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Sisi: Austrian Empress
Episode 1
Season 1
Episode 1
Sisi's sister Nene is to marry Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. Sisi reluctantly travels to Bad Ischl for the engagement, but things do not go to plan.
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46:16
Against their will, Walli and Gustav help Albert capture Rudolf. Albert blackmails Franz.
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46:43
When Sisi learns that Franz has taken Rudolf out of the army, she returns to Vienna.
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44:49
Emperor and empress are reunited in the South of France.
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47:02
Franz fears the merging of the German Empire with Russia.
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43:41
Desperate to get her son out of the academy, Sisi hatches a plan to break him out.
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46:05
When Napoleon is ousted from Paris, Franz fears that the same could happen to him.
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55:38
Sisi must prepare for the worst. The future of the Austrian Empire hangs by a thread.
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51:00
Will Franz and Andrassy fight side by side or face each other as enemies?
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47:58
Sisi and Andrassy try to escape. Franz falls back into old patterns.
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45:08
When Sisi is kidnapped with Andrassy, only Countess Esterhazy can come to her rescue.
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45:21
To ensure Andrassy remains loyal, Sisi goes to Hungary. But will she remain focused?
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51:23
War with Prussia is looming. Franz’s only hope is help from his past foe, Napoleon.