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Hrabina Cosel
Hrabina Cosel (The Countess Cosel) is a 1968 Polish film directed by Jerzy Antczak. The film is based on Józef Ignacy Kraszewski’s novel "Hrabina Cosel", a historical romance set in the court of Augustus the Strong, the first of the two Saxon kings of Poland, at the turn of the 17th to 18th century.
Plot.
"The Countess Cosel" is based on the true story of the beautiful Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, a German noblewoman who became mistress of Augustus the Strong
countess did not use the opportunity to flee, twice presented to her (in 1745 and 1756), in both cases the Saxon guards having fled before advancing Prussian troops. She died in Stolpen.
In culture.
On incidents and circumstances of her life, the Polish writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski based his historical novel "Countess of Cosel" ("Hrabina Cosel" 1873) which later was adapted into Polish feature movie, "Hrabina Cosel".
References.
- Gabriele Hoffmann, "Constantia von Cosel und