Helena Kurcewiczówna
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Helena Kurcewicz (full name: Helena Kurcewiczówna-Bułyha, later Skrzetuska) is a fictional character appearing in the novel With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz as the main female protagonist. She is also mentioned in The Deluge and in Colonel Wolodyjowski.
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Helena Kurcewiczówna | |
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First appearance | With Fire and Sword |
Last appearance | Colonel Wolodyjowski |
Created by | Henryk Sienkiewicz |
Portrayed by | Izabella Scorupco |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Halszka |
Gender | Female |
Title | Princess |
Family | Wasyl Kurcewicz (father) unknown mother |
Spouse | Jan Skrzetuski |
Children | 12 sons and one daughter (born in 1672) |
Relatives | Princes Kurcewicz (aunt)
Konstantyn Kurcewicz (uncle) Wasyl, Symeon, Jur, Andrzej, Mikołaj (cousins) |
Religion | Christian |
Nationality | Ruthenian |
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Helena is a beautiful orphaned princess living with her aunt and cousins in Rozłogi. Jan Skrzetuski falls in love with her and vies for her hand against the Cossack colonel Bohun to whom she was promised.
In the 1999 film, she is portrayed by Izabella Scorupco.