Frederick August II the Strong, Elector of the Principality of Saxony and King of Poland, dreamed of going down in history as a great commander and wise ruler, but became famous mainly for his stormy love affairs. How Countess Anna-Constance von Cosel managed to stay with August the Strong the longest your rivals? Why did she pay for nine years of passionate love with half a century of imprisonment in the ominous fortress of Stolpen? How did Countess Wilhelmine von Grevenitz, the mistress of Duke Eberhard-Ludwig, manage to bring the wealthy Duchy of Württemberg to the brink of ruin? Which uncontrollable passion possessed the Margrave of Durlach-Baden more: for young actresses or... for flowers? How many wives did King Frederick William II of Prussia have? Who did the beautiful Wilhelmina Enke, the daughter of a simple musician, become for him? How do facts disappear in the darkness of centuries and legends arise? — The famous writer Natalia Sotnikova says in her new book.