Greek pedigree of Elizabeth of Bavaria

Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the so-called fairy queen, wanted to be a Greek. Genealogists tributed a pedigree, showing her that she in fact is a descendant of,. But here is a composition of what they actually provided about the Greek ancestry of, Sisi.

Elisabeth's life in Greece
Empress Elisabeth commissioned in the building of a castle which she called  and settled there for lengthy periods of her years, proclaiming the island the most beautiful spot on earth. She was particularly fascinated with Greek mythology. She also studied intensively both ancient and modern Greek culture. According to contemporary scholars, Elisabeth knew Greek language better than either of her contemporary Queens of Greece. "...I want to be a Greek...." she said once. The empress continued her travelling; her dearest destinations were Corfu and the Greek islands. (Elisabeth also recognized that the coasts of Greece were very well suitable for a refreshing bath. To confuse observers, her servants had to go into the water too, so that no one was able to recognize, who the empress is now. She also had long walking tours on the Greek islands. "On these islands, I can be finally an island myself. That is the only way to life for me." )

Descent from the dynasty
In this pedigree table, the next entry (= next line) gives firstly the parents of the first person mentioned in the previous entry (previous line). External links attached to some persons show that one's nearest ancestry in a genealogy database. Empress Sisi was a 16th-generation descendant of, Emperor of the , father of the last ruling emperors.


 * Empress Elisabeth (1837-98)


 * , (1808-88), and his wife  (1808-92), daughter of  and Caroline of Baden.


 * princesse Amelie (Anne Louise) d' (1789-1823), and her husband Pius, Duke in Bavaria (1786-1837), son of William, Duke in Bavaria and Marie Anne of


 * prince Louis Marie d'Arenberg (1757-1795), and his wife princesse Anne de d'Orange (1766-89), daughter of Louis Joseph de Mailly-Nesle,  and Neuchatel, and Adelaide Julie de Hautefort-Montignac


 * prince Charles Marie Raymond, 5th Duke of Arenberg (1721-78), and his wife comtesse Louise Marguerite de Marck (1730-1820), daughter of comte Louis Engelbert de Marck des Vardes and Anne de Visdelou-Bienassis


 * princess Maria Francesca (1696-1766), Duchess of Bisaccia, Countess of, and her husband prince Léopold Philippe, 4th Duke of Arenberg (1690-1754), son of prince Philippe Charles Francois, 3rd Duke of Arenberg, and Maria Enrichetta  di


 * Niccolo Pignatelli, Duke of Bisaccia (1658-1719), and his wife Marie Claire Angelique d' (1661-1714), daughter of Philippe Louis, 9th comte d'Egmont and Marie Ferdinande de de Havré


 * Carlo Pignatelli, Duke of Bisaccia (d 1681), and his wife Claire della Giudice (b 1636)


 * princess Vittoria di Capua (1587-1648), and her husband Francesco Pignatelli, (d 1645)


 * prince Pietro Antonio di Capua, 5th Duke of Termoli (1569-?), and his wife Bernardina della Tolfa (d 1594)


 * Vittoria di Sanseverino, Princess of Bisignano, and her husband prince Ferrante di Capua, 4th (d 1614)


 * despoina Eirene Skanderbegh e, 4th Duchess of San Pietro di Galatina (dc 1568), and her husband Pietro Antonio, 4th


 * despotes Ferrante Skanderbegh Kastriotis, 3rd Duke of San Pietro di Galatina, and his wife principessa Adriana , daughter of principe Belisarios Acquaviva d'Aragona, 1st and Sveva Sanseverino


 * despoina Eirene Palaiologina, and her husband despotes Ioannes Kastriotes, Lord of Kroia etc (b 1457), son of despotes Georgios Kastriotes the, Lord Sovereign of  and the whole  (c 1403 - 1468]], and despoina Andronike Komnene


 * despoina Helene Palaiologina (d 1473), and her husband despotes Lazaros Brankovici Kantakouzenos, Sovereign (1421-58), son of despotes Georgios Vukovic Brankovic, Sovereign Prince of Rascia, and despoina Eirene Kantakouzene


 * despotes, Prince of , claimant to Imperial Throne (1409-65) , and his wife despoina Aikaterini Zakhariaina (d 1462)


 * Emperor (1350-1425), and his wife despoina Helena Komnene  (1398-1450), daughter of, Lord of ,  and the  Valley


 * Emperor (1332-91), and his wife despoina basilissa Helene  (1333-96), daughter of Emperor  (1295-1383) and despoina Eirene  of the Bulgarian-Vlach realm


 * Emperor (1296-1341), and his wife  (1306-c 1360), daughter of  and Maria of Brabant, herself descendant of Emperor


 * co-emperor (1277-1320), and his wife  (d 1333), daughter of King  and despoina Kyranna of


 * Emperor (1259-1332), and his wife Anna of Hungary (dc 1281), daughter of King  and


 * Emperor (1224-82), and his wife despoina Theodora    (1240-1303)