Zizers is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria-Hungary died in Zizers.
Zizers
The St. Johannesstift or Lower Castle Zizers
Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)
Zita of Bourbon-Parma was the wife of Charles I, the last monarch of Austria-Hungary. As such, she was the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, in addition to other titles. She was declared Servant of God by Pope Benedict XVI.
Photograph by Carl Pietzner, 1911
Empress Zita of Austria painted by Theodor Mayerhofer, circa 1917.
The family of Robert I, Duke of Parma. From left to right, first row: Immacolata, Antonia, Isabella, Duke Robert, Henrietta, Luigi, Gaetano, Duchess Maria Antonia, Renato, Zita (sitting on the far right). From left to right, second row: Francesca, Pia, Luisa, Adelaide, Teresa, Joseph, Xavier, Henry, Sixtus, Felix. Villa Pianore, 1906.
The wedding of Zita and Charles, 21 October 1911