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Her Life : A WEDDING PROPOSAL WHICH CANNOT BE REFUSED

A WEDDING PROPOSAL WHICH CANNOT BE REFUSED

Káli-Rozmis Barbara 2015.05.01. 19:13

A WEDDING PROPOSAL WHICH CANNOT BE REFUSED

The next morning, on 17 August, Franz Joseph got up even more earlier than usual, and appeared happily at Sophia's suite, who soon wrote the following to her twin sister, Mary, the Saxon Queen: "My son told me with a delighted face that he found Sisi fascinating...”

"Well, could not one love such a man? I do not understand at all how he could think of me. After all, I am so young and insignificant. I will do everything to make the Emperor happy, but I do not know whether I succeed.” It was Sisi’s answer, at last, according to Ludovica, who later said (according to Count Corti), “One cannot refuse the proposal of the Emperor of Austria!”

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A WEDDING PROPOSAL WHICH CANNOT BE REFUSED

The next day after their meeting, the Emperor had made his decision. Archduchess Sophie asked him not to rush the thing and consider it well, but his opinion was that he should not hesitate for long. The next morning, on 17 August, Franz Joseph got up even more earlier than usual, and appeared happily at Sophia's suite, who soon wrote the following to her twin sister, Mary, the Saxon Queen: "My son told me with a delighted face that he found Sisi fascinating...”

THE BALL - in the evening before the Emperor’s birthday

The ball took place on 17 August, the evening before Francis's 23th birthday. Originally, Sisi had not been invited to the party, and it was the Emperor’s request to invite her to the ball. Helen was wearing a beautiful white silk dress; however, Sisi’s dress was much more modest. The younger Bavarian Duchess was wearing a simple peach tulle (according Cars) or a rosy white muslin prom dress (according to Corti), which was prepared not long before their departure from Possenhofen. Those who attended the ball could see the glittering small diamond arrow which pushed back "the brown gold waves from her forehead" (Corti, 21).

THE COTILLION

"I think I was dancing with our future Empress!"

The sentences quoted above is from Hugo von Weckbeckert, Franz Joseph’s adjutant, who was asked by Archduchess Sophie to dance with Sisi in order to see how her niece danced. It was impossible to him not to observe that the Emperor was constantly looking at his dance partner.

The shy Elisabeth tried to dance with the best of her ability. Then it was the time for the cotillion. To the greatest astonishment of the guests, the Emperor walked straight to Sisi and handed one bouquet of roses to Sisi, who did not realize that it meant a wedding proposal since he should have given a bouquet to every lady who he danced with. According to Brigitte Hamann, when Elisabeth was asked whether she realised the Emperor's attention to her, she simply said "No. It only made me embarrassed”.

Everyone on the ball, without an exception, knew what was happening and what this whole was about, that is, it was not Helen who would be the fiancée of Francis Joseph, but her younger sister, Elisabeth. Sisi was embarrassed since everybody was staring at her but she did not know the etiquette very well so she did not realise what that all meant. She could hardly stand being highlighted and even later as an empress it would not be otherwise.

After handing the bouquet to Elisabeth, the Emperor was dancing with her. Sisi was embarrassed sometimes and forgot what steps followed but all that time Francis Joseph whispered into her ear what to step.

The Next Day Carriage Ride

Elisabeth was indisposed by the next day carriage rides after Franz Josef and Archduchess Sophie had taken her and Nene to a short carriage ride. The Emperor was wild with joy and kept looking at Sisi. According to Count Corti, a bibliographer of Elisabeth, it was only Helene who was talking "a lot loudly and cheerfully, though, everyone had the feeling that everything she said seemed to be a bit depressed and artificial”.

The wedding proposal which cannot be refused

"But please, I beg you, do not force the things when you speak to Sisi"

Archduchess Sophie still made some attempts to convince his son, but finally, she was willing to agree that Sisi would be the future Empress of Austria. Apparently, she resigned, however, she decided to re-educate her naughty niece. According to Count Corti, Franz Joseph asked his mother to inquire about Sisi’s feelings asking Sophie, "But please, I beg you, do not force the things when you speak to Sisi because my situation is very difficult, and God knows, it is not a pleasure to share this life with me.”

Sophie told her sister that her son's choice was not Helene but Sisi. After that Ludovica asked Sisi, who was supposed to give the following answer: "Well, could not one love such a man? I do not understand at all how he could think of me. After all, I am so young and insignificant. I will do everything to make the Emperor happy, but I do not know whether I succeed.” It was Sisi’s answer, at last, according to Ludovica, who later said (according to Count Corti),

“One cannot refuse the proposal of the Emperor of Austria!” (Ludovica)

A question could emerge: Was it the answer of the fifteen and a half-year-old imprudent and autonomous Sisi or was it her mother who forced her into this marriage? This question shall not be answered right now... in this paper. (Another article will be about Sisi’s possible feelings.)

Then the next day, on 19 August, Sisi burst into tears and said to her governess," Yes, I like the Emperor. I wish he weren’t the Emperor! "(According to Count Corti) It will also be discussed in another article that the rank was not important to Elisabeth at all.

THE ENGAGEMENT

The private engagement party took place on the morning of 19 August at the hotel in Bad Ischl, and Elisabeth was officially engaged in the parish church at 11 am when Franz Joseph asked the priest's blessing. Entering the church, Archduchess Sophie stepped back to let her future daughter-in-law and Empress of Austria be the first to enter. This symbolic gesture was noticed almost by everyone except Elisabeth. One could be relieved and think that Archduchess Sophie would retire into the background. However, the history did not meet the expectations.

Everybody at the ceremony could see how happy the Emperor was. But we should not forget about Sisi. How could she bear the sudden popularity? At first she was said to be happy when Francis Joseph proposed her, but as a result of the endless celebrations and interests towards her, she became embarrassed and cried a lot and had fears of the life ahead of her, that is, the future events and representations. Her sadness and embarrassment only slightly could be eased by the Emperor, who behaved tactfully and generously with her all along then and later too.