The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-11-26 20:28:59.

Original Title: TIL Empress Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated by an anarchist who intended to kill any random royal he could find, no matter who they were. She was traveling under a fake name without security because she hated processions, but the killer knew her whereabouts because a local paper leaked it