Young Emperor Franz Joseph is heading to his summer residence at Ischl for his birthday celebration, where his mother has planned a big party. She has decided he will marry her niece Princess Helene, and the engagement will be announced at the ball. However, Franz Joseph meets an unexpected person at the ball, Princess Elisabeth, who is a free spirit and doesn't fit in with the strict etiquette of the court. Despite his mother's disapproval, Franz Joseph falls in love with Sissi and decides to defy his mother to make her his wife and the new Empress of Austria.
Sissi
Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, a lively young princess, captures the attention of Emperor Franz Josef, her sister's betrothed.
