The life of Sisi, Empress of Austria, was full of contradictions.
Many people only see the woman who was broken by the Austrian court ceremonial.
Others admire the emancipated, politically committed and in some points even anti-monarchical Empress, who tried to mediate in the conflict between Austria and Hungary with adroit diplomacy. Both sides of Sisi's personality have to be regarded if one wants to understand the respect shown to this fascinating woman up to the present day. Whatever Sisi did, whatever she believed in, she stood for it with love and conviction. A biography reveals her love for her homeland and the sorrow she had to bear.