The names of many famous foreign prophets, soothsayers and other sorcerers are associated with Russia. These include Count Saint-Germain- one of the most mysterious figures in the history of the 18th century. To this day, the name of the count is shrouded in impenetrable mystery, the mystery of his personality remains unsolved. Contemporaries called him a magician and sorcerer, prophet and teacher of wisdom. It was believed that he knew the secret of longevity, in other words, the preservation of youth, and the recipe for the elixir of immortality. Theosophists, following Helena Blavatsky, were convinced that he was "undoubtedly the greatest adherent of the East that Europe has seen in recent centuries," who came into the world as a messenger of the Great Brotherhood of Mahatmas, that is, the Masters of Wisdom, and appeared to mankind "in the hope of improving him, making him wiser and happier ".

Biography of Count Saint-Germain, despite the efforts of researchers, not tired of looking for new facts of his life, looks like a patchwork quilt with many holes. Rather, he has many biographies, and one is more incredible than the other. He was considered almost incarnate God, the bearer of secret wisdom, a great prophet who equally saw both the future and the past. In his memoirs, he described in detail the events of the past centuries, as if he was their contemporary and saw everything with his own eyes. And Saint-Germain was also famous as an alchemist, able to transform base metals into gold. They also thought that he was a Mason, almost their head, and even supposedly belonged to the ancient order of the Templars and was initiated into their secrets.

The count often disappeared from the field of vision of his contemporaries, and, having reappeared, did not explain in any way either his disappearances or even stranger returns. He usually appeared suddenly, say, in Paris, London, The Hague or Rome, lived there under different names. And if it were not for the testimonies of those who knew him well, one would really think that Count Tsarogi (an anagram from Rakoczi), the Marquis of Montfer, Count Bellamard, Count Weldon, Count Saltykov and Count Saint-Germain are different people.

About a dozen pseudonyms are known under which this person appeared and acted in different places and at different times. Some thought that he was a Spaniard, the illegitimate son of the widow of the Spanish king Charles II and the Madrid banker, others considered him the bastard son of the Portuguese king. They also took him for the son of a Savoyard tax collector named Rotondo. In short, there were a lot of guesses and assumptions.

But all unanimously agreed that it was impossible to determine the age of the count. Hence, probably, the legend about his longevity, that he supposedly knows the path leading to immortality. He himself liked to accidentally mention that he personally was once acquainted with Christ himself and predicted to him that he would end badly. He knew Cleopatra, Plato, and Seneca, and "easily chatted with the Queen of Sheba." Talking about this, the count suddenly recalled himself, like a man who had said too much, and mysteriously fell silent.

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Once in Dresden, someone asked the coachman Saint-Germain if it was true that his master was four hundred years old? He replied: "I don't know for sure. But in the one hundred and thirty years that I have been serving him, his lordship has not changed at all ..."

This at least strange admission was confirmed by some elderly aristocrats. They suddenly recalled that long ago in childhood they had already seen this man in the salons of their grandmothers. And since then, they were amazed, he has not changed outwardly at all. For example, Countess d'Ademar wondered how Saint-Germain managed to live so long without getting old. After all, she knew, according to her, elderly people who saw him forty or fifty years old at the very beginning of the 18th century. He looked the same as he did half a century later ...

What did this one look like strange Count Saint Germain? This is how contemporaries describe his appearance. He was of average height, about forty-five years old, with a dark complexion, spiritualized, marked by unmistakable signs of deep intelligence. The features are correct, the eyes are penetrating, the hair is black, the posture is majestic. The Count dressed simply, but tastefully. The only thing I allowed myself were dazzling diamonds on my fingers, snuff box, watch and shoe buckles. In all his appearance, a noble origin was felt.

He himself hinted that he belongs to the old Hungarian family of Rákóczi. The most famous are two of his ancestors: Gyorgy Rakoczi (1593-1648) - the prince of Transylvania, a participant in the Thirty Years War on the side of the anti-Habsburg coalition, and Ferenc Rakoczi II, the leader of the Hungarian liberation war in 1703-1711.

So, according to one of the versions, he could well be the son of Ferenc Rakoczi I (1645-1676). His mother, Ilona Zrigny, was the daughter of parents executed by the Austrians. Ilona managed to escape thanks to the mediation of the Jesuits and with the help of a huge ransom. Ferenc and Ilona had three children: Gyorgy, who was born in 1667 and lived only a few months; Juliana, born in 1672 and died in 1717; Ferenc, born in 1676 and died in 1735. Their father, Ferenc Rakoczi I, died in 1676, a few months after the birth of Ferenc the Younger.

And here a rather strange version arises. Ferenc's birth year coincides with the death of his father Ferenc Rakoczi II. Hence, it is concluded that this death was staged and that the son and father are one and the same person.

There is another version about the origin, if not of the Count of Saint-Germain himself, then of his name: allegedly someone bought the estate of Saint-Germain in the Italian Tyrol, paid the Pope for the title and became Count Saint-Germain.

The count himself said that the evidence of his origin "is in the hands of the person on whom he depends (that is, on the Austrian emperor), and this dependence weighs on him all his life in the form of constant surveillance ...". However, revealing to everyone his personal secrets, he declared, was not in his rules.

One way or another, it is reliably known that the count appeared in various European capitals, everywhere causing amazement and admiration for the variety of his amazing talents. Saint-Germain played many instruments, especially the violin. It happened that I even conducted an entire orchestra, and without a score. Some were inclined to consider his skill equal to that of Paganini.

