Unhappy love stories of famous people. Love stories and fates of famous people

1. Cleopatra and Mark Antony

This is, without a doubt, the most famous love story, repeatedly portrayed in plays and films. Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, was a very charismatic woman with a charming voice (contemporaries say nothing about her beauty). She constantly fought for the right to be considered the ruler of her country with her own relatives, and in order to finally establish herself as the queen of Egypt, she was forced to look for a patron, and found him in the person of 52-year-old Gaius Julius Caesar. 21-year-old Cleopatra was able to conquer the great conqueror and became Caesar's mistress. He was already married, but this did not stop him from taking Cleopatra with him to Rome, along with their common son Caesarion. The Romans were quite worried about the fact that Caesarion could become the heir of the great Caesar. But it didn’t come to that - Caesar, as we all know, was stabbed to death at the next meeting of the Senate.

Cleopatra returned to Egypt, where she learned about the formation of the next ruler of Rome. She decided to seduce him, and to carry out her plan, she sailed to Tarsus (present-day Turkey) on a special ship. Anyway, Mark Antony fell in love with Cleopatra, and soon after they became lovers, Cleopatra bore Antony two twins.

The end of the relationship, as well as the lives of both lovers, was put by the confrontation between Mark Antony and Octavian, Caesar’s nephew (Antony, by the way, was married to Octavian’s sister, but left her for Cleopatra). Mark Antony returned to Rome, quarreled with Octavian, and a war began, which ended in the complete defeat of the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. After Octavian's troops entered Egypt, Cleopatra hid in the mausoleum, and Antony was told that she had committed suicide. Mark Antony, without hesitation, threw himself on the sword and died in the arms of his beloved. Cleopatra killed herself after she learned that she would be carried through the streets of Rome in a carriage, as a symbol of defeated Egypt.

2. Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin

In 1761, Catherine the Great was not yet Great, she was just the wife of a not particularly wise tsar Peter III. After only a year of reign, he was deprived of power (not without the help of Catherine) and killed (maybe Catherine herself sent the killers, there is such an option). After this, a prominent military man, Grigory Potemkin, stands guard over the life and peace of the queen.

She was never indifferent to male beauty and strong character, and fell madly in love with Potemkin, showering him with money and honors. To the credit of the latter, Potemkin really began to serve his queen faithfully. Ekaterina, being very strong-willed a woman who loved Potemkin so much that she even wrote him tender love letters, which she almost never did. Potemkin and Catherine, according to some sources, even got married, although the fact of the wedding is doubtful among many historians. The wedding took place in 1774 in the Church of the Ascension, which has not survived to this day.

Catherine and Potemkin eventually became just comrades-in-arms, but Catherine until the end of her days had very warm feelings for her secret husband. After his death at the age of 52, she lost heart and was almost constantly depressed.

3. Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine

In the fall of 1795, Josephine, in her thirties, met with Napoleon, who had just turned 26 years old. To him she seemed like a very elegant and graceful lady, noble and even somewhat proud. Perhaps the success was also reinforced by the fact that Josephine was able to perfectly play the role of the supplicant.

In general, Napoleon and Josephine got engaged, and they did it at a time when no one could yet suspect Napoleon’s dizzying career. By the way, when he goes on long hikes, she plunges headlong into love adventures.

Despite everything, Napoleon idolizes his wife, and his joy is overshadowed by only one fact - Josephine cannot get pregnant. In the end, Napoleon breaks the bonds of marriage, although he does not stop loving his Josephine. She was the only person, to whom the prisoner of St. Helena turned in his dying delirium. He did not see any flaws in his “goddess”, and kept his love until his death.

4. Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna

Young Nicholas II, future king Russia, fell in love with German princess Alexandru as soon as he saw her. Despite all the strict moral laws of that time, which were even more stringent in relation to royalty, Nicholas and Alexandra began to often appear in public together.

The future tsar and Alexandra Feodorovna were engaged in 1893. Soon after this, Nicholas's father died, and, a couple of days later, Nicholas II became Tsar of all Russia. Their love continued until the idyll was disrupted by the uprising of workers and peasants, plus Grigory Rasputin appeared on the horizon.

Be that as it may, on July 16, 1918, all royal family was destroyed by the Bolsheviks. People died, but their love story remained.

