SissiwasbornasdaughterofDukeMaximilianandDuchessLudovikainBavaria.In1853shegottoknowhercousinEmporerFranzJoseph,whowasgoingtomarrySissi'ssisterHelene.FranzJosephfellinlovewithSissiimmediatelyanddecidedtomarryherinsteadofhersister.WhenSissiarrivedinVienna,shesoonfoundout,thatherlifeatthecourtinViennawouldnotbeveryeasy.

　　TheViennesearistocracywasmakingfunofherandhermotherinlawSophietookoverthecontrolofherlife.HerchildrenweretakenfromherandSissiwasbarelyallowedtoseethem,puttingherindeepdepressionandillness.AftertwoyearofcureandlodginginMadeira,KorfuandBavaria,SissireturnedwithnewconfidencetoVienna.ShedecidedtotakecontrolforpoliticalissuesandsoontookinterestinHungary,theverytroubledneighbourofAustria.In1867shewascrownedQueenofHungary.Sissiwasobsessedwithherbeautyandherperfectfigureandtakingcareofherbody,resultinginanorexia.Herveryliberalideas,hercallforarepublicstructureandhereffortforthepoorandtroublesomemadeherverypopularwiththeAustrianpeople.

　　In1870shedecidedtowithdrawfrompubliclifeandtriedtolivethelifeofaprivateperson.Onthe10thofSeptember,whileshewaswalkingthroughGeneva,shewasassassinatedbyayoungItaliananarchist.

　　Igotmovedbyherstory.