Saint-Germain was also known as an artist; He possessed a special secret of paints that glowed in the dark with an extraordinary light. Alas, not a single picture of him has reached us. His memory was phenomenal, and he could repeat several pages of printed text after reading them only once. He contrived to write with both hands at the same time, and often sketched out a love letter with one hand, and poetry with the other.

And, of course, the Count's knowledge in physics and chemistry was amazing. He was especially favored by the ladies of the French court as an unsurpassed master in the preparation of dyes and cosmetics. In Italy, the count conducted experiments to improve the processing of flax, developed a new way of refining olive oil - the bad turned into refined of the highest quality. Using the latest technology, he was engaged in the manufacture of hats at the request of Count Kobenzl, the Austrian ambassador to Belgium. It was in the Belgian city of Tournai.

The famous adventurer Casanova once passed through the same place. Helena Blavatsky wrote that during their meeting, "Saint-Germain decided to show his strength as an alchemist. Taking a coin of 2 sous, put it on red-hot charcoal and worked with a blowpipe; the coin melted and remained cool." Now, - says Saint-Germain , - take your money. "-" But she's made of gold! "

Saint Germain would spend hours telling all sorts of funny stories about precious stones, especially about diamonds. Moreover, using his knowledge and skill of a chemist, he, as contemporaries claimed, managed to "cure" diamonds, to eliminate cracks or any other flaw in them.

It is not surprising that many believed in his miraculous abilities, in the fact that stones of relatively small value turned into jewels of the purest water after they were in the hands of Saint-Germain. And no one was surprised that at the table at his dinner parties, guests found, next to a name card indicating their place, some kind of jewel.

The count's contemporaries also noted that as a historian he had an almost supernatural knowledge of everything that happened over the past two thousand years, and in his oral stories he described the events of previous centuries to the smallest detail. At dinner parties in the homes of aristocrats, where he was gladly invited, he regaled those present with stories about his incredible adventures in distant countries or stories from the personal, intimate lives of great people, French and other kings, with whom, as he stated, he had met and at the court of which he himself was. And once he even mentioned that he owned a staff or a rod, with the help of which Moses extracted water from a rock. At the same time, he added with no hesitation that the staff was presented to him in Babylon.

The authors of the memoirs, telling about all this, are at a loss as to what kind of testimony of the count can be trusted. On reflection, we came to the conclusion that the majority stories of Saint Germain taken from any sources, for example, from the memoirs of Brantome, Saint-Simon and other memoirs, then already quite accessible. But, on the other hand, the information he gave was so accurate, and the knowledge so extraordinary, excellent in all respects, that his words had a special power of persuasion. And they believed him.

Information about the reasons and circumstances of the visit of Count Saint-Germain to distant Russia is contradictory: there are even disputes about the dates of this trip. Most likely, the count arrived in St. Petersburg at the invitation of his old acquaintance and friend, the famous Italian artist Count Pietro Rotari, who was then working in the Russian capital as a court painter. There is, however, reason to believe that even then Saint-Germain knew Grigory Orlov and came to Northern Palmyra at his invitation.

In St. Petersburg, Saint-Germain, accompanied by the artist, visited the most famous families - the Razumovskys, Yusupovs, Golitsyns ... As usual, he charmed his listeners with his virtuoso violin playing. And he even dedicated a piece of music for the harp, written by him, to Countess A. I. Osterman, nee Talyzina. He also communicated with the merchant Maniac, who was engaged in the purchase and sale of precious stones. This merchant laid the defective stones and handed them over to the count, so that he would give them their original shine.

Saint-Germain also visited Princess Golitsyna, however, it is not known which one. But it is known for sure that Saint-Germain lived in Grafsky Lane near the Anichkov Bridge on Nevsky. The count did not stay in St. Petersburg for long. When in early July 1762 there was a coup and Peter III was overthrown by his wife Ekaterina Alekseevna, Count Saint-Germain in the capital was no longer. Nevertheless, there were persistent rumors that he took part in the preparation of the coup and was almost one of the active conspirators, although "his name is not quoted anywhere among others."

However, F. Tastevin in his book "History of the French Colony in" bluntly declares that the famous Saint Germain "organized the coup in 1762, as a result of which Emperor Peter III lost first the throne, then his life." And the researcher of the life of Saint-Germain, the Englishwoman Cooper-Oakley, writes that "Count Saint-Germain was in these parts in the era of Peter III and left Russia after ascending to the throne ...". As if he was even awarded the title of general of the Russian army.

In any case, our Russian researcher O. Volodarskaya says in her work "Following the Mysterious Count": who, on June 28, 1762, elevated a new empress to the Russian throne. "

The Grand Duchess Catherine was distinguished by her thin waist, beautiful skin and lips that called for kisses. At fifteen, still very young, when she was called Sophia-Frederica-Augusta and was an Anhaltzerb princess, she was married to a cousin - Peter, the son of the Duke of Holstein and his wife Anna, daughter, and nephew of Queen Elizabeth Petrovna. He was also a German and became the heir to the Russian throne at the behest of Elizabeth's aunt. He had a bad reputation: a vile monkey-like jester, an insidious deceiver and a coward. He was insufferable.

And the future empress already at that time began to surround herself with admirers. At first, she turned a favorable glance at the young and handsome officer Sergei Saltykov. He courted her in 1752. A year and a half after their rapprochement, Catherine gave birth to a son, the future Tsar Paul I. The Grand Duchess loved Sergei Saltykov, but once she waited in vain for him all night.

