokar, Count
Ottokar Czernin
foreign minister of Austria
Otto Bauer
Austrian political leader
Heinrich, baron von Haymerle
Austrian diplomat
Theodor Körner
president of Austria
Ulrich II von Cilli
Austrian prince
Bach, Alexander, baron von
Alexander, baron von Bach
Austrian politician
Joseph Othmar von Rauscher
Austrian cardinal
Árpád
ruler of Hungary
Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán
prime minister of Hungary