"Since the ballet itself paid most dancers too little to cover their lavish costumes and other expenses, most acquired wealthy patrons and the most successful became mistresses of royalty. Philippe d’Orleans, regent to Louis XIV’s great-grandson and successor, Louis XV had an affair with Emilie Dupré, a ballerina with peasant origins. Sophie Hagman, a dancer in the Royal Swedish ballet, began her life as the daughter of a gamekeeper but eventually became the official mistress of Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden. Kelly provides countless other examples of women from humble origins who used the role of the ballerina-courtesan to rise to the pinnacle of high society." (Royal Historian)
AUSTRIA.
AUSTRIA.
Katharina Schratt, Austrian actress & royal mistress.
Lover in 1885-1916.
Crown Prince of Austria.
Johanna Buska, Austrian actress & opera singer.
Lover in 1874-1880.
Mizzi Kaspar, Austrian actress & courtesan.
Lover in 1886-1889.
Anna Pick (1855-?)
Actress.
Lover in 1887?
Otto Franz von Osterreich.
Louise Robinson, Austrian actress.
FRANCE.
Louis XV de France.
Francoise de Raucourt, French actress & singer.
Lover in 1772.
Philippe II d'Orleans
Edward VII of Great Britain.
Nellie Clifden, Irish actress.
Lover in 1861.
Mary Cora Urquhart, American society woman & stage actress.
Lover in 1887.
Lillie Langtry, British actress, courtesan & royal mistress.
Lover in 1877-1879.
Jeanne Granier, French actress & opera singer.
Lover in 1889.
Jeanne Granier, French actress & opera singer.
Lover in 1889.
Maxine Elliott, American stage actress.
Lover in 1908.
EdwardVIII of Great Britain.
Lady Diana Cooper, British aristocrat, actress & socialite.
Frances Day, American actress & singer
Mildred Harris, American film actress
Lover in 1920.
Edward of Great Britain, Duke of Kent.
Marianne Dulaque, French actress
Lover in 1788.
GERMAN STATES.
BAVARIA.
Karl IV Theodor, Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Francoise Despres-Verneuil, French actress
Ludwig I von Bayern.
Charlotte van Hagn, German actress
Lola Montez, Irish dancer, actress & courtesan
Lover in 1846-1848.
Ludwig Wilhelm im Bayern.
Henriette Mendel, German actress.
BRANDENBURG.
Friedrich III von Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
Rosalie Astrodi, Italian singer, dancer, and actress.
Lover in 1753-1755.
Karl Alexander von Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Hippolyte Clairon, French actress.
Lover in 1773.
PRUSSIA.
Friedrich Wilhelm II von Preussen.
Wilhelmina Encke, German actress.
Lover in 1759-1797.
Albrecht von Preussen.
Lola Montez, Irish dancer, actress & courtesan
Lover in 1843.
REUSS.
Heinrich LXXII von Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf.
Lola Montez, Irish dancer, actress & courtesan
Lover in 1843.
ITALY.
Vittorio Emanuele II di Italia.
Laura Bon, Italian actress & royal mistress
Lover in 1844.
RUSSIA.
Nikolai I of Russia.
Lola Montez, Irish dancer, actress & courtesan
Lover in 1843.
Lover in 1887?
Otto Franz von Osterreich.
Louise Robinson, Austrian actress.
FRANCE.
Louis XV de France.
Francoise de Raucourt, French actress & singer.
Lover in 1772.
Philippe II d'Orleans
Nellie Clifden, Irish actress.
Lover in 1861.
Mary Cora Urquhart, American society woman & stage actress.
Lover in 1887.
Lillie Langtry, British actress, courtesan & royal mistress.
Lover in 1877-1879.
Jeanne Granier, French actress & opera singer.
Lover in 1889.
Jeanne Granier, French actress & opera singer.
Lover in 1889.
Maxine Elliott, American stage actress.
Lover in 1908.
EdwardVIII of Great Britain.
Lady Diana Cooper, British aristocrat, actress & socialite.
Frances Day, American actress & singer
Mildred Harris, American film actress
Lover in 1920.
Edward of Great Britain, Duke of Kent.
Marianne Dulaque, French actress
Lover in 1788.
GERMAN STATES.
BAVARIA.
Karl IV Theodor, Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Francoise Despres-Verneuil, French actress
Ludwig I von Bayern.
Charlotte van Hagn, German actress
Lola Montez, Irish dancer, actress & courtesan
Lover in 1846-1848.
Ludwig Wilhelm im Bayern.
Henriette Mendel, German actress.
BRANDENBURG.
Friedrich III von Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
Rosalie Astrodi, Italian singer, dancer, and actress.
Lover in 1753-1755.
Karl Alexander von Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Hippolyte Clairon, French actress.
Lover in 1773.
PRUSSIA.
Friedrich Wilhelm II von Preussen.
Wilhelmina Encke, German actress.
Lover in 1759-1797.
Albrecht von Preussen.
Lola Montez, Irish dancer, actress & courtesan
Lover in 1843.
REUSS.
Heinrich LXXII von Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf.
Lola Montez, Irish dancer, actress & courtesan
Lover in 1843.
ITALY.
Vittorio Emanuele II di Italia.
Laura Bon, Italian actress & royal mistress
Lover in 1844.
RUSSIA.
Nikolai I of Russia.
Lola Montez, Irish dancer, actress & courtesan
Lover in 1843.
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