Access to this video is a benefit for members through
Up Next
Back to Show
Sisi: Austrian Empress
Episode 2
Season 3
Episode 2
Sisi flees Vienna with Rudolf and leaves an ultimatum. She will not return until Franz leaves her in charge of their son’s upbringing. The two make it as far as the south of France, but their whereabouts do not go unnoted.
Support Provided By
Season
Unlock with PBS Passport
46:16
Against their will, Walli and Gustav help Albert capture Rudolf. Albert blackmails Franz.
Unlock with PBS Passport
46:43
When Sisi learns that Franz has taken Rudolf out of the army, she returns to Vienna.
Unlock with PBS Passport
44:49
Emperor and empress are reunited in the South of France.
Unlock with PBS Passport
47:02
Franz fears the merging of the German Empire with Russia.
Unlock with PBS Passport
46:05
When Napoleon is ousted from Paris, Franz fears that the same could happen to him.
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:38
Sisi must prepare for the worst. The future of the Austrian Empire hangs by a thread.
Unlock with PBS Passport
51:00
Will Franz and Andrassy fight side by side or face each other as enemies?
Unlock with PBS Passport
47:58
Sisi and Andrassy try to escape. Franz falls back into old patterns.
Unlock with PBS Passport
45:08
When Sisi is kidnapped with Andrassy, only Countess Esterhazy can come to her rescue.
Unlock with PBS Passport
45:21
To ensure Andrassy remains loyal, Sisi goes to Hungary. But will she remain focused?
Unlock with PBS Passport
51:23
War with Prussia is looming. Franz’s only hope is help from his past foe, Napoleon.
Unlock with PBS Passport
51:11
After the death of her daughter, Sisi urges Franz to negotiate with Napoleon.