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| {{rename|Her title during the events was Elisabeth of Austria. Neither "of Austria" nor "of Bavaria" is mentioned in the play.}}
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| '''Elisabeth of Austria''', commonly referred to by her pet name '''Sisi''', was the wife of [[Emperor]] [[Franz Joseph I]] of [[Austria]] and, thus, the Empress of Austria, when the [[Eighth Doctor]] visited [[Vienna]] with [[Mary Shelley]] in [[September]] [[1873]].
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| [[Alfred Stahlbaum]] was hoping that the performances of the [[Bremm|Silver Turk]] at the [[Vienna Exposition]] would be noted by the empress or her royal husband. Knowing about this obsession, [[Puppet Johan Drossel]] employed a [[Puppet Elisabeth of Austria|puppet of the Empress]] to try to persuade Stahlbaum to work with him again. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'')
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| === Behind the scenes ===
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| Elisabeth was Empress of [[Austria]], [[Queen]] of [[Hungary]] and Queen consort of [[Croatia]] and Bohemia. She was quite loved by her subjects and her beauty has become legendary. This has inspired multiple movies in which she was portrayed by such stars as {{w|Romy Schneider}} and {{w|Ava Gardner}}. At the same time, her nickname has been often misspelled "Sissi". Part of the [[Hofburg Palace]] is a dedicated [https://www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/imperial/sisi-museum Sisi Museum].
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