This article contains spoilers for The Empress season 2.The Empress season 2 had a dramatic ending that saw Emperor Franz Joseph I going off to war. The second season, which is based on Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s life, is set a few years after the events of season 1. While The Empress season 1 was about Elisabeth and Franz’s marriage and her trials at the Viennese Court, the sophomore season focused on her motherhood journey and the rising tension between Austria and the Italian-language speaking territories.