This Man Claimed to Be Immortal and History Can't Prove Otherwise
Summary
TLDRThe script tells the intriguing story of the Count of Saint-Germain, a mysterious figure in 18th-century Europe known for his musical talent, linguistic prowess, and alleged alchemical abilities. He claimed to have found the secret to immortality and was rumored to have lived for centuries. Despite his enigmatic origins and the skepticism surrounding his claims, he managed to charm royalty and nobility, leaving behind a legacy that has inspired numerous sightings and theories long after his supposed death.
Takeaways
- đ» The Count of Saint-Germain was reputed to be an extraordinary violinist and composer in 18th-century Europe.
- đ He was known for his fluency in many European languages and his extensive knowledge of world history.
- đ Rumors suggested he had the ability to remove flaws from diamonds and transmute base metals into gold.
- đ”ïžââïž Despite his fame, the Count's origins were shrouded in mystery, with no clear record of his early life or family.
- đź He was arrested in 1745 on suspicion of being a spy during the Jacobite Rebellion, but his charm and connections led to his release.
- đ«đ· In France, he gained the trust of King Louis XV and was involved in diplomatic missions, including peace negotiations during the Seven Years' War.
- đ§Ș As an alchemist, he claimed to have discovered the secret of eternal life and was said to be over 300 years old when he arrived in Paris.
- đ His influence extended across Europe, with him adopting various aliases and maintaining a high social status in different courts.
- â°ïž The Count of Saint-Germain died in 1784, but there were numerous sightings of him reported long after his supposed death.
- đ€ Modern interpretations suggest he may have been a charlatan and con artist of extraordinary talent rather than an immortal being.
Q & A
Who was the mysterious man that appeared in London in 1743?
-The mysterious man was the Count of Saint-Germain, a figure known for his unusual talents and extensive knowledge, who became a prominent figure in London's high society.
What were some of the extraordinary abilities attributed to the Count of Saint-Germain?
-The Count was said to have skills such as playing the violin like a virtuoso, speaking every European language fluently, having an encyclopedic knowledge of world history, removing flaws from diamonds, and even turning base metals into gold.
Why was the Count of Saint-Germain considered intriguing by the aristocratic circles in London?
-He was intriguing because despite his obvious education and wealth, no one could determine his origins or family history, which was unusual for someone moving in aristocratic circles.
What was the Count of Saint-Germain's alleged secret that led to his arrest in 1745?
-He was suspected of being a spy due to his fluency in French and his sudden appearance in London just before the Jacobite Rebellion, which had French support.
How did the Count of Saint-Germain manage to be freed after his arrest in 1745?
-He leveraged his charm and the connections he had made with influential people in high society, which led to his release without charge.
What was the Count's relationship with Voltaire and Casanova?
-Voltaire referred to him as 'the Wonderman' and Casanova was impressed by his charm and skill with women, suggesting a level of respect and intrigue towards the Count.
What evidence is there to support the claim that the Count of Saint-Germain found the secret of eternal life?
-The evidence includes his extensive knowledge and abilities that seemed impossible to acquire in a single lifetime, as well as numerous sightings of him after his reported death.
How did the Count of Saint-Germain's reputation evolve from musician to diplomat?
-He transitioned from being a celebrated musician to a high society figure, and eventually used his knowledge of languages and world affairs to become involved in diplomacy, including a mission to negotiate peace during the Seven Years' War.
What was the Count's role in the French textile industry, and was it successful?
-He claimed to have a secret coloring technique that would revolutionize the industry, but there's no evidence his methods had any lasting impact.
What are some of the theories about the Count of Saint-Germain's true identity?
-Some theories suggest he was an immortal being, while others propose he was a conman or a philosopher. There's also a theory that he was the son of a Hungarian nobleman who faked his own death.
How does the script's author conclude about the Count of Saint-Germain's claims to immortality?
-The author concludes that while the Count was a remarkable and mysterious individual, the claims of his immortality are likely exaggerated and part of his persona as a conman.
Outlines
đ» The Enigmatic Count of Saint-Germain
The paragraph introduces a mysterious figure known as the Count of Saint-Germain, who appeared in London in 1743. He was noted for his expensive attire, virtuoso violin skills, and fluency in multiple European languages. The Count was also rumored to possess unusual talents such as diamond flaw removal and alchemy. Despite his talents and integration into high society, his origins remained a complete mystery, with no known history prior to his appearance in London. The narrative suggests that his story might be one of the greatest ever told, hinting at the possibility of him being the first human to attain immortality.
