When the rebellious Elisabeth ("Sisi") met Franz, the young Emperor of Austria, the couple's intoxicated love upset the power structure of the ruling family. After the wedding, the young empress not only has to find her way in a world that is foreign to her, but also to assert herself against her mother- in-law Sophie, who was the most powerful woman at the Viennese court up to that point. In addition, Maximilian, who as the second born stands in the
shadow of his brother Franz, puts Elisabeth's emotional world to a hard test. While enemy troops are forming on the borders of the Habsburg Empire, a new revolution is in the air in Vienna. Elisabeth has to find out who she can trust and what the price is to become empress and a figure of hope for an entire people.