5. Charles Lindbergh and Anna Spencer Morrow

Charles Lindbergh became famous in 1927 after he crossed the Atlantic Ocean. A year later, traveling around Latin America, he met his future wife, Anna Spencer Morrow, daughter of the US Ambassador to Mexico.

Their relationship attracted worldwide attention, and just a year later, Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow became husband and wife. Soon after, Charles and Anne began flying together, conquering the skies. They set the world speed record between Los Angeles and New York in 1930, with Anna already seven months pregnant.

Both were not only skilled pilots, but also wrote books, becoming the authors of as many as 13 books. Unfortunately, the bright life of both was overshadowed by the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh son in 1932. Despite everything, the Lindebergs are considered one of the most romantic couples who lived truly in perfect harmony, as they say.

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The lives of celebrities seem like the ultimate dream to us, and their love stories seem like an incredibly beautiful fairy tale.

However, even for the beautiful and famous, not everything is so smooth and cloudless.

Sometimes even the most beautiful stories love, suddenly breaking off, find a tragic ending.

Here are 10 celebrity love stories with unexpectedly sad endings:

The most tragic love stories

1. Simon Utley and Petra Nemkova

In a split second, a dream holiday turned into a nightmare for 25-year-old model Petra Nemkova and her 33-year-old lover, photographer Simon Utley.

At the end of 2004, the lovers went to one of the popular resorts in Thailand. The holiday promised to be fabulous.

When a deadly tsunami hit the island, thousands of human destinies were broken in an instant.

Petra saved herself from certain death by clinging to the branches of a palm tree. The model remained in the tree for eight agonizing hours before rescuers finally rescued her.

The girl suffered a fractured pelvis and many other injuries, but she survived, and her lover died...

Simon's body was found 6 months later near the place where the loving couple spent their vacation.

In memory of her deceased fiancé, Petra founded a foundation called The Happy Hearts Fund. This organization was engaged in helping victims of disasters in Haiti and the Philippines cope with the tragedies that befell them.

Michael Todd is perhaps famous for being only husband Elizabeth Taylor, from whom she did not divorce. And this, indeed, was a feat.

After all, all 7 marriages famous actress ended in divorce. Marriage to Michael was the third for the Cleopatra star (she was married a total of eight times) and the third for Todd, a famous Hollywood producer.

Taylor was there for two years younger than my son Todd from his first marriage. However, the 23-year age difference did not stop the lovers. The relationship between Elizabeth and Michael was always in the spotlight and was surrounded by a lot of gossip and gossip.

6 months after the wedding, a daughter, Lisa, was born into the family.

Despite the negative attention from the tabloids, the couple seemed truly in love and sincere.

Many said that Elizabeth was never happier than when she was with Todd.

Their fairytale was cut short when, less than a year after their wedding in 1958, Todd's private plane, the Lucky Liz, crashed. The plane's engine failed and it exploded upon impact with the ground.

At the end of her life, Elizabeth called Michael “the love of her life,” along with her 5th (and 6th) husband, Richard Burton, and, of course, jewelry.

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3. Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love

Yes, their relationship was tumultuous, and yes, the couple was notorious for both using illegal drugs.

In April 1994, the whole world was shocked by the news of the death of Kurt Cobain. The famous musician was found dead in his home. He died from a gunshot wound to the head. The police confirmed the fact of suicide.

Kurt and Courtney met at a nightclub in 1990. They secretly married on a beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1992.

6 months after the wedding, daughter Frances Bian was born.

There are many versions regarding Kurt's death. Some claim it was murder. Others are convinced that Cobain committed suicide. But for what exact reason, no one knows.

At the time of his death, Kurt was only 27 years old. He was in his prime and at the zenith of his fame...

4. Carole Lombard and Clark Gable

Hollywood's "Golden Girl" Carole Lombard met her fate on film set 1932 film A Difficult Man. Her partner in the role was the famous Clark Gable.

But only in 1939, seven years later many years after meeting, the couple connected. Clark and Carol's life seemed like a fairy-tale idyll.

They were madly in love, constantly surprising each other with unusual actions.

For example, after one of their quarrels, as a sign of reconciliation, Lombard sent her husband a pair of doves.

Unfortunately, just two years after their wedding, Carol died in a plane crash. She was flying to shoot an anti-fascist film. Her plane crashed, crashing into a mountain while climbing.

She was only 33 years old. Although Gable later married, those who knew him closely argued that the actor never recovered from the death of his wife. Undoubtedly, Carol was the most great love in his life.

