In Netflix’s ‘The Empress,’ Archduchess Sophie is presented as an overbearing mother-in-law—but the truth was often even stranger than fiction.
, Countess Esterházy tells Archduchess Sophie that Empress Sisi is likely pregnant. Sophie knows about the condition before even Sisi herself—the archduchess, after all, has a courtier to watch and track her daughter-in-law’s every movement, including her menstrual cycle. “The honeymoon phase is over,” Sophie says, matter-of-factly.
The ever-growing conflict certainly makes for a captivating television show. How much of it, though, is reflective of real-life events? Another seemingly petty moment? When Sophie got rid of Sisi’s pet parrots, which had brought her much joy. “She suggested to the emperor that he take the parrots away from Sisi so that she would not ‘look askance’ at a bird, condemning her baby to end up looking like a parrot,” writes Hamann. The Emperor rarely objected, and the miserable Sisi grew extremely frustrated with the stringent demands of her mother-in-law.
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