10 most famous tragic love story

Love - the most extraordinary feeling in the world. Throughout the history of mankind, it has inspired poets, writers and singers, and sometimes even love served as a pretext for crimes and wars between whole countries. In our selection of today - the ten most famous couple, whose love story has led to tragic consequences. Some of them are significantly existing historical characters, on the other, we know for the most part of the legends and myths

1 -. Paris and Helena

According to legend, the Trojan prince Paris was, and Helen - the wife of Menelaus, the ruler of Sparta. Unable to find an understanding with her husband, for which she was given by force, Elena ran away from Sparta with a handsome prince Paris. However, in the midst of preparations for the wedding Menelaus arrived with his army to the walls of Troy, and the war, which killed a lot of Trojans, including Paris. Elena also had to go back to Sparta

2 -. Orpheus and Eurydice




According to Greek myology Orpheus was a talented singer, and his wife Eurydice, had once bitten a snake, and she died. Then Orpheus, unable to live without the beloved, went down to the mythical kingdom of Hades. He was so fascinated by the inhabitants of the Underworld, Hades agreed to release Eurydice, but with the condition - Orpheus should not look back until they leave the confines of the kingdom of the dead. But Orpheus broke down and turned around to see whether there is Eurydice behind him, and she was taken back - to Hades

3 -. Cleopatra and Mark Antony



The love story between the Roman general Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra is widely known for its dramatic end. The two lovers committed suicide after their forces were defeated in the battle against the army of Caesar

4 -. Tristan und Isolde



Characters medieval legend who fall in love despite the fact that Isolde must marry Tristan's uncle, Marc. Yet Isolde given to Mark and Tristan married to the daughter of the King of Britain, Isolde Belorukov. Finish the story in that Tristan was wounded by a poisoned weapon, and Isolde, who had no time to say goodbye to him, soon died of grief. In the ranking of free audio books "Romance" - a novel of Tristan and Isolde is one of the most popular

5 -. Lancelot and Guinevere



According to legend, Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur was madly in love with Lancelot, one of the knights of the Round Table. When Arthur found out about this brutal rivalry between him and Lancelot Knights destroyed the unity. In the end, Arthur was killed and Guinevere grief went to the monastery

6 -. Romeo and Juliet



Famous love story written by the famous Shakespeare tells us about the relationship between the young lovers from two warring Italian families. The end of the story, probably known to all - poisoned Romeo, thinking Juliet was dead, and she, finding him dead, killed herself with a dagger

7 -. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal < br>


Shah Jahan and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal was a long time happily together until Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth of their 14th child. Devastated by grief, Shah Jahan, a long time could not get over it, but found some comfort in the construction of the luxurious mausoleum in memory of his wife. This mausoleum still stands today, it is known as the Taj Mahal

8 -. Napoleon and Josephine



The relationship between Napoleon and his wife Josephine, according to eyewitnesses was very stormy, and eventually led to divorce. However, when Napoleon died, the last emperor's words were directed specifically to Josephine, his first wife

9 -. Aleksandar Obrenovic and Draga Machine



The love between the young king and the widow who is 12 years his senior, has caused outrage and protests from both the public and from Alexander's mother. However, he did not listen to anyone's advice and insisted on marriage. Out of all the fact that the royal couple was killed by a group of military officers who were dissatisfied with their rule

10 -. Bonnie and Clyde



American robbers, organized gangs, guilty of several armed robberies and murders. Although criminal activity, according to eyewitnesses, Bonnie and Clyde, greatly loved each other and were inseparable. Gangster love story has ended very badly - the police shot their car in an ambush, with the result that the two died on the spot

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