Introduced in Season 1 •
Devrim Lingnau as
Elisabeth "Sisi" von Wittelsbach, Duchess in Bavaria turned
Empress of Austria • Philip Froissant as
Franz Joseph I of Austria •
Melika Foroutan as
Sophie, Archduchess of Austria, Franz Joseph's mother and Elisabeth's aunt turned mother-in-law • Johannes Nussbaum as
Archduke Maximilian, Franz Joseph's younger brother •
Elisa Schlott as
Duchess Helene "Néné" in Bavaria, Elisabeth's older sister (season 1) •
Jördis Triebel as
Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria, Elisabeth's mother •
Almila Bagriacik as Ava, a
revolutionary posing as Countess Leontine von Apafi • Hanna Hilsdorf as Countess Amalia von Salm-Reifferscheidt, a
lady-in-waiting who has dedicated her life to the Austrian empire (season 1) • Runa Greiner as Countess Charlotte von Stubenberg, a naïve lady-in-waiting who later becomes the matron of the empress's maid service •
Svenja Jung as Countess Louise Gundemann (later Baroness von Sina), Franz Joseph's former lover • Andreas Döhler as
Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria, Elisabeth's father • Wiebke Puls as
Countess Sophie Esterházy, matron of the empress's maid service and Sophie's confidant (season 1) • Michael Fuith as
Franz Karl, Archduke of Austria, Sophie's husband and Franz Joseph's supposed father, who becomes Elisabeth's father-in-law (season 1) • Felix Nölle as
Archduke Ludwig Viktor "Luiwuzi" of Austria, Franz Joseph's younger brother • Martin Butzke as
Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Sophie's former lover, who claims to be Franz Joseph's birth father (season 1) • Alexander Finkenwirth as
Baron Alexander von Bach, Franz Joseph's
interior minister and conservative advisor • Leopold Hornung as
Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol, the foreign minister and a militaristic advisor • Patrick Rapold as the Hungarian composer
Franz Liszt (season 1) •
August Schmölzer as
Joseph Othmar von Rauscher,
Prince-Archbishop of Vienna and
cardinal • Raymond Tarabay as
François-Adolphe De Bourqueney, French ambassador (season 1) • Eric Bouwer as Dr. Fritsch, a maternity doctor • Irene Della Casa as Baronesse Francesca, Archduke Maximilian's lover at the start of the series (season 1) • Rauand Taleb as Theo, Emperor Franz Joseph's
valet • Erol Nowak as
Johann Baron Kempen von Fichtenstamm, the
inspector general of the police (season 1) • Noëmi Emily Krausz as Countess Margarete von Lamberg, Archduchess Sophie's lady-in-waiting and closest confidant • Andreas Bongard as the Austrian composer
Johann Strauss (season 1) • Vladimir Korneev as
Alexander Nikolayevich, Grand Duke of Russia, son of
Tsar Nicholas I (season 1) • Elzemarieke De Vos as
Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, Alexander's wife (season 1)
Introduced in Season 2 • Josephine Thiesen as
Princess Charlotte Marie of Belgium, Archduke Maximilian's wife • Marlene Spakarowski as
Archduchess Sophie "Fienchen" of Austria, Franz Joseph and Elisabeth's firstborn • Carla Hütterman as
Countess Pauline von Bellegarde, Empress Elisabeth's lady-in-waiting • Christophe Favre as Emperor
Napoleon III • Jérôme Pouly as
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Prime Minister of the
Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont • Cornelius Schwalm as Dr. Johann Seeburger, Elisabeth's physician, who is constantly at odds with her •
Alexander Beyer as
Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria, Elisabeth's father (season 2) • Lena Geiseler as
Duchess Maria Sophie "Mimi" in Bavaria, Elisabeth's younger sister • Mina Christ as Countess Gabriele von Metternich-Zichy, Princess Charlotte's lady-in-waiting • Leonie Euler as Baroness Caroline von Bransner, Princess Charlotte's lady-in-waiting • Rainer Haustein as
Count Karl Ludwig von Grünne, Franz Joseph's chief military advisor • Alberto Vecchiato as Adolfo Tadini, an Italian revolutionary disguised as a dignitary • Matthias Matschke as Count Michael von Apafi, the father of the real Leontine von Apafi • Bernd Birkhahn as
Field Marshal Josef Radetzky,
Viceroy of
Lombardy-Venetia prior to Archduke Maximilian • Christian Bayer as
General Ferenc József Gyulay, commander of the Austrian forces in Lombardy-Venetia • Asena Uzun as
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Elisabeth's youngest sister • Levi Oskar as
Duke Maximillian Emanuel "Mapperl" in Bavaria, Elisabeth's youngest brother • Lorenzo Motta as Gino Tadini, Adolfo's younger brother and an ardent Italian revolutionary • Fabiana Chiorri as Giulia, Gino's girlfriend and fellow revolutionary • Marcello De Nardo as Count Giuseppe Marino, the head of the Lombardo-Venetian delegation ==Episodes==