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| Adelasia di Torres |
Giudicessa di Logudoro 1236
Giudicessa di Gallura 1238
Daughter of: Mariano II di Logudoro & Agnese di Massa
Wife of:
1. Ubaldo II Visconti di Gallura (d.1238), Giudice di Gallura 1225, mar 1219
2. Guelfo dei Porcari mar 1237)
3. Enzo di Suevia, Re di Sardinia
"Adelasia of Torres, Queen of Sardinia, in the earlier half of the thirteenth century, was the daughter of Mariano, who held one of the four lord[ships] or judgeships into which the island was divided. About the year 1219, one Ubaldo, a patrician of Pisa, possessed himself by violent means of the the judgeship of Gallura, and some other lands; and Mariano of Torres, was called upon by the Papal see, which claimed paramount authority over Sardinia, to resist the usurper; instead of doing which, he entered into an alliance with him, and gave him his daughter in marriage. In 1236, however, both himself and his son were killed in a rebellion, and the sovereignty of Torres, according to the forms of election then and there customary, passed to Adelasia, who, with her husband deemed it prudent to make submission to the Roman pontiff, by whom, on certain conditions, the legality of her title was formerly [sic, formally?] acknowledged in 1237. The year after Ubaldo died, and Pope Gregory and the Emperor Frederick were each desirous of providing her with a second husband, who would be likely to favour their respective views and interests. The Emperor's illegitimate son, Euseus, celebrated for his manly beauty, was the successful candidate for the hand of the widow, whom he married in 1238. He immediately assumed the title of King of Torres and Galura, and soon after that of Sardinia, and then from some undiscovered cause evinced the bitterest hatred towards his wife, depriving her of all share of the government, and shutting her up in the castle of Goceuno, where she appears to have died." (A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography: 10)
"The Vicar in Logodoro, Sardinia, of Enzio, the natural son of Frederick II, who made Enzio King of Sardinia. He married Adelasia di Torres, mistress of Logodoro and Gallura (northwest and northeast respectively). Enzio was captured by the Bolognese in 1249, and died a prisoner in 1271. Adelasia divorced him and married Zanche, who governed corruptly till his murder by his son-in-law Branca d’Oria, about 1290." (poetryintranslation.com)
" . . . [H]is Queen, Adelasia, having, apparently, found little satisfaction in her union with a husband, whom his father's affairs kept habitually absent from her, is accused of early seeking consolation in the society of one Michele Zanchi, her Seneschal, a brutal Sardinian, placed by Dante among the worst traitors. When Innocent excommunicated her Imperial father-in-law, she, although a mother of a daughter by Enzio, applied to the Pope for a divorce, upon the ground of having been ill-used and even imprisoned by her husband. What foundation there might be for her complaints is unknown, but her application was successful, and she had already given her hand to Zanchi, as her third husband. . . ." (Mediaeval Popes, Emperors, Kings and Crusaders: 144) (Bio2:Enciclopedia Dantesca) (Critical Companion to Dante: 531) (The Island of Sardinia: Vol 2: 88)
Enzio won the hearts of both sexes: "But, if Enzio languished in seemingly perdurable captivity, that captivity was neither lonely nor cheerless. The brilliant and fascinating qualities, that he inherited from his father in a greater degree than any of his brothers, except Manfred, won the hearts of the Bolognese youth of both sexes. The sons of the noblest courted the prisoner's society, and the fairest of their daughters, Lucia Viadagola, yielded him her heart. Whether their loves were sanctioned by religious rites, is a dispquestion, there being no doubt that Enzio might hold himself free to contract a new marriage. . . ." (Mediaeval Popes, Emperors, Kings and Crusaders: 144)
Her lover was:
Michele Zanche (1203-1275)
Sardinian politician.
Viceroy of King Enzo of Sardinia; Giudice di Logudoro (Torres).
