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Archives open documents on Sissi's death (1898 in Geneva) to the public On September 12, curious visitors are invited to step back in time to 1898, when the Austro-Hungarian empress was assassinated in Geneva. The death notice of Empress Sissi, the proclamation by the Geneva State Council calling for a popular demonstration in support of the Austrian imperial family, the police file on the assassin Lucheni, and his autopsy report. All this and much more can be discovered at the Geneva State Archives on Friday, September 12, during the lunch break. The exhibition will be repeated the following day, September 13, as part of European Heritage Days. This exploration of the official archives offers a glimpse into an important page in Geneva's history. On September 10, 1898, the Austro-Hungarian Empress was assassinated a few minutes after leaving the Hotel Beau-Rivage. At 1:35 p.m., an individual appeared near the Brunswick monument and struck her in the chest with a file. An hour later, the victim died of internal bleeding. Elisabeth Amélie Eugénie von Wittelsbach, known as Sissi, was 61 years old. News of the assassination spread around the world. In Geneva, it sparked a popular demonstration two days after the tragedy, bringing together political, religious, and military authorities. As for the assassin, a 25-year-old anarchist who boasted about his actions, he was quickly arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in Geneva. The Archives also offer an opportunity to examine the criminal file of the man who was found dead in his cell in the Évêché prison (roughly on the site of the current Place de Rive) in 1910. #Geneva https://www.tdg.ch/geneve-les-archives-sur-la-mort-de-sissi-ouvertes-au-public-887465391040