The Count of Haugwitz and the legend Villa Contarini (Este)
the count of haugwitz, known « the prussian ».
in park of vigna contarena, @ foot of 1 of tower of castle, there count of haugwitz s grave.
christian august heinrich kurt graf von haugwitz prussian minister , diplomat held partly responsible terrible defeat against napoleon (1806). tried justify political choices in book fragments de mémoires inédits [« fragments of unedited memoires »].
soon afterward decided retire este known intellectual élite of time , had hosted poets byron , shelly. during stay, count of haugwitz - known « the prussian » local people - fell in love young baroness kunkler, lived in homonymous villa not far vigna contarena.
despite love unrequited, count decided have stayed forever close beloved 1 , asked buried near villa. when died, in 1832, wishes respected.
according local legend, count asked buried standing on feet , looking @ villa kunkler; on spring nights possible see ghost wandering on walls of castle , sighing lost love.
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