đŒ The Count's Ascendancy in London Society
This paragraph delves into the Count's rapid rise to prominence in London's high society. Initially recognized for his musical prowess, he later became a sought-after socialite. Despite his fame, his enigmatic nature persisted, with even contemporaries like Harris Warpole and Casanova unable to discern his true identity. The Count was arrested on suspicion of spying during the Jacobite Rebellion due to his fluency in French and mysterious background. However, his charm and connections led to his release without charge, after which he continued his high-society lifestyle.
đŒ The Count's Life in France and Claims of Immortality
The narrative shifts to the Count's life in France, where he was welcomed by the aristocracy and became acquainted with figures like Casanova. He was referred to as the 'Wonderman' by Voltaire, which, along with his alchemical pursuits, led to rumors of him having discovered the secret to eternal life. The Count claimed to be over 300 years old, a claim supported by his extraordinary skills and knowledge. His influence grew, leading to diplomatic missions and involvement in industries like textiles and porcelain. However, his success bred resentment, and he was eventually arrested on the orders of King Louis XV, only to escape to England.
đ The Count's Travels and Continued Influence
The paragraph describes the Count's extensive travels across Europe, adopting various aliases and maintaining his high social status. His movements were difficult to track, and he was known by different names in different places. In Germany, he befriended Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel and performed alchemical experiments. Despite his death in 1784, there were numerous sightings of him worldwide, suggesting that he might have faked his death. These appearances and his influence on various religious and philosophical movements have contributed to the legend of his immortality.
đ Debunking the Myth of the Count's Immortality
This paragraph critically examines the claims of the Count's immortality and extraordinary abilities. It suggests that many of his supposed talents were likely exaggerated or fabricated. His musical skills, knowledge of languages, and expertise in various fields were indeed impressive but not supernatural. The paragraph also discusses the skepticism of historical figures like Voltaire and Casanova, who considered the Count a charlatan. The numerous posthumous sightings are attributed to believers in New Age movements, casting doubt on their credibility.
đ° The Count's Possible Identity and Legacy
The final paragraph explores a possible identity for the Count as the son of Francis II RĂĄkĂłczi, a Hungarian nobleman, who was hidden away due to political turmoil. This theory could explain the Count's mysterious past and education. However, given the Count's propensity for deception, this claim remains unverified. The paragraph concludes that regardless of the truth about his identity, the Count of Saint-Germain's life and the legend surrounding him continue to captivate, making him a remarkable figure in history.
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Keywords
đĄCount of Saint-Germain
đĄImmortality
đĄHigh Society
đĄAlchemy
đĄMasonic Convention
đĄDiplomacy
đĄVoltaire
đĄCasanova
đĄTheosophy
đĄFrancis II RĂĄkĂłczi
đĄConman
Highlights
The mysterious man with dark hair appeared in London in 1743, sparking curiosity due to his age, dress, and virtuoso violin skills.
He was rumored to speak every European language fluently and had extensive knowledge of world history.
The stranger was said to possess unusual talents, such as removing flaws from diamonds and transmuting metals.
Despite his talents, no one knew his true identity or origin, leading to speculation about his sudden appearance in London.
He became a prominent figure in London's high society, known for his musical talent and encyclopedic knowledge.
The Count was arrested in 1745 on suspicion of being a spy due to his mysterious background and the Jackaby Rebellion.
Despite his arrest, the Count was released without charge, thanks to his charm and connections with influential figures.
In Paris, the Count continued to charm the aristocracy and was dubbed 'the Wonderman' by Voltaire.
He claimed to be over 300 years old, suggesting he had discovered the secret to eternal life.
The Count's extraordinary abilities in various fields fueled theories about his immortality.
Voltaire's famous description of the Count as 'a man who does not die' is believed to be satirical.
Casanova, known for his skepticism, considered the Count a liar and a fraud despite acknowledging his charm.
The Count's alleged immortality is questioned, with suggestions that his talents were exaggerated or fabricated.
Many sightings of the Count after his death are linked to New Age movements, suggesting a bias among believers.
On his deathbed, the Count claimed to be the son of a Hungarian nobleman and revealed a possible explanation for his mysterious past.
Historians remain skeptical about the Count's claims of immortality and his true identity.
The legend of the Count of Saint-Germain endures, regardless of the truth behind his life and claims.