To forget himself, Clark Gable went to the front as a simple private, despite the fact that his relatives and friends were against it.

At Clark's request, after his death he was buried next to Lombard in 1961.

5. Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski

At first glance, it seems that Hollywood couldn't write best scenario: In 1964, a rising actress (Tate) meets a promising young director (Polanski).

And although these two did not immediately find common language, Polanski tries it in his film ("The Fearless Vampire Killers").

They fell in love while in Italy, and on their return to London she moved into the director's house.

Four years later, Sharon and Roman were married and expecting a child.

Their love story could be called a fairy tale with a happy ending... However, a fateful combination of circumstances cut short this wonderful fairy tale.

Just two weeks before giving birth, Tate was brutally murdered by the criminal group known as the Charles Manson family. After being tied up at gunpoint, she was stabbed 16 times.

Sharon was only 26 years old...

6. Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed

Just one short month The whirlwind romance between Diana Spencer and her boyfriend, the son of Egyptian billionaire Dodi Fayed, continued.

In August 1997, the world was shocked by the news that the beloved princess and her new lover had died in a car accident while on vacation in Paris.

The lovers are in a terrible situation car accident. Dodi died instantly, but Diana was taken to the hospital with many injuries, where she died a few hours later.

Some sources report that the princess was pregnant at the time of her death, but this fact has not been officially confirmed.

Their fleeting romance remained a beautiful, but unfinished story of great love.

7. John and Jacqueline Kennedy

It was love at first sight. John Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier met at a mutual friend's party.

A year later in 1953, the couple married. Eight years later, Kennedy became President of the United States of America, and Jackie became the third young First Lady in history. She was only 31 years old.

The tragedy occurred 2 years after Kennedy was elected head of state. During a trip to Texas, he was killed in an open convertible, shot several times in the head and neck.

And although Jackie married again a few years after the tragic death of her first husband, she could not forget him until her death.

Nobody could compare with him.

She admitted this in one of her interviews, being already an elderly woman. She called the years spent in the White House the best of her life.

Tragedies of famous people

8. Pierce Brosnan and Cassandra Harris

When James Bond falls in love with someone, he marries and wants to spend the rest of his life with that girl.

In 1980, Pierce Brosnan met Cassandra Harris. They were born common child(Cassandra had two children from her first marriage).

After several years of cloudless happiness, the woman was diagnosed with cancer. Brosnan remained with his wife until the end, supporting her in everything.

He went through all the circles of hell with his beloved: several operations, an extensive course of chemotherapy. Treatment turned out to be ineffective. The disease won, and in 1991, at the age of 43, Cassandra died.

Brosnan shared that he continued to talk with his lover even after her death. But the tragedies associated with diseases did not end there.

A few years later, Cassandra’s daughter from her first marriage, Charlotte, was diagnosed with an identical disease.

Pierce Brosnan was next to his stepdaughter until the very end, holding her hand.

“What Russian heart does not tremble, does not perk up, listening to Tchaikovsky’s romance “Among the Noisy Ball”?”

Vladimir Stasov.

In the midst of a noisy ball, by chance, In the anxiety of worldly vanity, I saw You, but Your mystery covered my features.

Many people remember these poems by Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875) and the melody of Tchaikovsky’s romance that merges with them. But not everyone knows that behind the poem there are living events: the beginning of extraordinary romantic love.

They first met at a masquerade ball in the winter of 1850-51 in St. Petersburg Bolshoi Theater. He accompanied the heir to the throne, the future Tsar Alexander II, there. From childhood, he was chosen as a playmate for the Tsarevich and, secretly burdened by this, regularly bore the burden of being chosen. She appeared at the masquerade because, after breaking up with her husband, Horse Guardsman Miller, she was looking for an opportunity to forget and disperse. For some reason, in the secular crowd, he immediately noticed her. The mask hid her face. But the gray eyes looked intently and sadly. Beautiful ash hair crowned the head. She was slender and graceful, with a very thin waist. Her voice was mesmerizing - a thick contralto.

They did not speak for long: the bustle of the colorful masquerade ball separated them. But she managed to amaze him with the accuracy and wit of her fleeting judgments. She, of course, recognized him. In vain he asked her to open her face, to remove the mask... But he business card she accepted, making a sly promise not to forget him. But what would have happened to him, and to both of them, if she had not come to that ball then? Perhaps it was on that January night in 1851, when he was returning home, that the first lines of this poem formed in his mind: In the midst of a noisy ball, by chance, In the anxiety of worldly bustle, I saw You, but Your mystery covered my features...

