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The story of love of the last monarch of the Jagiellonian dynasty, Sigismund II Augustus, to Lithuanian noblewoman Barbara Radziwiłł, who later became his wife. King Sigismund Augustus, married to Elisabeth Habsburg suffering from epilepsy and barren, during one of his trips to Lithuania meets Barbara from the Radziwiłł family.
Zygmunt August follows the funeral procession of Barbara Radziwiłłówna from Cracow to Vilnius. During the journey, in daytime and nighttime dreams, he reminisces about the time he spent with his beloved. From the moment they met for the first time to collapsing during the coronation.
In 1983 Janusz Majewski directed a film, Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny (Epitaph for Barbara Radziwiłł) about Barbara's romance with King Sigismund August, her death and her posthumous return to Vilnius.
Epitaph for Barbara Radziwillówna (1983) Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwillówny. Remembering his lovely queen, Barbara Radziwill, King Sigismund II Augustus looks back on their years together during the 16th century.
Drama about historical figure Barbara Radziwiłł, her romance with King Sigismund II August, her death and her posthumous return to Vilnius.
- Janusz Majewski
- Zespół Filmowy "Perspektywa
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An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill (1983) starring Krzysztof Kolberger, Jan Machulski, Jerzy Trela and directed by Janusz Majewski. King Sigismund II Augustus recalls the years spent with her beautiful queen Barbara Radziwill.
