Contents
Chapter Page I [The Diamond Wedding] 11 II [Birth and Childhood of Elizabeth of Bavaria] 19 III [Betrothal of Princess Elizabeth] 25 IV [The Wedding Ceremonies] 32 V [First Troubles] 40 VI [Travels and Sorrows] 46 VII [Birth of Crown Prince Rudolf] 53 VIII [Elizabeth’s Illness and Sojourn in Madeira] 58 IX [The Express’ Flight from Vienna] 63 X [The Coronation in Hungary] 67 XI [The Archduchess Marie Valerie] 72 XII [The Castle of Gödöllö] 77 XIII [The Empress in Vienna] 83 XIV [Marriage of Crown Prince Rudolf] 88 XV [King Ludwig Second of Bavaria] 96 XVI [The Empress’ Travels] 101 XVII [The Empress’ Literary Tastes] 110 XVIII [Daily Life of the Empress] 114 XIX [Death of Crown Prince Rudolf] 119 XX [Death of the Empress] 128 [Appendix] 139