The Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum

I thought the same (because Rudolph was the heir), but Sophie was their first child. But probably you are right and the baby is Rudolph.

The nice sculpture of the Imperial couple and FJ's parents. Does anybody know, who is a child on emperor's arms? I suppose, it might be Sophie or Rudolf.

That's wonderful photo! I've never seen so old photo of him, when he was in his early twenties. If you have more old photos of Maximilian (or his brothers), please post them! I will be very grateful!

I would like to know the author of the portrait of young Emperor. Somewhere I read, that the author is Winterhalter, but I have doubts. Can anybody help with identification?

He was something like connection between "today modern world" and "world of the past". People in his age, who can remember "old empire" stepwise leave us.  RIP Archduke Otto!

Elisabeth and Kaiser Franz Josef. Pitty its an small image



 bit bigger

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I  have never seen this one! Is it realy them?! Anyway, hard to recognise who is in the picture...but probably is realy Sisi and Franzi. 

Oh my godness! The Lady realy looks like female version of the King Ferdinand of Bulgaria!

Here are some pictures of Beladona...she is interested in anyone can help her identifying persons in the pictures...First,a picture of Countess Hoyos with Archduchess Margarethe...which Countess Hoyos is this?



Beladona found this picture in some album of the Habsburgs...For me it is Archduchess Klothilde,so if I am wrong,correct me,thanks!

The Emperor on his death bed, sad and a bit morbid picture - I mean.

Lovely image! I always feel sorry for her unhappy childhood. Her father Leopold II. was totaly cruel heartless man. Her first marriage was not happy too, but I think, she was actually glad, that she had ecsaped from her home in Belgium. In my opinion, no woman would have been happy with Rudolph. He had very strange character, was promiscuous and later became ill physiclly and psychically. He couldn't get permission for divorse from the pope, but his father was again divorse too. Fortunately at Stephanie's secon marriage she finally found her happiness. That was perhaps satisfaction for her unfortunate youth.

Nice larger photo of my first one :-).

Young Franz and Sisi. Is it their wedding celebration?


Elisabeth on horesback.

Emperor Franz Joseph in hunting costume, 1878


Photo by Angerer, cca 1865


Franzi, 1848


Little Franzi, drawing by Charles Scolik sn., 1832

Yes, interesting costume!

Victoria, painting by Landseer.