"My pride did not allow me to forgive treason!" - wrote Ekaterina. She broke up with him and replaced her unfaithful lover with the young and inexperienced Stanislav-August Poniatovsky, who gave her his innocence and gave her a child. Peter III recognized him as his own.

In 1760, Catherine broke up with Ponyatovsky. He returned to Poland, and she quickly consoled herself - the future queen was still very young. In 1761, she dreamed and sighed about the irresistible lieutenant Grigory Orlov, about this "giant with the face of an angel." He served in the regiment that guarded the palace, along with four brothers. Soon, in July 1762, Grigory Orlov and his brothers helped Catherine ascend the throne, overthrowing her husband, Peter III.

Was Saint Germain involved in the events that took place at the royal court? In support of the fact that Saint-Germain was nevertheless involved in them, the testimony of the collector of the last century Pyliaev is cited. He managed to acquire at an auction in St. Petersburg a sheet of music with a melody for the harp, marked in 1760 - an essay Count Saint-Germain beautifully bound in red morocco. The scores were dedicated to the Countess Ostermann and signed by Saint-Germain.

If this is so, then it turns out that the count stayed in the Russian capital for about a year and a half and left it on the eve of the coup. However, there is no absolutely reliable information about his stay here. The investigation of P. Shakornak, who established only that Saint-Germain "had no relations with" and that in the official documents of that time, according to the certificate obtained by Shakornak in 1932 in the Leningrad archive, "the name of Saint-Germain is nowhere not mentioned among others. "

It was assumed that in Petersburg Saint-Germain acted under the name of Odar, who played a famous role at that time. He was a lawyer at the city chamber of commerce, but his lack of knowledge of the Russian language prevented him from fulfilling this position. Then, with the support of Princess Dashkova, one of the inspirers of the coup, the Italian tried to become Catherine's secretary, but this attempt also failed. In the end, he received the post of intendant in the country house of Peter III in Oranienbaum. Shortly before the coup, Dashkova saw him there, as she writes about in her memoirs.

It is tempting, of course, to imagine that Saint-Germain, under the name of Odar, entered the confidence of Peter III and helped the conspirators. Yet there is hardly any good reason to identify Odard with Saint Germain.

According to A.F.Stroev, a typical adventurer:

... a man without a homeland, without clan and tribe, without age, like the "immortal" Count Saint-Germain, about whom it is unknown whether he is Spaniard, Portuguese Jew, French or Hungarian, if not Russian.

Landgrave Karl of Hesse reports from the words of Saint Germain:

He told me that, without a doubt, he was the fruit of the marriage of Prince Rakoczi of Transylvania with his first wife, Tekeli. While still a child, he was placed in the care of the house of the last Duke de Medici (Giovano Gasto - Grand Duke of Tuscany - the last representative of the famous Florentine family), who adored the baby and laid him down for the night in his bedchamber. When the grown-up Saint-Germain learned that his two brothers, the sons of the Princess of Hesse-Vanfried (Rhinefels), were subjects of Emperor Charles VI and received by title, henceforth being called Saint Charles and Saint Elizabeth, he decided to call himself Sanctus Germano , that is, the Holy Brother. I, of course, do not have enough information to prove his high origin, but I am well aware of the powerful patronage of the Duke de Medici to Saint-Germain from another source.

Cesare Cantu, librarian of the main Milan book depository, who had access to the Milan archives, also says in his work “ History of Italy”That Saint-Germain was the son of Prince Rákóczi of Transylvanian, and that he was patronized by the last Grand Duke of Tuscany (de Medici), who gave Saint-Germain a good education.

Saint-Germain was also known as the illegitimate son of the Portuguese king or princess of the Palatinate-Neuburg, widow of the last Spanish Habsburg Charles II.

Count Karl of Koblenz in a letter dated April 8, 1763 to the Prime Minister, Prince Kaunicki:

He (Saint-Germain) seemed to me the most original of all the people I had the good fortune to know before. I find it difficult to speak with certainty about its origin. However, I fully admit that he may be the offspring of a very famous influential surname, for one reason or another hiding his origin. Possessing a huge fortune, he is content with very little and lives very simply and unpretentiously. He apparently knows all sciences. And at the same time, one feels in him a just and decent person, possessing all praiseworthy spiritual qualities.

Saint Germain, as stated in "Chroniques de l'Oeil de Boeuf", said to the Countess de Jeanlis: “At the age of seven I was hiding in the woods, and a reward was appointed for my head. On the day of my birth, my mother, whom I was never destined to see again, tied a talisman with her portrait on my arm. "... Saint-Germain, according to the author, showed this portrait to his interlocutor.

Way to Paris

The Danish ambassador to France, Count von Wedel-Fries, wrote to his minister on December 24, 1759: “I cannot tell you exactly, my dear sir, who he really is. No one or almost no one knows him. He spent many years here, while remaining unsolved. "

Diplomatic mission during the Seven Years War

In early 1760, the Count Saint-Germain was sent by the king to The Hague on a secret mission. Baron de Gleichen reports that the French Marshal Belle-Ile, at the height of the Seven Years' War, tried to conclude a separate treaty with England and Prussia and thereby break the alliance between France and Austria, which was based on the authority of the French Foreign Minister Choiseul. Louis XV, like Madame Pompadour, secretly from Choiseul supported Bel-Ile's intentions through his own intelligence - the King's Secret, which often came into conflict with the Foreign Ministry. The Marshal has prepared all the necessary recommendations. The king personally handed them over to Saint-Germain, along with a special code.

