Lola Montez
Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name
Lola Montez (), was an
Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer,
courtesan, and
mistress of King
Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her ''
Gräfin von Landsfeld'' (
Countess of Landsfeld). At the start of the
Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, she was forced to flee. She proceeded to the United States via Austria, Switzerland, France and London, to return to her work as an entertainer and lecturer.
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