Transcripts
hey 42 here in 1743 an unusual man was
seen in the city of London for the first
time he had dark hair looked to be
around 45 years of age and was simply
but expensively dressed over the
following 5 years this stranger would
become one of the most talked about
people amongst London's high society as
for why well that's going to take a bit
of explaining for one thing there was
the fact that he was a virtuoso
violinist and composer then there were
the rumors that he could speak every
single European language with the
fluency of a native speaker and that he
had an encyclopedic knowledge of world
history he was also said to have had
certain unusual talents like the ability
to remove flaws from diamonds and even
to turn base Metals into gold as
interesting as all those things were
there was something even more intriguing
about this mysterious Str
nobody had any idea who the bloody hell
he
was people who run in aristocratic
circles typically have family histories
that date back centuries but this man
was different in fact it's no
exaggeration to say that before he
turned up in London in
1743 it was almost like he didn't exist
at all no matter how much anyone tried
and believe me people did try nobody
could work out who he was or where he'd
come from a history lless nobleman was
odd enough to begin with but in this
case it was especially strange this man
was clearly spectacularly well educated
yet nobody knew where he'd studied he
played the violin like a concert soloist
but nobody knew who taught him and he
was also clearly extremely rich but as
for where that money came from nobody
knows it just didn't make any sense and
here we are almost 300 years later and
it still doesn't make any sense at least
not unless you're prepared to believe
what might just be the greatest tale
ever told this is the story of the count
of
sonon the first human being ever to
attain
immortality
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video on genas Khan you'll know that the
legendary Mongol leader Beginnings were
a little mysterious nobody knows exactly
where or when he was born but the man
who called himself the C of San jaman
amongst many other names takes the idea
of mysterious Origins to a whole new
level with genghiskhan or Tusan as he
was called back then we know he was born
somewhere in what is now Mongolia within
a few years of 1160 ad with the count of
s Jamon we know basically nothing most
sources quote his date of birth as
either
1691 or 1712 but according to the man
him himself those dates are out by
several hundred years some people have
claimed they might be out by thousands
as for where he was born we quite
literally don't even know which country
let alone which town or city we don't
even know the Man's real name that level
of obscurity in a famous historical
figure is unusual to say the least
exactly how he came to be in London in
1743 is anyone's guess their records
have survived to tell us how he got
there or where he came from but despite
having apparently apparated out of th
air he quickly became an important part
of the London scene where to begin with
he was mostly known for his prodigious
Talent as a musician and composer the
count was said to be amongst the very
best violinists in Europe at the time
capable of bringing audience members to
tears with the beauty of his music he's
also credited with composing several
songs for a popular London Opera at some
point he made the transition from
celebrated musician to High Society
Dandy becoming one of the most
anticipated dinner guests in all of
London but despite his growing
reputation it's safe to say nobody
really knew quite what to make of him
one of the first written accounts of his
time in England comes to us from writer
and politician Harris warpole son of
former prime minister Robert warpole and
it shows just how much of an enigma the
count really was he sings plays on the
violin wonderfully composes is mad and
not very sensible he is called an
Italian a Spaniard a pole somebody that
married a great fortune in Mexico and
ran away with her jewels to
Constantinople a priest a fiddler a vast
nobleman the Prince of Wales has had an
unsatiated curiosity about him but in
vain in other words even in his own time
nobody had a clue exactly who or what
the count of son Jamon was which is
probably why around 2 years after first
arriving on British soil he was arrested
on suspicion of being a spy 1745 was the
year of the so-called jackaby Rebellion
an attempt by Charles Edward Stewart
better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie to
seize the British throne for his father
James Francis Edward Stewart the details
of this surprising aren't too important
for our purposes but what is important
is that the jackaby rebels had the
support of France bearing in mind that
the count of son Jon spoke fluent French
and seemed to have appeared as if from
nowhere two years earlier it's fair to
say he seemed to be perfect spy
material he was arrested and taken in
for questioning but apparently not even
the threat of a bit of good oldfashioned
18th century British Justice could
convince him to tell the authorities
well anything he wouldn't say who he
really was or where he'd come from and
he freely admitted that the count of son
Jamon was neither a real aristocratic
title nor his actual
name as far as cover stories go it
wasn't great I'd have had him swinging
from the nearest Gallows in a heartbeat
but the count had two things on his side
one during his time in England he'd made
a few friends in very high places and
two he was in possession of a natural
charm and charisma that would make
George Clooney look like a football
hooligan with a mouthful of Donna kebab
