The Accidental Empress
- Author: Allison Pataki
- Narrator: Madeleine Maby
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 18:04:38
Synopsis
A New York Times bestseller, The Accidental Empress is the “captivating, absorbing, and beautifully told” (Kathleen Grissom) love story of “Sisi” the Austro-Hungarian empress and wife of Emperor Franz Joseph.
The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe’s most powerful ruling family. With his empire stretching from Austria to Russia, from Germany to Italy, Emperor Franz Joseph is young, rich, and ready to marry.
Fifteen-year-old Elisabeth, “Sisi,” Duchess of Bavaria, travels to the Habsburg Court with her older sister, who is betrothed to the young emperor. But shortly after her arrival at court, Sisi finds herself in an unexpected dilemma: she has inadvertently fallen for and won the heart of her sister’s groom. Franz Joseph reneges on his earlier proposal and declares his intention to marry Sisi instead.
Thrust onto the throne of Europe’s most treacherous imperial court, Sisi upsets political and familial loyalties in her quest to win, and keep, the love of her emperor, her people, and of the world.
With Pataki’s rich period detail and cast of complex, bewitching characters, The Accidental Empress offers “another absolutely compelling story” (Mary Higgins Clark) with this glimpse into one of history’s most intriguing royal families, shedding new light on the glittering Hapsburg Empire and its most mesmerizing, most beloved “Fairy Queen.”
Chapters
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TheAccidentalEmpress 01 Open
Duration: 30s -
TheAccidentalEmpress 02 Epigraph
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TheAccidentalEmpress 03 Intro
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TheAccidentalEmpress 04 Prologue
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TheAccidentalEmpress 05 Ch1
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TheAccidentalEmpress 06 II
Duration: 17s -
TheAccidentalEmpress 07 Ch2
Duration: 58min -
TheAccidentalEmpress 08 III
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TheAccidentalEmpress 09 Ch3
Duration: 55min -
TheAccidentalEmpress 10 IV
Duration: 15s -
TheAccidentalEmpress 11 Ch4
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TheAccidentalEmpress 12 V
Duration: 01min -
TheAccidentalEmpress 13 Ch5
Duration: 01h16min -
TheAccidentalEmpress 14 VI
Duration: 16s -
TheAccidentalEmpress 15 Ch6
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TheAccidentalEmpress 16 VII
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TheAccidentalEmpress 17 Ch7
Duration: 01h15min -
TheAccidentalEmpress 18 VIII
Duration: 14s -
TheAccidentalEmpress 19 Ch8
Duration: 51min -
TheAccidentalEmpress 20 IX
Duration: 01min