Katharina Schratt (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Katharina Schratt (September 11, 1853, Baden bei Wien, Austria - April 17, 1940, Vienna) was an Austrian actress who became "the uncrowned Empress of Austria" as the mistress and confidante of Emperor Franz Joseph. Katharina Schratt was the only daughter of an office supplies dealer; she had two brothers. Even at the age of 6, she took an interest in the theatre. Her parents' efforts to discourage this only increased her ambition. At 18, she appeared with the Hoftheater in Berlin, achieving considerable success in a short time.