The great poet suffered from unrequited love for most of his life

France Prešeren is without doubt the country’s poet laureate. But the great romantic poet suffered from unrequited love for most of his life. His great love, Julija Primic, never returned his affections, and married a wealthy businessman. Prešeren would go on to have children with another woman, but Julija remained the love of his life. However, it’s possible the great poet would be consoled by the fact that today, his statue in the middle of Ljubljana faces a small statue of Julija Primic, where it can continue to gaze at her forever.