A romantic historical drama, The Empress is a German-language series. The series is available to watch on Netflix. The Empress is grounded in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Released in 2022, season 1 of The Empress focused on the 16-year-old Elisabeth von Wittelsbach. She is a Bavarian duchess who falls in love with her older sister Duchess, Helene's fiance, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria.
As they get married, the couple reaches Vienna, where Elisabeth struggles to comprehend the complex world of court and royal family politics. The series cast features Devrim Lingnau and Philip Frossant in leading roles. The cast also includes Alexander Finkenwirth, who plays Baron Alexander von Bach.
Season 2 of The Empress was released on November 22, 2024. The second season of the series takes place sometime after season 1 ended. Season 2 shows the birth of Elisabeth's second child at a time when the legacy of the royal family is at risk.
Who does Alexander Finkenwirth play on The Empress?
In The Empress, Alexander Finkenwirth plays Baron Alexander von Bach, an interior minister and progressive advisor to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria.
Baron Alexander von Bach is the Austrian Empire's interior minister. His main job is to ensure the safety of the Austrians and ultimately end the war—Alexander Finkenwirth's character in the series advocates for peace.
He often strays away from the idea of war and violence. He comes to Vienna from a faraway village. His character is reserved, and he often thinks about how he ended up at Schonbrunn Palace, wondering whether it is all a dream.
In real life, Baron Alexander von Bach was a minister who is famously known for putting in place an organized system of centralized control. He enforced this system at the beginning of Emperor Franz Jospeph I of Austria's rule. After being the interior minister of the Austrian Empire, Baron Alexander von Bach was succeeded by Count von Warthausen.
Who is Alexander Finkenwirth?
A German theater and film actor, Alexander Fikenwirth is known for previously working on Deutschland 89, Bauhaus- A New Era, Buba, Das Boot, Ein starkes Team, Hundswut, Allmen, Push, Buba, and Im Netz der Gier.
Born in 1986, the actor is from Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany. Alexander Fikenwirth has been working in the film and television industry since 2011. The actor is currently aged 38.
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The Empress is available to watch on Netflix.
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