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I was asked about 'Sissi' yesterday, and why the Germans are so nuts about her (and her fictional adaptations). Here's #5ThingsToKnow...
5. She had a (relatively) laid-back upbringing.

Elisabeth was born to Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria in 1837. While member of the royal Wittelsbach family, she wasn't the eldest daughter of the main branch and was allowed to, well, *mostly* do her own thing.
Unfortunately, she caught the eye of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, instead of her older sister, Helene. A marriage was arranged and 'Sissi', as she was named, was thrown into the midst of the stuffy Habsburg court.
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