An important proof of Saint-Germain's political activities is the diplomatic correspondence between General York, the British representative in The Hague and Lord Holderness - in London, which, according to Cooper-Oakley, is in the archives of the British Museum. General York, in his letter dated March 14, 1760, wrote that he had spoken with Saint Germain about the possible conclusion of an armistice between France and England. To this he was commissioned by Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour and Marshal Bel-Ile. In response, Lord Holderness, on behalf of King George II of Great Britain, announced that "Saint-Germain may indeed be authorized to conduct such negotiations ... We are also interested in this, because everything that contributes to the speedy progress towards the desired goal is important to us ..." .

The Minister of the Saxon court in The Hague, Cauderbach, reported that he had spoken with Saint-Germain about the reasons for the difficulties that befell France. According to Couderbach, Saint-Germain was the attorney of Marshal Bel-Ile, for which he had letters of credence. Saint-Germain intended to carry out the plans of the Marshal and Madame Pompadour to conclude a treaty with England through the mediation of Holland, and for this purpose Saint-Germain had a relationship with Count Bentinck, president of the Council of Plenipotentiaries of the province of Holland. While in Holland, Saint-Germain wrote a letter to Madame Pompadour on March 11, 1760, in which he said: “You must also be aware of my devotion to you, madam. Therefore, give orders, and I am at your service. You can establish peace in Europe, bypassing the tedious and complex manipulations of the Congress ... " .

The French ambassador to Holland, Count d'Affrey, in his reports to Choiseul, wrote about Saint-Germain's financial projects and that he wanted to get a huge loan for France. According to P. Andremont, the amount was supposed to be 30 million florins; money matters, from his point of view, served as a cover for diplomatic intrigue.

After seeing about Saint-Germain's mission, Choiseul "insisted on publicly disavowing Saint-Germain and expelling him from Holland." From a letter from the English general of York to Lord Holderness dated April 4, 1760: "The Duke of Choiseul appears to be making desperate attempts to discredit this man (Saint-Germain) and prevent him from interfering in matters of national importance."... From a letter from the Ambassador of France to Holland, d'Affrey to the Duke of Choiseul, dated April 5, 1760: "If we fail to discredit him (Saint-Germain) in any way, then he will be very dangerous for us, especially in the current situation.".

As a result, Louis XV abolished the powers of Saint-Germain. Ambassador d'Affrey's official statement, published on April 30, 1760, states that “His Majesty orders this adventurer to be declared untrustworthy” (“reclamer cet aventurier comme un homme sans aveu”).

Alchemy and other projects. Doubles and imitators

Madame Ossé, in her memoirs, described the case of how Saint-Germain, at the request of the king, eliminated a defect in a diamond, which delighted him. To the king's questions “The count didn’t really answer. However, he confirmed that he knows how to enlarge pearls and give them a special shine "... The king kept this diamond for himself. She also claimed that "His Majesty, apparently, is completely blinded by the talents of Saint-Germain and at times speaks of him as if he were a man of the highest origin."

Count Saint-Germain wrote to Peter Ivanovich Panin, inviting him to discover the secret of gold production.

Another famous adventurer, Giacomo Casanova, a rival of Saint-Germain, whom he called “black” and criticized in pamphlets, wrote about Saint-Germain: This extraordinary man (Saint-Germain), a born deceiver, without any hesitation, as of something self-evident, said that he was 300 years old, that he possessed a panacea for all diseases, that nature had no secrets from him, that he knows how to melt diamonds and make one big out of ten or twelve small ones, of the same weight and, moreover, of the purest water» .

In his memoirs, Casanova described the last time he met Saint-Germain. This happened in Tournai, in the house of the count himself. The count asked Casanova for a coin, who gave him 12 sous. Throwing a small black grain on it, Saint-Germain put the coin on the charcoal and heated it up with a blowtorch. Two minutes later, the coin was also heated. After a minute it cooled down, and Saint-Germain gave it to Casanova. " I began to examine the coin. She was now gold. I never for a moment doubted that I was holding my coin<…>Saint Germain simply could not discreetly swap one coin for another.". Then he adds: “ That coin did look gold, and two months later in Berlin, I sold it to Field Marshal Keith, who showed great interest in the unusual 12 sous gold coin. " .

After all her statements, Casanova adds: “ Oddly enough, as if, against my will, the Count unconsciously amazes me, he managed to amaze me ...»

In the years 1759-1760, Saint-Germain turned to Madame de Pompadour and the Danish king Frederic V with a number of projects, where he proposed building an unsinkable high-speed ship without sails and a recoilless rapid-fire weapon that one person could control:

Great knowledge allows me to do great things. I am completely free and completely independent; but the virtuous and amiable King of Denmark won me over with his truly royal virtues. I am passionate about serving him in a useful and wonderful way. Among the other great ventures I have in mind for him, I promise to send his royal banner on a seven-gun admiral ship to East India in a month or less, without complicating the construction of a ship that will not be afraid of either Dangers or ordinary adversities at sea ... and most wonderful that on it there will be no masts, except for the sentinel, no sails, no sailors, for any person will be fit for this wonderful and new Navigation. I enriched this amazing invention with a cannon that does not give recoil and therefore does not need a carriage on Wheels, which shoots ten times faster than any other, for the same Time Lapse, which does not heat up at all, which splits the rope or Volos in two with an aimed shot , and which can be served by one Person with amazing Quickness; besides, it shoots further, takes up very little space and has other great advantages.

