Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, known widely as 'Sisi,' remembered for her obsessive concern with her health and beauty (1837-1898); she was assassinated by an Italian anarchist. Hand-addressed envelope by the empress, 4.5 x 2.25, addressed to "Seiner Majestat dem Kaiser von Oesterreich, Ofen [His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, Ofen]." The reverse retains the black wax seal, with a small chip to the lower right. The black-bordered envelope likely dates from the time immediately after the suicide of her only son, Crown Prince Rudolf, on January 30, 1889; her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph I, stayed in Ofen (Budapest) for several weeks in the spring of 1889. In fine condition.
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