Elizabeth, Empress, wife of Francis Joseph, making love to Elemar Batthyany, 58; the tragedy of her death at Geneva, 60; not trained for her position—stories of her early years, 73; her first meeting with Francis Joseph—his proposal, 74; her betrothal, 75; the marriage a failure, 77; the impenetrability of her character—her melancholy, 79; her beauty and popularity with all classes, 80, 82; factors in their estrangement, 81; a valuable asset in the government of the Empire, 81-83; did not get on with her mother-in-law, nor with the Archduchess Elizabeth, 86; her free-and-easy manners, 87; her instructions to Countess Marie Larisch, whom she chose to live with her as _confidante_, 90; her name coupled with that of Count Hunyadi, 91; her adieux with Capt. Middleton, 93; comes to Countess Marie’s bedroom at night to dissuade her from marrying Count N. Esterhazy, 93; her own experiences allegorised in a fairy-tale, 94, 95; her roving disposition, her melancholy and cynicism, 96; her attention to the _toilette_, and daring horsemanship, 97; the insanity in her family, 97, 98; _The Martyrdom of an Empress_, an untrustworthy life of her, 99-105; never used a gun—yachting in the Ionian Islands, 101; not at all musical—never rode alone, 102; introduces Frau Schratt to the Emperor, 104, 105, 109, 110; supposed reasons for her trip to Madeira, 116, 117; her indifference as to the training of the Crown Prince, 116; her constant wanderings and ceremonial appearances at Court, 116-119; specimens of her poetic pessimism, 119, 120; her popularity in Hungary helped the settlement, 143, 144; her murder, 162; refuses to believe her brother Ludwig mad—suggests a plan for his escape, 190; did not believe him dead, 191; said to have written reminiscences, 260; her outlook on life and her religious beliefs, 261, 262; M. Paoli’s account of her when in France, 263-265; omens preceding her assassination, 265-267; stabbed at Geneva, 268 Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint, 83 Elizabeth, Princess, granddaughter of the Emperor, 292-293 Elizabeth, Princess, of Bavaria, _see_ Elizabeth, Empress Ernest, Archduke, 239 Escobedo, 182 _Essays and Reviews_, 259 Esterhazy, Félicie, 41 Esterhazy, Count Nicholas, 93, 120, 143 Esterhazy, Valentine, 70 Eugéne, Archduke, 278, 279, 283 Eugénie, Empress, 118, 152, 178, 264 Faucigny-Lucinge, Mme., 240, 241 Faye, M. Jacques La, his life of the Empress, 99 Federal Assembly, the, 3 Ferdinand, Emperor, uncle of Francis Joseph, 22; his character, 42, 46; his abdication, 47-51 Ferdinand, King of Bulgaria, 318 Ferdinand, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 220, 221, 323 Ferdinand VI. of Spain, 24 Ferdinand Charles, Archduke, 288-291, 301 Ferdinand of Este, Archduke, 47, 48 Ferenzy, Mdlle., 103 France, war with, 123-130