In the correspondence accompanying this message, the Danish Ambassador von Wedel-Vries and Foreign Minister von Bernstorff noted:

“His projects seemed so extensive to me not to say paradoxical that I wanted to get rid of him, but his persistent requests forced me to yield ...” and: “We, Sir, do not value lovers of secrets and projects; it seems to us that the honor of the King insistently demands that the public should not think that His Majesty is bringing people like him closer to his own ... "

From Casanova's Memoirs:

According to the memoirs of Baron Gleichen, Saint-Germain spoke about Francis I with details that only an eyewitness could know, and, bewitching the audience, he blurted out: "And then I told him ...".

At the same time, Saint-Germain had imitators and "doubles" in Paris:

A certain Parisian rake known as "my lord Gower" was an inimitable mime and roamed the Parisian salons, posing as Saint Germain, naturally heavily caricatured. However, many people perceived this amusing figure as a real Saint-Germain.

From the memoirs of Baron Gleichen:

Secondary characters were also invented, for example, the old servant of the count. Cardinal de Rohan once heard a story about a dinner at Pontius Pilate's, addressing the valet of "Saint-Germain", or rather, the one who pretended to be him, asked if it was true. To which he replied: “Oh no, monsignor, that was before me. After all, I have served Mr. Count for only 400 years ... "

On January 1, 1760, a certain "Zoltykof Altenklingen", "a Swiss nobleman, Muscovite by blood", sent a letter from Amsterdam to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in French with a proposal to open soap factories in Russia and heal all diseases with the help of secret knowledge and alchemy. He also proposed to increase state revenues by 10 million. It is not without the likelihood that this letter was written by an agent or imitator of Saint-Germain, who was going to Amsterdam at that time, who also called himself Saltykov (the handwriting is different, but the style is very similar).

Euro-trip

In 1777 in Germany Saint-Germain met with DI Fonvizin. On December 1, 1777, in a letter to his relatives, Fonvizin called him “the first charlatan in the world”, and on March 20 (31), 1778, he wrote to P. I. Panin: “What should be done before another miracle worker, Saint-Germain, I parted with him in a friendly way, and to his offer, with which he promised me mountains of gold, he responded with gratitude, telling him that if he had projects that were only useful for Russia, then he could relate with them to our chargé d'affaires in Dresden. My wife took his medicine, but without any success; I owe her healing to the Montpellier climate and walnut oil. "

In the archives of the "Grand Orient of France" Saint-Germain (as well as Rousseau) is listed in the lists of members of the Masonic lodge of the "Public Concord of Saint John of Ecos" from August 18 to January 19, 1789.

There is information about the "appearance" of Count Saint-Germain at Masonic meetings in 1785, that is, later than the generally accepted date of his death (see above).

Names and aliases

In different European countries, Count Saint-Germain used the following names: General Saltykov, Prince of Rakosi, Count of Tsarogi, Marquis de Montferat, Comte de Bellamy, Comte de Veldon.

Works about Saint-Germain

Saint-Germain is devoted to the monographs of L. A. Langeveld "Comte de Saint-Germain" ( Langeveld L. A. Der Graf von Saint-Germain. - Berlin: La Haye, 1930) and P. Andremont "Three Lives of the Comte de Saint-Germain" ( Andremont P. Les trois vies du comte de Saint-Germain. - Genève, 1979.).

The most recent book about Saint-Germain published abroad is Patrick Riviera's book, The Mysteries and Mysteries of the Occult: Saint-Germain and Cagliostro, published in Paris in 1995.

In the context of the cultural phenomenon of the 18th century adventurer, the life of Saint-Germain is examined in the work of A.F. in Russian (prepared in the Department of Western Literatures of the Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences).

An occult and theosophical version of the biography of Saint Germain

There are stories that Saint Germain was seen after his death in 1784, and various kinds of prophecies are attributed to him.

The Count Saint-Germain is a revered figure among the occultists and theosophists of the 20th and 21st centuries, who consider him one of the most important figures in European history of the 18th century. From this circle came the work of the famous figure of the Theosophical Society Isabelle Cooper-Oakley (-), entitled " Count Saint-Germain. The Mystery of Kings". Excerpts from this work were originally published in the London Theosophical Journal in 1898, and then the book came out in full in 1912.

The work of Isabelle Cooper-Oakley is supplied with a solid supplement in the form of a collection of archival documents (business and diplomatic correspondence for the 1780s) associated with the name of the mysterious count. Isabelle Cooper-Oakley refers to the will of Prince Rákóczi, where not two are mentioned, as in most sources, but three of his sons: St. Charles, St. Elizabeth and Charles of Hess, whom she identifies with St. Germain, who was under the patronage of the last Medici. The execution of the will was entrusted to the "Duke of Bourbon" (in reality of Burgundy, grandson of Louis XIV), as well as to the Duke of Mensky and "Duke of Charleroi-Toulouse" (in reality, the Count of Toulouse) - illegitimate sons of Louis XIV. It was to their care, according to this text, that Prince Rakoczi gave his third son, who was entitled to an impressive share of the inheritance.

