History
Historical hotel in Vienna
From the Habsburger Empire to the Congress of Vienna, from Jugendstil to the present day – if our walls could speak, our hotel could regale you with a multitude of stories.
Name patron
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Sisi
Born on 24 December 1837 in Munich
Deceased on 10 September 1898 in Geneva
Eponym of our hotel in the heart of Vienna
In 1860, under the ownership of Andreas Bauer, a hotelier from Bad Ischl, the house was given the name “Empress of Austria” by court decree.
Since then, Sisi, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, has given her name to our hotel, which is steeped in history and tradition.
tradition
The history of our house goes far back into the past. First mentioned in 1348, it has a lot to tell in the following centuries from different owners, the turmoil of the Turkish siege to the bombardment by the French under Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Prominent and dazzling personalities from noble circles have always been loyal guests in our house. Countess Lützow, Princess Hohenlohe, Count E. Kinsky or Otto von Habsburg leave a touch of imperial history. The stay of artists and cultural figures has been a tradition in our house from the very beginning.
Chronicle of the house
1348
Lord Albrecht von Mistelbach
First mentioned during the era of Rudolf IV (the Founder).
1359
Herding der Brünner, “Panzermacher” (armor maker)
1460
S.M. Emperor Friedrich III
The building was known as the “Alter Dechanthof”
1472
Leupolden Wehinger
1487
Hans Widerstorffer
Inherited from Stefan Slyner
1542
Kaspar Neupeck, Bishop of Vienna
Thereafter owned for a long period by the aristocratic Neupeck family
1683
Christoph Grappler
Reconstruction was necessary after the 2nd Turkish siege.
1795
Emanuel v. Dorin
Construction and renovation in 1804; henceforth a 4-story building
1809
Franz Xaver v. Buchberg
Damaged in a bombardment by French troops under the command of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
1860
Andreas Bauer, hotelier from Bad Ischl
Given the name “Kaiserin von Österreich” (‘Empress of Austria’) by imperial decree
1910
Ferdinand Heger
1933
Wilhelm Kopony
1945
M.Engelmann / F.Torscht / Klindert-Bayer
Damaged by a bomb on 12th March.
1946
Restoration
Prominent guests at Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth
1767
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1838
Clara Schumann
1854
Cavalry Captain Baron von Mertens; Count and Countess Ad. Schönfeld, Graz; Count L. Colloredo, Milan; Prince Grimaldi con Toscana; Prince Carl von Baden; Count G. Batthian; Countess Peyrette de Concorde
1855
Prince Karl Auersperg, Prague; Prince Karl of Bavaria; Princess Hohenlohe, Baden; Countess Lützow, Rome; Princess M. Cantacuzine
1856
Court Kapellmeister Franz Liszt; Major General Prince Holstein, Ödenburg; Count E. Kinsky, Ischl
1857
Secretary of Embassy Vicomte F. Arjuzon, Paris; Count Nostiz, Prague, Lieutenant Colonel Prince L. Hohenlohe, Prague;
1859
Anton Rubinstein; Count A. Kaunitz; Duke Nikolaus von Württemberg
1861
Marie, Duchess of Parma, Prince Robert de Bourbon
1862
Richard Wagner, H. Rotschild, Frankfurt, Duke E. Sforza, Venice
1863
Richard Wagner, court organist Anton Bruckner; Moritz Schwind
1869
General Graf Radetzky; Abeé Franz Liszt
1889
August von Pettenkofen
1895
Adolf Menzel
1896
Eduard Grieg
1957
Olga Tschechova, Vera Tschechova
1958
Oskar Kokoschka
1972
Lil Dagover, Curd Jürgens
1973
Walter Slezak
1980
Otto von Habsburg
1981
Udo Jürgens, Paul Flora
