The Count of Saint Germain: A Documented Immortal or Time Traveler?
Is it possible that immortals live among us? The Count of Saint-Germain is one such man who claimed to have been alive for thousands of years. While its easy to dismiss these claims, when we look at the story more closely there are some startling revelations that seem to point to him telling the truth.
The Count of Saint-Germain first came to notoriety in the circles of Europe’s high society in 1742. He became popular and well known for his spectacular knowledge of pretty much everything.
He was a great conversationalist, an expert jeweler, a painter, an extremely talented musician and had extensive knowledge of science and history.
He spoke many languages including English, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Latin and Russian. He even understood ancient Greek and Sanskrit.
He claimed to be an alchemist with the ability to turn lead to gold. While this was never proven he inexplicably never seemed to be short of money.
The Countess von Gregory and the Count of Saint-Germaine
The first rumors that there was something strange about the Count came from an anecdote from Countess von Georgy. The elderly countess heard that a Count of Saint-Germain was to appear at a party at the home of Madame de Pompadour in 1760.
She was curious about this as she recalled a meeting an incredible man by the same name in Venice in 1710. She went to the party and upon meeting the Count was astonished to see that it appeared to be the very same man she had met all those years ago except that he had not aged a day.
She asked the Count if it was perhaps his father that she had met. The Count replied that it was not his father but he himself who had the honor of meeting the Countess at the end of the last century.
The Countess was shocked and claimed that was impossible since the Count didn’t look a day over 45. The Count simply replied saying “I am very old”.
More Strangeness
Wherever he was staying the Count would set up an elaborate laboratory, assumed to be for his alchemy work.
He appeared to be a man of great wealth but had no bank accounts.
He often dined out in public with friends but hardly ever ate anything. He claimed that he only ate oatmeal.
He prescribed recipes for health remedies he had discovered such as the removal of wrinkles and dyeing hair.
He loved jewels and had them attached to most of his clothing including wearing diamond studded shoes.
He claimed to be able to make pearls grow to immense sizes and to be able to fuse many small diamonds into one big one.
He was allegedly a member of many different secret societies including the Society of Asiatic Brothers, the Order of the Templars and the Freemasons.
Voltaire, the renowned 18th philosopher, had a great deal of respect for the Count and claimed he was a man who never dies who knows everything
The Comings and Goings of the Count of Saint-Germain
The Count of Saint-Germain travelled extensively throughout Europe during the 1700s.
The 1740s he worked as a diplomat in the court of King Louis XV of France. He performed many secret missions for him throughout Europe.
In 1760 he became a trusted diplomat at the Hague. During this time he became well acquainted withe Casanova, the famous lover. Casanova described the Count of Saint-Germain as an "extraordinary 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 mere trifle to him."
In 1762 he moved to Russia where he is said to have been involved in a conspiracy that granted Catherine the Great the throne. He later acted as an adviser to the commander of the Russian Army in a war against Turkey.
In 1774 he moved back to France and befriended Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. He allegedly warned them that revolution was coming as came to pass 15 years later.
He traveled to Hamburg, Germany in 1779 where he gained the trust of Prince Charles of Hesse-Cassel. He lived as a guest in the prince's castle at Eckernförde for the next five years and is reported to have died on February 27, 1784. Strangely this was not the last we would hear from the Count of Saint-Germain.
Appearances After His “Death”
In 1785 the Count of Saint-Germain appeared in Germany with Anton Mesmer, one of the first hypnotists.
Freemasonry’s Official records show that they chose Saint-Germain as their representative for a convention in 1785.
In 1789, the Comtesse d'Adhémar said she spoke with the Count not long after the taking of the Bastille in the French Revolution. In 1821, she wrote that she had seen the Count several times after his death, each time to her complete shock and amazement. She claimed to have spoken with him In January 1815, the day after the death of the Duke d’Enghien and once again in 1920. Each time she saw him he looked to be no older than his mid 40s.
After 1821, The Count is suspected to have taken another identity as a man by the name of Major Fraser. In his memoirs, Albert Vandam wrote of meeting a man who bore a striking resemblance to the Count of Saint-Germain.
Members of the Theosophical Society claimed between 1880 and 1900, the Count of Saint-Germain's was still alive and working toward the "spiritual development of the West."
Is Kevin Pollock the Count of Saint Germain? Photo credit: Astonishing Legends
Some have pointed out the startling resemblance between actor Kevin Pollack and the Count of Saint Germain. The actor is aware of the comparisons made but neither confirms nor denies the allegations.
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