This poem will become one of the best in Russian love lyrics. Nothing was invented in it, everything is as it was. It is full of real signs, documentary, like a report. Only this is a “report” that poured out from the poet’s heart and therefore became a lyrical masterpiece. And added another immortal portrait to the gallery of “muses of Russian romances.” The future was hidden from him. He didn’t even know if he would see her again... Soon after that meeting at the masquerade ball, he received an invitation from her. “You won’t escape me this time!” - said Alexey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, entering the living room of Sofia Andreevna Miller.

Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, who combined kindness, tenderness, delicacy and vulnerability of the soul with truly masculine beauty, heroic height and physique and enormous physical strength, was a pure, chaste, straightforward nature. This is how he was in love - a monogamous man who did not bow to his mother’s imperious reluctance to acknowledge this love, who waited twelve years until Sofya Andreevna received a divorce in order to finally unite his life with her forever. In 1878, three years after the death of Alexei Tolstoy, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote music for the poems “Among the Noisy 6al”, music as pure, gentle and chaste as the poems.

Sung by G. Ots, M. Magomaev, Yu. Gulyaev Material used from the page of St. Petersburg singer Sergei Rusanov.

Yulia Kovalchuk and Alexey Chumakov are one of the brightest examples a strong family and a successful creative tandem. Agree, in Russian show business almost every day there are news about infidelities, divorces and scandalous antics of stars. But nothing can be said about this couple - they love each other no matter what!

The artists met long before they started dating. At that moment they were dating other people, but they were able to build warm friendly relations. Alexey and Yulia often invited each other to their concerts, and then arranged friendly parties. No one could have thought that such good friends one day they will become husband and wife! But the artists fell in love with each other, so it was useless to resist feelings and soon all the fans learned that they were connected not only by friendship, but also romantic relationship!

But despite the whirlwind romance and declarations of tender love, Alexey was in no hurry to propose to his beloved. According to Chumakov, he always appreciated “unpredictability” in love. And we believe him - who would have predicted that one day good friends would become a couple? And Yulia very calmly told me that the stamp in the passport does not play any role. Fans of the artists were eagerly awaiting good news and details about the wedding, but the singers simply enjoyed their relationship and built their home. But in the spring of 2014, a miracle happened - Alexey and Yulia tied the knot in Spain. Since then, they have been tirelessly proving: love exists and you definitely have to fight for it!

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The Union of Artists became an example to follow: they did not invent unusual stories for themselves, did not try to advertise their love for the sake of a career, but simply enjoyed each other’s company and built their lives. Now Yulia and Alexey are one of the most strong couples Russian show business: both have successful careers, and very soon their joint film “I’ll Get Married Urgently” will be released, where they play the main roles - Zhenya and Stas.

According to the plot, Zhenya (Yulia Kovalchuk) is a magazine editor who really wants to get a promotion. She has everything for this, except for one thing - the family audience needs a family leader. Therefore, she had a new task - to get married urgently! And Stas (Alexei Chumakov), a society photographer, decides to help his friend, because he has so many eligible suitors in his file that could be ideal for the role of a spouse. True, Zhenya understands that she cannot take such a step and marry for convenience, and Stas discovers that he is head over heels in love with the ambitious beauty. The film “I’ll Get Married Urgently” can be seen in cinemas across the country from December 31, 2015.

David and Victoria Beckham

The future spouses met at a time when both were at the peak of their popularity: Victoria was a member of the cult group Spice Girls, and David at that time was playing for the Manchester United football club and was fighting to get into the England national team. According to the Beckhams, a spark ran between them from the first minute of meeting, although David had already seen the “spice” on TV and dreamed of meeting in person.

One of the most wonderful moments in the lives of lovers was the news of Victoria's pregnancy. This news was incredibly happy, but at the same time shocking, because the doctors unanimously stated that Victoria would never be able to have children. As life has shown, the couple were able to give birth to not one, but four children: three boys - Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz - and the youngest girl, Harper Seven.

