Barbara the Pearls

Zdjęcie: Jan Matejko - Zygmunt August i Barbara Radziwiłłówna Źródło: Wikimedia Commons


She married for love, but she wasn't happy. Neither the pearls offered by Sigismund Augustus, nor the fine dresses, prevented her from the nest of the viper, which was the court of Wawel. She died after 3 years of reign and left behind a beautiful legend.