and so despite flatly refusing to
cooperate in any capacity the count was
eventually freed without charge on his
release he went straight back to the
kind of high society life he'd been
enjoying before he dined with all the
great families and attended all the best
parties by all accounts he was a
dazzling dinner guest able to talk with
great Authority and insight on almost
any subject
especially world history in fact he had
an uncanny ability of describing
important historical events in such
detail it was almost as though he'd
witnessed them with his own
eyes the count of son Jamon was the
archetypal international Man of Mystery
but you can't be an international Man of
Mystery without being well
International and so in 1748 he he
relocated to France as was the case in
England despite his deep and murky Roots
the French aristocracy welcomed him into
their midst with open arms in fact if
anything they were even more obsessed
with the count than the Brits had been
during his time in Paris he rubbed
shoulders with some of the most famous
people of the age notorious Italian
Adventurer jakimo Casanova was somewhat
randomly in Paris setting up one of the
world's first national lotteries and
frequently found himself seated at
dinner tables along with the count
kasanova is famous for having been the
greatest lover in history and yet even
he was impressed by the Count's
RZ yeah I'm too old to use that word
aren't I anyway in his Memoirs kasanova
referred to the count as being both
good-looking and the perfect ladies
man that's a bit like being called the
god of football by Lionel
Messi another famous face frequenting
France's fabulous Capital at the time
was celebrated writer and philosopher
Vol and it's he who gives us perhaps the
most famous description of the count he
dubbed the count of son Jamon the
Wonderman a man who does not die and
knows
everything again that's some pretty
serious praise this time from one of
History's great intellectuals but it
also leads me neatly onto the most
controversial part of the Count's story
when volter called him the man who
doesn't die he wasn't just spinning a
fancy phrase you see the count was a
keen Alchemist and one of the central
Pursuits of alchemy is a search for the
secret of eternal life well our man the
count claims to have found it by the
time he arrived in Paris he claimed to
be over 300 years old a fact he would
openly share with anyone who asked now I
know what you're thinking but bear with
me for a minut it because as crazy as
all this may sound there's actually some
fairly compelling evidence that he was
telling the truth as we've already seen
the C of son Jamon was no ordinary man
he spoke dozens of languages fluently
played the violin and could speak on
almost any subject as though he was an
expert is it really feasible that one
man could have achieved such Mastery in
just one lifetime if you've ever seen
the film groundhog day you'll know that
Bill Murray character Phil Connor gets
so bored of living out the same day over
and over again he starts randomly
mastering a bunch of new skills
including playing the piano speaking
French and making ice
sculptures could something similar
explain the Count's extraordinary
abilities I mean polyglots aren't
unheard of but speaking every single
European language to fluency is a rare
perhaps even a unique skill and that was
just one of the count many talents then
there was his almost freakish knowledge
of European history those who heard him
talk of events long past often remarked
that it almost seemed as though he'
lived through them well what if he had
an artificially extended life would also
help explain the Count's mysterious
Origins if his family died hundreds of
years earlier then it was little wonder
nobody could figure out who they were or
where they came from okay so I don't
blame you of you're not convinced at
this point but there's still more
evidence to come that he might have been
telling the truth considering the
tsunami sized waves the count was making
in French High Society it was only a
matter of time before the rising tide
took him all the way to the very top and
waiting for him there was Louis the 15th
King of France and His official Chief
mistress apparently that was a thing
Madame the pador during his time in
France the count gained the trust of
both he convinced the king that he knew
of some kind of secret coloring
technique that would revolutionize the
French textile industry and the King
clearly believed him because he set the
count up in his own purpose built
Factory to produce Dy considering his
knowledge of world affairs and the wide
range of languages he spoke the count
was tailor made for the world of
diplomacy and in 1760 King Louie sent
him to Amsterdam to negotiate peace
between the French and the British in
the Seven Years War
he would spend just two months in the
Dutch Republic but that was apparently
enough time for him to demonstrate yet
another string of his frankly absurdly
Decked Out bow when he helped set up a
porcelain Factory he worked there as a
furnace and color specialist and if that
isn't an I'm Immortal and I'm running
out of new things to do kind of job then
I don't know what is as had been the
case in London the count had enjoyed a
truly meteoric rise to the very top of
French Society but success of that kind
of scale will always breed resentment
and it was whilst away on diplomatic
business in the Dutch Republic that that
resentment produced real consequences
for the first time several powerful
people in the French Court were
concerned about the level of influence
the count appeared to have gained over
the king one of them was ettien franois
D toel the French foreign
