Elisabeth: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Brigitte Hamann, The Reluctant Empress (1986; originally published in German, 1982).

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Anniversary information added. Dec 20, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The death of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Queen of Hungary—retold and reassessed with reconstruction of her autopsy. Oct 18, 2025
Anniversary information added. Sep 06, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Feb 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Elizabeth - Empress of Austria - George Upton - The Diamond Wedding. Oct 11, 2023
Add new Web site: The World of the Habsburgs - Elisabeth. May 02, 2023
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Life for this Bavarian princess was no fairy tale. Aug 08, 2019
Revised spelling to "Elisabeth." Jul 12, 2018
Add new Web site: Kidzworld - Biography of Elizabeth. Dec 30, 2016
Add new Web site: South African History Online - Biography of Queen Elizabeth. Dec 30, 2016
Article revised and updated. Jun 27, 2007
Bibliography revised. Jun 27, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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