French writer, owner of the largest occult publishing house "Shakornak", editor-in-chief of the "Astrological Journal" Paul Chakornak wrote the book "Comte de Saint-Germain", which in the preface is declared as "the most comprehensive study on this topic, of those written in French ". The first edition was published in 1947, then the book was reprinted twice. Shakornak claims that a vast archive of information collected about Saint-Germain under Napoleon III on the orders of the emperor burned down during the September Revolution of 1870.

Paul Shakornak reconstructed in detail the biographies of several contemporaries of Saint-Germain, who bore the same name, who, from his point of view, were often confused with the count. First of all, this is Count Robert Claude-Louis de Saint-Germain, French Minister, Secretary of State for Military Affairs, Field Marshal in the service of the Danish king, Commander of the Order of the Elephant, Lieutenant General (-), famous for his military talents and in 1775 appointed by Louis XVI Minister of War, after the death of Marshal de Muy. Shakornak believes that many of the famous episodes attributed to the Comte Saint-Germain are in fact about the minister.

The most prominent figures of the theosophical movement H. P. Blavatskaya and H. I. Roerich believed that the epithet "adventurer" applied to Saint Germain was an insinuation, and that he really was a student of Indian and Egyptian hierophants, an expert on the secret wisdom of the East.

... What is offered as evidence that Saint Germain was an "adventurer", that he sought to "play the role of a sorcerer" or that he was extorting money from the profane. There is not a single confirmation here that he was someone else than he seemed, namely: the owner of huge funds that helped him honestly maintain his position in society. He claimed to know how to melt small diamonds to make them large, and how to transform metals, and backed up his claims with myriad riches and a collection of diamonds of rare size and beauty. Are "adventurers" like that? Do charlatans enjoy the trust and admiration of the cleverest statesmen and nobility of Europe for many years?<…>Was anything found among the papers of the secret archives of at least one of these courtyards, which speaks in favor of this version? Not a single word, not a single proof of this heinous slander has ever been found. This is just a wicked lie. The way Western writers treated this great man, this disciple of the Indian and Egyptian hierophants and a connoisseur of the secret wisdom of the East, is a shame for all mankind. In the same way, this stupid world treated everyone who, like Saint Germain, after long years of seclusion devoted to the study of sciences and comprehension of esoteric wisdom, again visited him, hoping to make him better, wiser and happier ...

We can recall how the Swedish king Charles XII received a strong warning not to start a fatal campaign against Russia, which put an end to the development of his state. Since the publication of the diary of the Countess d'Ademar, a lady of the court who was with the ill-fated Marie Antoinette, it has become widely known that the queen was repeatedly warned by letters and a personal meeting, through the same Countess, about the imminent danger to the country, the entire royal house and many of their friends. And, invariably, all these warnings came from one source, from the Count of Saint-Germain, a member of the Himalayan Community. But all his saving warnings and advice were taken as an insult and deception. He was persecuted, and he was threatened more than once by the Bastille. The tragic consequences of these denials are well known to all. "

In occult and theosophical works, Saint-Germain appears as a composer, and Shakornak and the first vice-president of the International Center of the Roerichs, Lyudmila Shaposhnikova, mention his musical compositions, many of which are allegedly kept in Russia.

Image in culture

• Herman Kesten... Casanova, 1952: Saint Germain is one of the characters.
• Boris Akunin... "Mirror of Saint-Germain".
• One of the characters in the novel Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabeldon, set in 18th century Paris.
• Nikolay Dubov... "Wheel of Fortune": a novel about Saint-Germain's journey to Russia.
• Irena Tetzlaf... “Comte Saint-Germain. The light in the darkness"
• Mikhail Ishkov... "Saint Germain"
• Mikhail Volkonsky... "The Will of Fate": the story of the accession to the throne of Catherine II with the participation of Saint-Germain.
• One of the characters in the novel about the American Revolution "Two Crowns for America" Katherine Kurtz.
• A friend of the protagonist in the novel "The Red Lion: The Elixir of Eternal Life" Maria Tepes.
• Featured in the novel about magic and metaphysics "The Cosmic Logos" Tracy Harding.
• A character in the novel "The Sanctuary" Raymonda Khoury.
• Chelsea Quinn Yarbrough."Hotel" Transylvania "", 1978. Mystical novel. The name Saint-Germain bears the ever-living vampire who has entered the fight against the dark forces. There are about two dozen other novels by the same author continuing this series. See about the en: Count Saint-Germain (vampire) series.
• A character in the novel "Royal Cross" Vadim Panova and one of the keepers of the Black Book.
• The prototype of the protagonist of the novel Bulwer Lytton"Zanoni", according to critics, served Saint-Germain.
• One of the heroes of the historical novel E. Capandu"Knight of the Coop"
• As Prince Senger in the novel by K.E. Antarova "Two Lives"

• "Molière pour rire et pour pleurer" 1965. TV series about Moliere, Saint-Germain is one of the characters.
• "Les Compagnons de Baal", 1965. TV series.
• "La Dame de pique", French adaptation of Pushkin's story
• The Queen of Spades(1970). In the role of the Count - Alexander Kalyagin
• "Bloodscent", 1995, horror film. One of the characters is named Saint Germain.
• Le Collectionneur des cerveaux("The Brain Collector") is a 1976 French horror film featuring a mad scientist under the name of Saint Germain.

• Saint Germain is the name of the villain in the anime Le Chevalier D'Eon.

• Saint-Germain is the fiancé of the main character's sister in the game Animamundi.
• Saint Germain is a minor positive character in the game Castlevania: Curse of Darkness... Able to travel through time and influence the course of history.

