The rebellious young Empress Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, aka Sisi, who is Princess of Bavaria, travels to the Vienna court because Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria-Hungary, is about to marry her sister. However, they fall in love with each other. In nineteenth-century Austria, this love between the passionate and rebellious young empress and the still experienced emperor is under pressure from intrigue and power struggles at the Viennese court. They are thus confronted with a court of limitations, a power struggle and an incredible amount of power games.