minister as it became clear that the
Count's peace Mission wasn't going to be
a success theisel began and sewing seeds
of doubt in the king's mind perhaps this
strange Foreigner couldn't be trusted
perhaps he'd been working against
France's interests all along the
chazelle's Greer worm Tong impression
seems to have done the trick because
soon enough King Lou the 15th issued a
warrant for the Count's arrest but the
count used all that legendary charm of
his to convince the Dutch authorities he
was being set up and they seemed to
believe him because rather than
extradite him back to France they
allowed him to set sail for England in
secret but this time the count didn't
stay in the land of tea and biscuits for
long instead he spent the following 20
years or so traveling the length and
bread of Europe tracking his movements
during this period is difficult not
least because the count seems to have
adopted a different identity almost
everywhere he went in one city he was
count bellamare in the next night shaing
and another graph
Zari he used at least half a dozen
different aliases and they are just the
ones we know about whether he was trying
to stay one step ahead of the French or
he simply enjoyed taking on new personas
we have no way of knowing what we do
know is that in 1779 he turned up in the
Dutchy of svik today on the border
between Denmark and Germany as always he
wasted no time whatsoever in Waltzing
right to the very top of the local
aristocracy striking up a close
friendship with Prince Charles of Hessa
Castle the prince was a student of a
cult and so a man of mystery just like
the count all his talk of alchemy and
eternal life was Simply Irresistible the
count spent the following 5 years living
in the prince's Castle working out a
purpose-built lab where he carried out
various alchemical experiments rumor has
it he pulled off several seemingly
impossible Feats there such as removing
flaws from diamonds and creating large
gemstones by somehow combining smaller
ones I believe you can do that with T
tape the prince thought of the count as
something akin to an Oracle and
considered him to be one of the greatest
philosophers who ever lived but on the
27th of February 1784 something entirely
unexpected happened the count of son
Jamon
died now I know what you're thinking
that doesn't sound very bloody Immortal
but here's the thing I'm not actually
finished yet a year after his untimely
demise the count is said to have
attended a masonic convention in Paris
under the name of EE
eer and a year after that he turned up
in Russia for an audience with Catherine
the
Great and it seems as though this zombie
count was only just getting
started over 230 years have passed since
then but during this time there have
been literally dozens of different
sightings of the count all over the
world from India to Czech Republic
American Author guy Ballard claims to
have met the count whilst hiking on
Mount shter in
1930 according to ballad the two became
fast friends and the count dictated a
series of books to ballad that
eventually went on to form the basis of
a religious movement known as I am at
its height it had over 1 million
followers I am isn't the only religious
movement to have been influenced by the
apparently dead count in fact in fact
he's considered an important figure in
philosophy and a whole series of other
New Age movements many of which view him
as a so-called ascended Master alongside
the likes of guatam Buddha Jesus Christ
confucious and the Archangel Michael
that's quite some company followers of
phiosophy have also linked the count of
several important historical figures
throughout the ages claiming that the
likes of Francis Bacon and Christopher
Columbus amongst many others were in
fact the counts alter egos
okay I think it's probably about time
for the million dooll question is any of
this actually true well the short answer
is yes at least the basics the counter
sanjon was absolutely a real person and
many of the events of his fascinating
life that we've talked about today are
well documented as for the rest of it is
it possible that he founds The Secret of
eternal life that he's been subtly
guiding Humanity from IA and that he
might still be out there somewhere even
today nah there's no denying that he was
a truly mysterious figure even today
historians don't know for sure who he
was or where he came from still some of
the seemingly strange elements of his
story can be explained easily enough one
of the key pieces of evidence regarding
the Count's immortality is his sheer
Mastery of so many different fields the
music the languages his knowledge on
such a wide range of subjects his secret
techniques regarding dyes and gemstones
but the truth is there is nothing
Supernatural about any of it we know he
was a talented musician and composer but
there's no indication he was anything
out of the ordinary in that regard at
first it might seem a little odd that we
don't know where he trained but since we
don't know where he came from in the
first place that's to be expected as for
his other abilities in most cases they
were either exaggerated or made up Al
together usually by the count himself
there's no evidence that his supposedly
revolutionary dies ever revolutionized
anything in the French textile industry
and the Ceramics Factory he worked in in
the Dutch Republic went out of business
not long afterwards his so-called
abilities with gemstones were almost
certainly bogus too when removing floors
from a diamond he would keep the stone
for several weeks and the fixed version
he produced at the end of it would often
be of a slightly different size or
cut his near miraculous ability with
languages is admittedly a little harder
