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| Either a genuine “seeker,” or the greatest con-artist of his time. |
| Count Alessandro Cagliostro (1743-1795) was an Italian adventurer and magician. He was implicated in the affair of the diamond necklace, imprisoned, acquitted, and banished. He was an international celebrity, an exponent of Masonic mysteries and a student of Mesmer and the art of hypnotism. He had a huge following. - More |
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Cardinal Louis de Rohan |
Charles X |
Count Cagliostro |
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Countess Jeanne de la Motte |
Countess de la Motte (necklace) |
Countess Du Barry |
Duchess Yolande de Polignac |
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Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich |
Anastasia Romanova
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Banner Man |
Baroness Krudener |
Beau Brummell |
Cesare Borgia |
Count Cagliostro |
Earl of Essex |
Gaston d' Orleans |
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