" . . . Very little is known about Michele Zanche. . . It appears that he was governor of Logodoro, one of the four administrative districts of the island of Sardinia in the late 13th century, when the island was governed by Pisa.
"Another version of the story says that Zanche was governor of Logodoro during the reign of King Enzo of Sardinia (the son of Emperor Frederick II of Swabia). According to this version King Enzo was captured in battle and was divorced from his queen, Adelasia de Torres, after which Michel Zanche married her. Scholars have recently demonstrated, however, that this legend is almost certainly false." (Critical Companion to Dante: 531)
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| Eulalia of Spain |
(1864-1958)
Daughter of: Isabel II de Espana & Francisco de Asis de Borbon, Duke of Cadiz.
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| Antonio de Borbon 4th Duke of Galliera |
"There was also a practical reason that prevented Sir Robert from seeking a political career and the integration into London's High Society in the ways of his brother. After his first wife died, Sir Robert met Marie-Louise Guggenheim at one of the social events at his estate at Combe Bank. He fell in love with her, and they entered into a secret relationship that he did not want to become public because of her questionable reputation. Guggenheim was born into a very poor family in Belle-Isle-en-Terre, Brittany. Her father, Guillaume le Manach, was a miller who together with his wife had ten children. When she turned 18, she moved to Paris and became a courtesan at the Moulin Rouge. Her life changed when she met Simon Guggenheim and married him in 1894. After his death in 1900, she entered into a scandalous and public relationship with Antonio Maria Luis Felipe Johann Florens d'Orleans et de Bourbon in 1900. Her lover was the Infante of Spain and the fourth Duke of Galliera in the Kingdom of Italy. Married since 1886 to his cousin Infanta Eulalia of Spain, the daughter of Queen Isabelle II of Spain, Antonio met Marie-Louise Guggenheim at the Savoy Hotel in London. Their public love affair became a topic of conversation in London, Paris, and Seville. AFter six years, Antonio left his lover, who by then had been introduced to London's High Society. It was after the breakup that Sit Robert Mond was introduced to her. . . ." (Traditional Philanthropy: The Mond's Family Support for Public Institutions in Western Europe from 1890 to 1938: 178-179)
Her lovers were:
1) Antonio de Vasconcellos.
2) George Jametel (1859-1944)
Son of: Ernst Jemetel, aGerman banker.
3) Carlos I de Portugal.
Lover in 1890-1908.
References for Infanta Eulalia of Spain.
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| Louise of Belgium |
Wife of: Philipp von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha.
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| Philipp of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
Louise's lovers were:
Rudolf von Osterreich.
Lover in 1870s.
"Rudolf, the Crown Prince, liked her and relied upon her to keep his secrets. She did not disapprove of him, and it was partly admiration for Louise which encouraged him into the disastrous marriage with her sister Stephanie in 1881. . . ." (The King Incorporated: Leopold II and the Congo: 206)
Daniel d'Ablaing de Glessenburg.
Daniel d'Ablaing de Glessenburg.
Her husband's aide-de-camp
Lover in 1883-1888.
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. (1861-?)
Son of: August von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary & Clementine de Orleans.
" . . . Ferdinand of Coburg, the peculiar young man who later became Tsar of Bulgaria and lay figure for British cartooning in the First World War, tried to seduce her. Louise had obliged him by playing the march from Aida while he attempted to summon up the Devil, and had acted as a mourner at the occasional funerals, with Satanist ritual, which Ferdinand organized for his worn-out gloves and cravats." (The King Incorporated: Leopold II and the Congo: 206)
Nicolas Dory de Jobahaza.
Nicolas Dory de Jobahaza.
Her husband's aide-de-camp
Lover in 1888-1891.
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| Geza Mattacic-Keglevic |
Geza Mattacic-Keglevic (1858-1923)
Lover in 1895.
Hungarian military officer.
Hungarian military officer.