• Graphic novel by Neil Gaiman "The Sandman"- one of the characters. The image is combined with Gilles de Retzem.
• The name Saint Germain is worn by the villain in the comic book series. Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu: Hellfire Apocalypse
• The name Saint-Germain bears one of the heroes of the comic book series "Spike vs. Dracula "(Buffy Universe the Vampire Slayer)
• In comics "The Frankenstein / Dracula War" appears as a captain of the Napoleonic army.

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1. Stroyev A.F. Those who correct Fortune. Adventurers of Enlightenment. - M., "UFO", 1998.
2. Shakornak P. Count Saint-Germain - the keeper of all secrets. - M .: "Veche", 2007. - ISBN 978-5-9533-1957-7.
3. Encyclopædia Britannica
4. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences
5. Langeveld L. A. Der Graf von Saint-Germain. - Stockholm: La Haye, 1930.
6. Karl, Prinz de Hesse Memoires de Mon Temps. - Copengagen, 1861. - P. 133.
7. Cesare Cantu, Illustri Italiani, II, 18.
8. Arneth (A. Ritter von), Graf Philipp Coblenzl und seine Memoiren, p. 9, note, Wien. 1885
9. Lamberg (Graf Max von)... Le Memorial d'un Mondian. - L., 1775. - P. 80.
10. The Weekly Journal or British Journalist, May 17, 1760.
11. Rescoll L. Wonderful adventures.
12. Harinneringen, van J.H.E.C.A. van Sypsteyn; s Gravelenhage, 1869
13. Wittemans Fr. Histoire des Rose-Croix.
14. Gleihen (E.H.Baron de) Souvenirs. - Paris, 1868 .-- XV, P. 130.
15. from the archives of the British Museum (Cooper-Oakley "Saint Germain. Secrets of the Kings")
16. Taillandier Saint Rene, Un Prince Allemand du XVIII Siecle. Revue des Deux Mondes. LXI
17. Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Paris). Folio 215 // from the book of Cooper-Oakley “Saint-Germain. Secrets of Kings "
18. P. Andremont... Les trois vies du comte de Saint-Germain. - Genève, 1979.
19. (De l'hiver de 1759 a 1760) Frederic II, Roi de Prusse, Oeuvres Postumes. Berlin, 1788
20. from the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paris // Cooper-Oakley “Comte Saint-Germain. Secrets of Kings "
21. Hausset (Madame de) Memoires. Paris, 1824
22. Casanova "Memoirs"
23. Gleihen (E. H. Baron de) Souvenirs. - Paris, 1868.
24. Thiebalt (D)... Mes Souvenirs de Vingt Aus de Sejour a Berlin, VI. - Paris, 1813. - P. 83.
25. Hezekiel G. Adtntuerliche Gesellen, I. 35, Berlin, 1862.
26. Lenotre G. Prussiens d'hier et de toujours.
27. Cadet de Gassicourt, Le Tombeau de Jacques Molai (Paris, 1793)
28. Catalog of published works and manuscripts that make up the Masonic Library of the Lodge of the Grand Orient of France, 1882. // Cooper Oakley... Saint Germain. Secrets of kings.

Cagliostro was a braggart, but the Comte Saint-Germain was not a braggart, and when he claimed to have learned the chemical secrets of the Egyptians, he was not exaggerating. But when he mentioned such episodes, no one believed him, and out of politeness to his interlocutors, he pretended to be joking.

Umberto Eco, "Foucault's Pendulum"

Count Saint Germain - immortal keeper of secrets

No one knew exactly where and when the radiant count was born, which made it easy for him to talk about his meetings with celebrities who died hundreds, if not thousands of years ago. The count was fluent in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and knew oriental languages, so it was absolutely impossible to establish which one was native to him.

His colorful stories about exotic countries simply amazed the listeners. It is not surprising that the count aroused extreme curiosity and many tried to find out his ins and outs by bribing the servants.

The old servant took the offered money, but said that he knew nothing about the count's pedigree and his past, since he had been serving with him for only… 300 years!

After such an answer, those around him decided that the Comte Saint Germain knew the secret of making the elixir of immortality. And soon there were witnesses who claimed that they had seen the count decades ago, and since then he has not changed at all.

In historical documents, the name of the Comte de Saint-Germain was first mentioned in 1745, when he, who had already lived in England for two years, was arrested for bringing letters in support of the Stuarts. After the suppression of the Jacobin rebellion in this country, foreigners were mistrustful, especially those who poked their noses into its internal affairs. The Count Saint Germain spent several weeks under house arrest; he was interrogated, but only two circumstances were found out: he lives under a false name and does not want to have any dealings with women.

In 1746 the Count Saint Germain left London and disappeared for twelve years. There is no mention of where he spent these years; presumably practiced alchemy in Germany or traveled to India and Tibet.

In France, they did not really know anything about the Count Saint Germain, there were only rumors that he was very rich and had phenomenal abilities. And soon Louis XV received a mysterious letter from the Count. Count Saint Germain wrote that "The king may need him and for some reason - about which there is no time to talk about - he could help him" .

The all-powerful monarch was extremely intrigued by how this strange man, whom many called an adventurer and a crook, could help him. Despite the negative attitude of his entourage towards Saint Germain, Louis XV invited the count to France and even provided him with the Chambord castle, and in return the Count Saint Germain promised Louis to do everything for his prosperity.

