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Karl of Hesse, the Count revealed himself as the son of Prince Ferenc
Rakoczy II of Transylvania, while others have speculated he was a Portuguese Jew or son of the king of Portugal.
He was a scholar, linguist, poet,
musician, artist, raconteur and diplomat admired throughout the courts of Europe for his adeptship. He spoke at least twelve languages so fluently that everywhere he went he was accepted as a native. He was ambidextrous and could compose simultaneously a letter with one hand and poetry with the other. His skill as an alchemist was praised by Louis XV, who provided him a laboratory and residence at the royal castle of Chambord. And his alchemical demonstrations were nothing short of miraculous according to his chroniclers. He was known for such feats as removing the flaws in diamonds and other precious stones. He formed secret societies, was a leading
figure in the Rosicrucians, Freemasons and Knights Templar of the period,
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and penned the occult classic
The Most Holy Trinosophia, SAINT GERMAIN—MASTER ALCHEMIST
using a mixture of modern languages and ancient hieroglyphics. Voltaire described him as the man who never dies and who knows every thing.”
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The count is mentioned in the letters of Frederick the Great,
Voltaire, Horace Walpole and Casanova, and in newspapers of the day.
Working behind the scenes, Saint Germain attempted to effect a smooth transition from monarchy to representative government and to prevent the bloodshed of the French Revolution. He visited Marie Antoinette
and her intimate friend, Madame d’Adhémar, who later wrote the story of his adeptship and his warning of the coming debacle and death of the king and queen.
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But his counsel was ignored. Ina final attempt to unite Europe, he backed Napoleon, who misused the master’s power to his own demise.
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