The Mystery of Count Saint-Germaine - Part Two

The Mystery of Count Saint-Germaine

PART TWO

     Throughout the 18th century, the Count de Saint-Germaine used his seemingly endless knowledge of the world in the political and social intrigues of the European elite, and became a trusted diplomat in the court of King Louis XV in the 1740‘s, performing secret missions for the King in England. In 1760, the Count de Saint-Germaine performed a similar function at the Hague which is where he met Giacomo Girolamo Casanova, who later said of Saint-Germaine: “This extrodinary man...would say in an easy, assured manner that he was 300 years old, that he knew the secret of the Universal Medicine, that he possessed a mastery over nature, that he could melt diamonds...all this, he said, was a mere trifle to him.” 

(Sidebar on Casanova: Casanova has been labeled as one of the world’s greatest lovers (among other things) - however, do you think that Casanova would have been so romantic of a figure if his name was said in English? Ah yes, that romanic, historic lover - Newhouse! - Naaaa, doesn’t work for me)

     In 1762, the Count de Saint-Germaine traveled to Russia where it is said he was complicit in a conspiracy that placed Catherine the Great on the throne and he later advised the commander of the Imperial Russian Armies in the war against Turkey (which they won) - In 1774, he returned to France when Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette occupied the throne and allegedly warned them of the French Revolution that would come 15 years into the future. And in 1779, the Count went to Hamburg, Germany where he befriended Prince Charles of Hesse-Cassel and lived there with the Prince at his castle in Eckerforde, where according to local records, the Count de Saint-Germaine died on February 20th, 1784. But of course, if one is immortal, then one cannot die!

A year after his supposed death the Count was seen in 1785 in the company of Anton Mesmer, the pioneer hypnotist, in Germany. Also that same year, official documents belonging to the Freemasons show that they had chosen him, the Count de Saint-Germaine, as their representative for a convention being held.

     After the taking of the Bastile in the French Revolution in 1789, the Countess d’Adhemar said that she’d had quite a lengthy conversation with Count de Saint-Germaine during which he told her of France’s immediate future as though he knew first hand, of what was to take place. In 1821, the Countess wrote:  "I have seen Saint-Germaine again, each time to my amazement. I saw him when the queen [Antoinette] was murdered, on the 18th of Brumaire, on the day following the death of the Duke d'Enghien, in January, 1815, and on the eve of the murder of the Duke de Berry." The last time that the Countess claims to have seen him was in 1820, and according to her, each time she met with him, he looked to be a man no older than his mid-40‘s. It is the belief of many that the Count took a new name after his last encounter with the Countess.

     Albert Vandam (1843–1903) wrote in his memoirs, of meeting a man who bore a striking resemblance to Count de Saint-Germaine but who went by the name of Major Fraser. Vandam wrote: "He called himself Major Fraser, lived alone and never alluded to his family. Moreover he was lavish with money, though the source of his fortune remained a mystery to everyone. He possessed a marvelous knowledge of all the countries in Europe at all periods. His memory was absolutely incredible and, curiously enough, he often gave his hearers to understand that he had acquired his learning elsewhere than from books. Many is the time he has told me, with a strange smile, that he was certain he had known Nero, had spoken with Dante, and so on." But then Major Fraser vanished without a trace!

     Between 1880 and 1900, Saint-Germaine’s name once again became prominent when members of the Theosophical Society, including a famed mystic named Helena Blavatsky claimed that the Count de Saint-Germaine was still alive and working towards “Spiritual development of the West.” There is said to be a photograph of Blavatsky and Saint-Germaine together, but I have not been able to locate it. And, in 1897, the famous French singer Emma Calve dedicated an autographed picture of herself to Saint-Germaine.

     The most recent appearance of a man claiming to be the legendary Count de Saint-Germaine was in 1972 in Paris when a man named Richard Chanfray announced that he was the legendary count and to back up his claim, supposedly turned lead into gold on television. It’s said that Chanfray committed suicide in Saint Tropez in 1983, however - no body was ever discovered. Only a suicide note...

Thus we end this article on the man who didn't die

Have a great Day all!