She runs away from Franz Joseph without any explanation. Upon hearing his indirect declaration of love, Sissi becomes distraught due to her loyalty to Néné. The Emperor confesses that he envies the man who will marry Sissi and confesses that he feels no connection to Néné. During their trip, Sissi learns of the planned marriage between Franz Joseph with her sister.
Sissi falls in love with him but does not reveal her true identity. They meet as arranged in the mountains where they talk and become acquainted. He takes a liking to her and invites her for an afternoon hunting trip in the Alps. The emperor is unaware that the girl is his cousin Sissi. Sissi spends her time fishing in the forest where by chance she meets Franz Josef. The young emperor Franz Joseph in Hungarian uniform (1853, by Miklós Barabás) Sissi is unaware of the real reason for the journey and is forbidden by her aunt to participate in any social events due to her girlishly impetuous ways. Helene is called by Archduchess Sophie to meet the young emperor Franz Joseph in the imperial villa so that the two might be immediately engaged. Ludovika's sister, Archduchess Sophie, is the mother of the young emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. With her mother and her demure older sister Helene (called "Néné"), 16-year-old Sissi travels from Possenhofen to the spa town of Bad Ischl in Upper Austria.
FRANZ JOSEF AND ELISABETH OF AUSTRIA FREE
She has a happy childhood free of constraints associated with her royal status. She is raised with her seven siblings at the family seat Possenhofen Castle on the shores of Lake Starnberg in Bavaria. She is a carefree, impulsive and nature-loving child. Princess Elisabeth, nicknamed "Sissi", is the second oldest daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. Portrait of the young empress shortly after her wedding, by Amanda Bergstedt
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