to explain or at least it would be if it
was actually true almost every retelling
of the counts tale mentions his
incredible knowledge of languages but
like so many other things about his
story it's all a little bit of Truth
wrapped up in a whole lot of hyperbole
I've already mentioned one horris wall
Poole letter in this video but he wrote
several about the count here's an EXC
from another he spoke Italian and French
with the greatest faculty though it was
evident that nether was his language he
understood polish and soon learned to
understand English and talk it a little
he wrote an English song in
1748 but Spanish or Portuguese seemed
his natural
language the count had some serious
language skills I'm not denying that but
he clearly didn't speak every European
language with the fluency of a native
speaker he was simply well traveled and
well
educated the fact he spoke multiple
languages is impressive but it in no way
proves or even suggests he was IM mortal
as for his remarkable knowledge of world
history and many other subjects that's
hard to judge from our vantage point
over 200 years in the future several
sources do specifically mention his
impressive bread and depth of knowledge
but we have no way of testing just how
impressive it really was as far as I'm
concerned it seems more likely the count
was simply an extremely intelligent and
well-educated man rather than an
immortal demigod with magical powers but
hey perhaps I'm just a cynic finally
there are all those sightings of the
counts that occurred after his death
again it's essentially impossible to
either verify or disprove them but I did
notice something interesting about all
the people who claim to have bumped into
the count over the last 100 years or so
they are almost exclusively involved in
one New Age movie movement or another
usually philosophy in other words the
people that claim to have met the count
were already
Believers if you happen to be a
theosophist yourself then that will
probably make perfect sense who else
would the count reveal himself to other
than his
followers if you aren't a theosophist
well it'll probably make perfect sense
to you as well who else would be crazy
enough to claim they' bumped into an
immortal wizard except someone who
already already believes in Immortal
Wizards I'm not the only one who's
skeptical about the counts of mortal
wizardy credentials either by the way
earlier in the video I mentioned a
couple of quotes from volter and
kasanova but it turns out neither man
was entirely taken in by the count
volz's reference to the count as a
Wonderman that knew everything and never
died is generally thought to have been
satirical and whilst kasanova really did
compliment the Count's RZ his skill with
the ladies he also openly considered the
counts to be both a liar and a fraud and
as a notorious liar and fraud himself
kasanova probably knew what he was
talking about in that department in fact
I think it's another kasanova quote that
sums up the count of sanjam man best in
his Memoirs he wrote I have never seen a
more intellectual or amusing charlatan
than he and I think that's exactly what
the count was not some kind of immortal
wizard but a simple conman actually not
a simple con man one of the greatest
conmen ever to have lived I mean think
about it in an era when where you came
from and who you knew was everything
this nameless nobody somehow managed to
infiltrate the upper echelons of the
aristocracy on sheia balls and wit alone
he befriended Kings dined with some of
the most famous faces in history and
convinced half the world he was some
kind of immortal Mystic he was basically
a C rest butin and if he'd managed to
pull that trick off once it would have
been impressive but to do it at least
half a dozen times all over Europe was
downn right
remarkable but hang on a second if the
count of sanjon really was just an
ordinary meat and bones man like the
rest of us who the hell was he he should
have a traceable family line a home a
paper trail something anything and it
turns out maybe he did
according to Prince Charles of Hessa
Castle the count gave up a few final
secrets on his deathbed among them he
claimed that he was 88 years old when he
arrived in SV and that he was a son of
Francis II rosi a Hungarian nobleman
rosi was the leader of a war of
independence against the notorious
Habsburg Dynasty and fearing his eldest
son Leopold might become a Target in the
conflict he faked a child's death when
he was just 4 years old issuing a false
birth certificate
according to the theory that child would
grow up in secret eventually becoming
the count of
sjal in many ways that would make a lot
of sense neatly explaining both the
mystery surrounding the Count's past and
also his high level of education but
before we call this case closed there is
still some room for doubt for one thing
the time lines are a little odd if the
count was indeed 88 when he arrived in
slig that would mean he was born in 1691
when his father was 15 years old that's
certainly possible but it would have
been fairly
unusual more importantly there's a
simple fact that the man who called
himself the count of son Jamon spent
almost his entire life lying about who
and what he was like the boy who cried
wolf how can we be certain he was
telling the truth that final time the
simple answer is that we can't and given
how much time has passed we will likely
never know for certain just who he
really was ultimately it doesn't really
matter whichever way you look at it the
C of sonon was a remarkable individual
and whether or not you believe he was
truly Immortal one thing's for sure the
legend he created certainly
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