Experience
Tour "The Jagiellonian Sisters: As Fate Wills It"
About this event
This tour is a continuation of your favorite tour about Queen Bona Sforza. In that tour, we briefly mention that Bona had four daughters, that she loved one, the other three - not so much, and that the latter ones almost burned to death. At the end of the tour, you always ask how the daughters fared later, after stepping out of their mother's shadow. We have dedicated a new tour to the answer.
In this walk, we will explore the occasion for the princesses - Isabella, Sophia, Anna, and Catherine - arriving in Vilnius for the first time. What they did in Vilnius and outside of it when, after waiting for significantly delayed grooms, they went their separate ways. How did they fare abroad? What tactics did Sophia have to employ to end her husband's infidelity? What connected the Sultan to Isabella? And how did Anna celebrate Catherine's liberation in Sweden?
Their fates are nothing like what fairy tales about princesses promise. We invite you to see for yourself.
P.S. To preempt any questions: this tour is also suitable if you have never heard of their mother, Bona Sforza.
Tour start: Bernardine Garden, Barboros Radvilaitės St. 8A, Vilnius (BY THE MAIN FOUNTAIN)
Tour end: Vilnius University, Universiteto St. 3, Vilnius
Duration: approx. 2 hours.
Children under 12 years old can join the tour for free. The event may be filmed and photographed for event promotion purposes.
