Sisi-mania: first royal celebrity celebrated in cinemas and on Netflix - The Guardian

The story of Elisabeth, empress of Austria, is being brought to life again with multiple films, TV shows and a novel

She has been described as a Habsburg popstar, the first royal celebrity, the earliest example of a woman body-shamed by the media and a long undiscovered 19th century feminist icon. Elisabeth, Empre… [+4960 chars]

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