: Focuses on modernizing Austria, specifically seeking funds for a new railroad while trying to remain neutral in the looming war between Russia and France.
: Elisabeth is subjected to a humiliating physical examination by a doctor and an archbishop to prove her chastity. Outraged, she later mocks the archbishop during a pre-wedding ceremony, claiming the procedure was just an excuse for old men to look up her skirt. Intrigues and Secrets : La Emperatriz 1x2
: The Prince of Vasa, a former lover of Archduchess Sophie, arrives and suggests that Franz may actually be his son. : Focuses on modernizing Austria, specifically seeking funds