Sisi

Sisi’s sister Néné is engaged to Emperor Franz Joseph. Against her will, Sisi travels to Bad Ischl where the engagement is made official, yet there’s an undeniable connection between Sisi and Franz.

Engagement to Franz changes Sisi’s life forever, and her already difficult family relationship endures further strain. The future empress must undergo a crash course in preparation for her new life.

The consummation of the wedding turns out to be a damp squib, but the Emperor shows his affection for Sisi by pretending to his mother, the strict Archduchess Sophie, that it’s all gone smoothly.

Just as the happiness of the imperial couple seems absolute, an assassination attempt is carried out in secret among their closest circle.

Barely recovered from his injuries, Franz hurries back to his troops, hungry for revenge. The war is an unmitigated disaster for Austria; Napoleon III seems to have won the upper hand.

Sisi and Franz travel back to Vienna after a tragedy, where they are met by Sisi’s family, who have come to offer their support.