theparta

Updated: April 30, 2025

All that the bridegroom heard was that the baroness was a Lutheran; and as the matrimonia mixta are forbidden in Vienna and in Bavaria, the bridegroom withdrew from the engagement. In her grief over the affair, the sposa repudiata said farewell to the world, and determined to wear theparta for the remainder of her days. That is why she chose this remote region as a residence."

Mór Jókai - The Nameless Castle