"The young man was a Lieutenant of the 13th Uhlans, on leave from his regiment, and his name was Count Geza Mattacic-Keglevic. A Croat and a Catholic, from the Varazdin hills north of Zagreb towards Hungary, Mattacic was an extremely simple sort of man. He was brave, he knew a great deal about horses, and he thought that he knew a great deal about how a man of honour should behave. Louise was neurotic and elusive, a woman of strong sexuality who was often almost unrecognizable behind the disguises which her guilt forced upon her. Mattacic, with his stiff moustache and handsome eyes, could be understood at a glance: nothing could ever change him...." (The King Incorporated: Leopold II and the Congo: 207)
"In 1895, Louise became romantically involved with a Croatian officer, Count Geza Mattatchich, ten years her junior. They began a passionate affair. Louise wanted to divorce Philip and live freely with Geza. Her parents were horrified by the public scandal. The cynical King Leopold advised her to keep her affairs discreet, while the pious Queen Marie-Henriette desperately tried to remind her of her duties to God and family. It was all in vain. Louise was determined to live openly with her lover, and eloped with him to Nice. Prince Philip pursued the pair and challenged Mattachich to a duel, but was wounded and returned home in disgrace." (Cross of Laeken)
"Another family matter concerned Leopold's eldest daughter, Louise. For twenty years she had been unhappily married to Philip of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary. In 1895 Louise met Count Geza Mattacic-Keglevic, a 26-year-old cavalry lieutenant and the son of impoverished Croatian nobility. Louise, although ten years older than Mattacic, fell in love and eloped with the young lieutenant. In retaliation, her influential husband had Mattacic arrested and sentenced to six years imprisonment on false charges of theft, while Louise, with the approval of her father, was confined to a lunatic asylum. When Mattacic was released in 1902, he rented a room near the asylum where Louise was imprisoned, kept a close watch for almost two years and managed to arrange her escape in August 1904. . . Mattacic died in 1923 in Paris, weakened by sickness and deprivation. Six months later, Louise, totally bankrupt and forsaken by everyone passed away in Wiesbaden." (A Throne in Brussels: Britain, the Saxe-Coburgs and the Belgianisation of Europe: 71)
Louise's first encounter with Geza: "Louise was driving in the Prater in an open carriage when she saw a commotion, and stopped her horses. A young man was struggling to control a black stallion as it stamped and reared on the tan of the riding alley. As other horsemen scattered, the stallion suddenly leapt across into the carriage-way, threatening to collide with the Princess. the rider looked up and met her eyes. She was not frightened, but sat still and watched until he had mastered the horse. Then she drove on. A little later that morning she noticed the young man on the black stallion again, but they said nothing to each other." (The King Incorporated: Leopold II and the Congo: 206-207)
Geza's other lover was Maria Stoeger.
References for Princess Louise of Belgium.
My Own Affairs @ Google Books
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| Marianne of The Netherlands |
(1810-1883)
Her lover was:
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| Maria Josepha Hermenegild of Liechtenstein |
Maria Josepha Hermenegild von und zu Liechtenstein
Princess Esterhazy von Galantha.
(1768-1845).
Wife of: Miklos II Antal, Prince Esterhazy von Galantha, mar 1783.
Her lovers were:
1) Prince Andreas Razumovsky.
2) Salomon Meyer de Rothschild.
"...This dissolute man, for all his fabulous wealth, was basically unhappy. At seventeen he had married Princess Marie Hemenegild Liechtenstein, herself only fifteen, after seeing her but once before the wedding ceremony. This was a disastrous match, with scarcely anything to commend it. The princess, in turn, sought a series of lovers, the most notable of whom was Baron Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774-1855), who advised the Esterhazys on finance. He helped protect the Esterhazy fortune, so carefully built up by Nicholas I, against the profligate spending of his grandson, who was not doing his best to place the family's wealth in jeopardy...." (Franz Liszt: The virtuoso years, 1811-1847: 44)
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