Homepage / Beatrix Meyer

Beatrix Meyer

 was born in 1973 and studied German literature and history in Pécs, Hungary, and Erlangen, Germany. Hungarian by birth, she worked for many years teaching German as a foreign language. Following her move to Germany she immersed herself in the family history of Countess Festetics. In close co-operation with Hungarian museum curators she has revealed the previously un-researched history of this fascinating court figure and her family.

Books

Coverabbildung von 'Countess Marie Festetics’ Diary'

Beatrix Meyer Gudula Walterskirchen - Countess Marie Festetics’ Diary

Empress Elisabeth’s Closest Friend

The bosom friend of ‘Sisi’, Empress Elisabeth, the highly intelligent, highly attractive aristocrat Marie Festetics, wrote a detailed diary over many years. This sensational source text is finally available in full. Over more than 2000 pages, Festetics provides a no-holes-barred description of life at the imperial court, with all its intrigues – mainly against the empress she so admired. Countess Festetics analyses Sisi’s character and describes her changing emotions and her relationship with Emperor Franz Joseph. She makes razor-sharp judgements of the extended Imperial family and the significant figures of her time. A fascinating journal!

More Information
Print Page