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    Count of St. Germain

    18th-century European adventurer and intellectual

    The Count of St. Germain whose real name and origins remain unknown, was a European adventurer who had interests and achievements in science, alchemy, philosophy, and the arts. He rose to prominence in the European high society of the mid-18th century due to his works and interests. He associated himself with some of the top contemporary figures, including Casanova, Voltaire and Mozart. The count used a variety of names and titles, including the Marquess of Montferrat, Count Bellamarre, Knight Schoening, Count Weldon, Count Soltikoff, Manuel Doria, Graf Tzarogy, and Prince Ragoczy. He appears to have begun to be known under the title of the Count of St Germain during the early 1740s. He is said to have made far-fetched claims, leading Voltaire to dub him "the Wonderman", and that "he is a man who does not die, and who knows everything". Charles, the prince of Hesse-Kassel, is recorded as having called him "one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived". Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Count of St. Germain (French: Comte de Saint Germain; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃t də sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]; c. 1691 or 1712 - 27 February 1784) [3] whose real name and origins remain unknown, was a European adventurer who had interests and achievements in science, alchemy, philosophy, and the arts.He rose to prominence in the European high society of the mid-18th century due to his works ...
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    Edward Eliot represented St Germans, Liskeard and Cornwall in the House of Commons and served as a commissioner of the Board of Trade and Plantations.He was the son of Richard Eliot (died 1748) and his wife Harriot, illegitimate daughter of James Craggs the Younger by his mistress, the noted actress Hester Santlow.In 1784 he was created Baron Eliot, of St Germans in the County of Cornwall, in ...
  4. The French writer and philosopher Voltaire, already fairly notorious for his razor-sharp wit, turned his acid tongue on the Count of Saint Germain, too. In "The Comte de St. Germain," 20th century writer Isabel Cooper-Oakley claims that Voltaire was pretty skeptical of this guy making waves in Europe's social scene. In a letter addressed to ...
  5. liveabout.com

    Aug 25, 2024Count de Saint-Germain, it is believed, discovered this secret of alchemy. Courting European Society . Saint-Germain first came into prominence in the high society of Europe in 1742. He had just spent five years in the Shah of Persia's court where he had learned the jeweler's craft. He beguiled the royals and the rich with his vast knowledge of ...
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    Peregrine Nicholas Eliot was the son of Nicholas Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans and his wife Helen Mary (17 April 1915 - 6 December 1951), daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Walter Villiers, DSO, CBE, of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and Lady Kathleen Mary, daughter of Lowry Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen.Charles Villiers was a descendant of the politician and diplomat Thomas Villiers, 1st ...
  7. davidpratt.info

    Jean Overton Fuller, The Comte de Saint Germain: Last scion of the House of Rákóczy, London: East-West Publications, 1988, pp. 60-2, 106. 2. ... On 14 March 1760, General Yorke wrote to the Earl of Holdernesse, Britain's Secretary of State for the Northern Department, to say that Saint-Germain had called on him and explained that Mme de ...
  8. discoveryuk.com

    Oct 21, 2024For example, it was Horace Walpole, the 4th Earl of Orford, whose correspondence revealed that the Count was arrested in London on suspicion of being a Jacobite spy. One of the most well-documented periods of the life of the Count of Saint Germain was during his time in the court of King Louis XV of France.
  9. newdawnmagazine.com

    In 1758, while still in Paris, Saint-Germain was presented to Louis XV by Marshal de Belle Isle in the saloon of Louis' mistress, Madame de Pompadour. He seems to have charmed both of them, since two years later, in 1760, he was sent by Louis XV to the Hague as his personal representative, to help settle the peace treaty between Prussia and ...
  10. maritawoywodcrandle.com

    A Letter from Horace Walpole, the fourth Earl of Oxford regarding Comte St. Germain. ... Prince Labkowitz, who was at this time in London and fond of music, and the celebrated and mysterious Count Saint-Germain attended all the rehearsals. The opera was a pasticcio, and called L'Incostanza Delusa. But Count Saint-Germain composed several new ...
  11. eliotsofporteliot.com

    As 18th squire of the Port Eliot estate, that's a lot of history, and Peregrine, the 10th Earl of St Germans, is the end of an era that began more than 450 years ago. An era of proud squires whose lives were inextricably bound with the Eliots who had made Port Eliot what it is today. A home with a very long family history.

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