Born Eliza Gilbert in Ireland, she reinvented herself as a Spanish dancer, scandalised the capitals of Europe and became the favourite of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, whose infatuation helped cost him his throne in 1848. D’Auvergne follows her from India and London through Munich and the California goldfields to her last years in New York, with an eye for the art-loving king as much as the adventuress.
A lively biography of one of the great adventuresses of the nineteenth century, for readers who enjoy scandal with their history. Download the free EPUB.