tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post8846670464016548445..comments2024-02-14T22:57:55.638-05:00Comments on The Cross of Laeken: "L'autre Sissi"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-74991019673043938562009-09-30T12:52:52.053-04:002009-09-30T12:52:52.053-04:00To be fair, I also think she was at an advantage a...To be fair, I also think she was at an advantage as she had a husband who took great care over helping her adjust to her role. I'm not sure Sissi had the same.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-48586971783040854752009-09-30T08:13:05.970-04:002009-09-30T08:13:05.970-04:00The Belgian Elisabeth had a good dose of her Braga...The Belgian Elisabeth had a good dose of her Braganza mother's solidity, I think.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-90879953925730554082009-09-30T04:15:34.745-04:002009-09-30T04:15:34.745-04:00Maybe its getting to be a habit but it seems to me...Maybe its getting to be a habit but it seems to me they were more unalike than otherwise. Queen Elizabeth seemed to take being a Belgian more seriously than Empress Elizabeth took being an Austrian (she seemed at times as though she would have rather been Hungarian but this might have been nothing more than a contrary streak). More significant I think (and I don't know as much about the Queen of the Belgians) is that Queen Elizabeth showed herself to be made of tough stuff in some very hard times whereas Empress Elizabeth often seemed to me to be the sort who made up her mind to be unhappy and was never satsified or content regardless of the situation. Just my impression.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.com