The life & Assassination of Sissi,Empress Elisabeth of Austria

The Assassination of Sissi, the Most Popular Empress Elisabeth of Austria
The Tragic Austrian Empress Who Was Murdered by Anarchists
On 10 September 1898 the Italian Anarchist Luigi Lucheni stabs her while she is walking on the promenade to catch a boat in Geneva.


She dies of her injuries soon after, not knowing what happened to her. Emperor Franz Joseph was heart-broken. He died in 1916.

Fantasy image of the assassination of Sisi. In reality she thought that Luigi just bumped into her trying to steal her purse. She did not know he stabbed her. She just continued on her way and collapsed later when she was already on board of the boat.

Only after her lady in waiting saw a small stain on her dress and her corset was removed the stab wound was found.