“The wedding in the imperial family. Marriage of the Emperor's Granddaughter"

Cover of the newspaper Das interessante Blatt, issue of January 23, 1902

Although Emperor Franz Joseph, as head of the family, was usually very strict in granting marriage licenses, he was sometimes surprisingly generous - as was the case with his beloved granddaughter Elisabeth Marie, the only daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf. Growing into a strong-willed young woman, she married Prince Otto zu Windisch-Graetz at the age of 16, for which she had to give up her rights to the throne in 1902.