Shirking her court duties as much as she could, Elisabeth spent her time doing what she loved, and what made her happy: horseriding, exercise and nature. To this day, she is known in Britain and Ireland not as a romantic princess but a formidable rider who participated in dangerous hunts with the British nobility. She did so by becoming an excellent horsewoman and huntress. And Sisi is someone who broke out of that role." "She's probably not the only woman in history to be disappointed by her husband after a few years, and who is perhaps rather more clever than him, and who doesn't feel comfortable in the inferior role they've been assigned. "There is also this other Sisi, the older one, who is a bit disappointed with her husband and her life," she tells DW.
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She focused on Elisabeth at 40, while movie and TV adaptations usually look at a much younger Sisi. Unfortunately, the historical Elisabeth was not happy at the Habsburg court, according to Karen Duve, who studied historical documents, diaries, letters and contemporary accounts in multiple languages surrounding the empress's life as part of her research. If only you follow these routines, you could be as beautiful, young, healthy, athletic and happy as these women: that's the message of #thatgirl. Now, Sisi even has her own trending hashtag: #thatgirl. Under this hashtag, beautiful, young, healthy, athletic women post vidoes on social media, presenting their morning, fitness, eating or sleeping routines. Karen Duve wanted to write a novel about horses when she stumbled upon Sisi Image: Carsten Koall/dpa/picture alliance The empress's consistent self-optimization may be hitting a nerve with modern audiences, the novelist speculates, who has written numerous prize-winning and bestselling works of historical and contemporary German literature. "For example, keeping fit with weight lifting, doing everything to preserve her own beauty for as long as possible, even putting her own health at risk to uphold the illusion of eternal youth." "Sisi was already doing things 150 years ago that are considered normal today," Duve explains.
Vicky Krieps won a European Film Award as Best Actress for her portrayal of Sisi Image: Robert Brandstätter/Alamode Film/epd Her fitness and beatuy program fits the zeitgeist, says novelist Karen Duve, who published her book "Sisi," about the empress and her adventures in England and Ireland this year. As early as the 19th century, Elisabeth of Austria worked out every day to preserve her youth, beauty and status for as long as possible. Every day she had her hair combed for two hours and underwent a rigorous fitness routine.
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