But not everything was smooth in the life of the spouses: in 2002, over happy marriage The Beckhams are under threat because of David's affair with his assistant Rebecca Loos. Beckham himself swore that this was not true, but only Luss’s imagination. It seemed that the scandal would inevitably lead to divorce, but Victoria’s wisdom and trust helped the family get out of this crisis and start their lives anew. “David swore that he was innocent of anything, I believe him!” - Victoria said, stepping on the throat of not only her pride, but also giving a worthy rebuff to all envious people. After this story, Beckham repeated his marriage proposal to his beloved woman, and the couple again took the oath of fidelity and said “Yes” to each other. At the same time, treasured tattoos appeared on the hands of David and Victoria, which translated from Latin mean the phrase “All over again.”

Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde

Stephen Hawking is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, founder and director of the Center for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge and the most famous popularizer of science. The love story of Hawking and Jane Wilde is a truly powerful, pure, frank love that proved to the whole world that feelings can overcome everything, even the most terrible disease.

Stephen and Jane's relationship began shortly before the still unknown young man was given a terrible diagnosis - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which led to paralysis. But Jane was not afraid of her lover’s illness, and in 1965 the couple got married. No one knew how much time was allotted for the lovers, because according to doctors’ forecasts, Hawking would not have lived even a few years. But love and life prevailed over the doctor's opinion: Jane and Stephen lived together for 25 years until 1995, when they announced their divorce. During this time, the couple had three children - a daughter and two sons.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

The love of Kate and William is one of the most enviable stories that the whole world watches every day. And not in vain, because from the very beginning the couple attracted attention not only with royal gestures, but also with disagreements, separations and agonizing anticipation.

Kate and William met at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. The prince saw his first future wife in 2002 at a charity fashion show where young Kate participated. After meeting, the couple began to actively travel together, and the press was already talking about a possible marriage, although the lovers themselves called their relationship “friendly.”

Since then, the couple has been plagued by difficulties and separations: reasonable Kate really wanted to create a strong union, but her lover was in no hurry to propose marriage, motivating his actions by the fact that he wanted to maintain his bachelor status until he was 30 years old. Unable to wait any longer, in 2007 the girl decided to break up with the prince, but the separation did not last long: that same year, William returned his beloved and invited her to live at his residence. However, the prince proposed to Kate only three years later, in October 2010, while on vacation in Kenya. The couple already had two children in their marriage: George Alexander Louis and Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Most talked about and loved duo- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - got married in 2014, but the road to the altar turned out to be long and difficult for the lovers. At the time they met, both actors, to put it mildly, disliked each other: Brad considered his partner in the film “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” arrogant and capricious, and Jolie spoke of him as an arrogant and unpleasant man. But over time, the colleagues found a common language and even more - fell in love with each other. These feelings became a real sensation for the media and a great joy for Pitt and Jolie, but for one person the news about the actors’ romance was shocking and painful: Brad Pitt’s wife, Jennifer Aniston, turned out to be the third wheel. Without waiting for Pitt and Aniston’s official divorce, the lovers’ relationship became open and news of Jolie’s first pregnancy appeared.

The long-awaited daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, became the first child in the Jolie-Pitt family. In total, there are six children in the family of actors - three natural and three adopted. During the history of their relationship, the couple experienced a lot - from a tsunami of passion to moments of crisis that almost led to a breakup. Brad Pitt was close to his beloved even when Angelina had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.

“My wife is sick. She was constantly nervous about problems at work, her personal life, her failures and problems with her children. She lost 15 kg and weighed about 40 at 35 years old. She became haggard, constantly cried and lashed out at everyone and everything. She slept poorly and fell asleep in the morning. Our relationship was on the brink. Her beauty began to disappear somewhere, bags appeared under her eyes, and she began to take little care of herself. She refused to appear in films. I lost hope and thought that we would soon get divorced... But then I decided to act. After all, I got the most beautiful woman on the ground. She is the ideal of more than half of men, and I am allowed to fall asleep next to her and hug her shoulders. I began to shower her with flowers, kisses and compliments. I enjoyed every minute. I praised her to my and our mutual friends. Believe it or not, she blossomed. She became even better than before. I didn't even know she could love like that. And I understood one thing: a woman is a reflection of a man. If you love her madly, she will become him,” Brad Pitt once said. And, probably, every woman will agree that despite all the difficulties and obstacles, there is nothing in the world that can interfere with real feelings.

Tina Karol and Evgeniy Ogir

The short but sincere love story of singer Tina Karol and her producer Evgeniy Ogir began with the artist’s creative crisis: at that moment she was looking for a new producer, but found her love. Evgeniy himself recalled their first meeting with humor: “I remember that I was doing some current work. You were in a completely crazy suit with a beret.”

The creative tandem of Evgeny and Tina immediately bore fruit - a new album, an international tour. Happiness in work was followed by happiness in love - in January 2008 the couple registered their relationship, and in June a wedding followed in the Holy Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Despite the fact that the lovers diligently hid their feelings from the eyes of journalists, true love was visible. Many colleagues who happened to see working together spouses, were sincerely admired by the power of emotions that Tina and Evgeniy radiated.

Unfortunately, the couple's happiness was short-lived: Evgeniy was given a terrible diagnosis - stomach cancer. He fought the disease for 1.5 years, outstanding doctors from Israel and Germany took on the treatment, but they failed to emerge victorious in this battle. Ogir did not live to see his marriage anniversary with Karol for several months.

“No matter how crazy it may sound, cancer is the most humane disease, because you have time to say all the words of love and gratitude to the person, to give him all your tenderness. And you have time to hear the words and thoughts that he wants to tell you. That,

Love is the most extraordinary feeling in the world. Throughout human history, it has inspired poets, writers and singers, and sometimes love has even served as a reason for crimes and wars between entire countries. Our selection today includes ten of the most famous couples whose love story led to tragic consequences. Some of them are reliably existing historical characters, others we know about mostly from legends and myths.

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According to legend, Paris was a Trojan prince, and Helen was the wife of Menelaus, the ruler of Sparta. Not finding mutual understanding with her husband, to whom she was forcibly married, Elena fled from Sparta along with the handsome Paris. However, in the midst of preparations for the wedding, Menelaus arrived with his troops at the walls of Troy, and a war began in which many Trojans died, including Paris. Elena had to return back to Sparta.

According to Greek myology, Orpheus was a talented singer, and Eurydice was his wife, who was once bitten by a snake and died. After this, Orpheus, unable to live without his beloved, descended into the mythical kingdom of Hades. He so charmed the inhabitants of the Underworld that Hades agreed to let Eurydice go, but on the condition that Orpheus should not look back until they left the realm of the dead. But Orpheus could not stand it and turned around to see if Eurydice was following him, and she was taken back - to the kingdom of Hades.

The love story between the Roman general Mark Antony and Egyptian queen Cleopatra is widely known for its dramatic ending. Both lovers committed suicide after their troops were defeated in battle against Caesar's army.

Characters of a medieval legend who fall in love with each other, despite the fact that Tristan's uncle, Mark, is supposed to marry Isolde. Nevertheless, Isolde was married to Mark, and Tristan was married to the daughter of the King of Britain, Isolde Belorukaya. The story ended with Tristan being wounded by a poisoned weapon, and Isolde, who did not have time to say goodbye to him, soon died of grief. In the ranking of free audiobooks “Romance Novels,” the novel Tristan and Isolde is one of the most popular.

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 learned of this, the bitter rivalry between him and Lancelot destroyed the unity of the knights. In the end, Arthur was killed, and Guinevere went to a monastery out of grief.

The most famous love story, written by the famous Shakespeare, tells the story of the relationship between young lovers from two warring Italian families. How the story ended is probably known to everyone - Romeo poisoned himself, thinking that Juliet had died, and she, finding him dead, killed herself with a dagger.

Shah Jahan and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal were for a long time happy together until Mumtaz Mahal died giving birth to their 14th child. Devastated by grief, Shah Jahan could not come to his senses for a long time, but found some consolation in the construction of a luxurious mausoleum in memory of his wife. This mausoleum still stands today and is known as the Taj Mahal.

The relationship between Napoleon and his wife Josephine, according to eyewitness accounts, was very stormy, and eventually led to divorce. However, when Napoleon died, last words The emperor was addressed specifically to Josephine, his first wife. The love between the young king and the widow, who is 12 years older than him, caused outrage and protest both from the public and from Alexander’s mother. However, he did not listen to anyone’s advice and insisted on getting married. It all ended with the royal couple being killed by a group of military officers dissatisfied with their rule.

American robbers who organized a gang responsible for several armed robberies and murders. Despite their criminal activities, according to eyewitnesses, Bonnie and Clyde loved each other deeply and were inseparable. Gangster's over love story very sadly - the police shot at their car from an ambush, as a result of which both died on the spot.