In early 1758, Count Saint Germain arrived in France. At Chambord Castle, he housed a laboratory, assistants and workers.

True, he himself preferred to spend time not at smelting furnaces and chemical retorts, but in the salons of the French nobility. The count dressed beautifully, large diamonds glittered on the buttons of his camisole and on the buckles of his shoes, and his little finger was adorned with a diamond ring, which he used to rotate.

He looked forty or fifty years old, just like twelve years ago in England: time seemed to have stopped for him ...

The old Countess de Cergy recognized him as a man whom she had met in Venice fifty years ago ... The lady swore that since then he has not changed at all!

Count Saint Germain did not refute the rumors of his immortality and even skillfully fueled them. He played the violin superbly, understood the intricacies of political intrigue and owned a rich collection of precious stones. His influence and popularity grew day by day.

The most beautiful socialites dreamed of an affair with him, but he skillfully avoided the traps they had set, remaining unattainable.

In May 1758, at a dinner with the Marquise of Durfe, Saint-Germain met with Casanova, about which the latter wrote in his Memoirs:

“Comte Saint Germain wanted to appear extraordinary, to amaze everyone, and he often succeeded. His tone was very confident, but so thoughtful that it did not cause irritation. "

The king of France dreamed of using the count's knowledge for his own purposes, for example, to learn the secret of turning various metals into gold. In addition, Louis, constantly afraid of being poisoned, was extremely interested in whether there was a universal antidote. Count Saint Germain did not give direct answers to the king's questions, but encouraged him, promising to do everything possible for the welfare of his royal patron.

Soon, Louis XV was actually convinced of the talents of Saint-Germain. He complained to the count that his diamond had a noticeable defect - a large stain. A few days later Saint-Germain returned it completely transparent. It is not known how he managed to fix the defect. Experts are sure that he simply cut the exact same diamond.

After that, Louis finally believed in the ability of Saint-Germain, and he became his man at court. Of course, not everyone liked it. The Count was especially disliked by the king's first minister, the powerful Duke of Choiseul. He constantly told the monarch that Saint-Germain was a rogue and he should either be put in the Bastille or expelled from the country.

Once Louis drank a goblet of wine on a falconry and lay down with severe cuts in his stomach. He ordered to call the count to him. He came to the chambers of Louis immediately, recalled that at one time he wrote that he would definitely come in handy to the king.

Comte Saint Germain examined the palate and tongue of the patient and demanded goat's milk. After stirring the powders in it, he gave the potion to the weakening Louis to drink, and soon he fell asleep calmly.

The count not only saved the king, but also pointed to the poisoner - the Duke of Choiseul, although Louis did not believe him. Saint Germain reassured the king that there would be no more assassination attempts and he would die a natural death. The French monarch was delighted at this news, but refused to know the day and hour of his death.

By the way, Count Saint Germain could actually name the day and hour of the death of the French king: he became famous for very accurate predictions. It was rumored that he owed this phenomenal ability to a magic mirror, in which one could supposedly see future events, the fate of people and states.

If you believe the legends, the magic mirror once belonged to Nostradamus and it was with its help that he was known as the greatest predictor. Catherine de Medici also wrote about its existence in her diary. When Nostradamus showed her this magical item, she saw in it the bloody events of St. Bartholomew's night and the death of Henry III.

Whether the Count Saint Germain possessed a mysterious mirror or was simply a talented clairvoyant is unknown, but his prophecies did come true.

The ability of the mysterious count to predict events, his knowledge of poisons and antidotes attracted the close attention of the king's favorite, the Marquise de Pompadour. Deciding that such a knowledgeable person would be extremely useful to her, the Marquise decided to "tame" him. Realizing that he does not need money and positions, and that nothing can be intimidated him, she decided to use her spell. Pompadour knew that all the attempts of secular beauties to seduce the count ended in failure, so she was driven by excitement - to do what others had failed.

The favorite invited the count to her place, citing illness. However, Saint-Germain seemed to read her thoughts and behaved with a flirt rather impudently. To begin with, he stated that the cause of the malaise was in overeating, then he reproached him with senseless hatred of Queen Mary, and in the end he named the exact date of her death.

Needless to say, after such a "sincere" communication, the Marquis de Pompadour became Saint-Germain's worst enemy.

She even tried to plant him in the Bastille, but Louis defended his savior, refusing to comply with the insistent request of the favorite. Then Pompadour, together with Choiseul, developed an insidious plan, advising the king to send Saint-Germain to negotiations in The Hague.

He skillfully defended the interests of France, but was soon arrested on charges of plotting the assassination of Queen Mary, wife of Louis XV. The reason was a letter that Saint-Germain allegedly dropped, in which he outlined this insidious plan.

The letter was undoubtedly a fake, but before the circumstances were clarified, the count was thrown into a Dutch prison, from where, of course, he fled.

But how did the Comte Saint Germain, who was able to foresee events, let himself be lured into a trap? Most likely, he knew that everything would end happily, and used this story to simply leave France, where he had stayed for too long.

After that, Saint Germain was seen in England, Italy, Saxony, Prussia and even in Russia on the eve of the coup of 1762, when Catherine II came to power. It is possible that the count was directly related to this.

In any case, there are references to Saint-Germain's meeting with Alexei Orlov. And one German, who was serving in Russia at that time, wrote in his memoirs that once a drunken Grigory Orlov told him about the true spring of the coup:

"If it weren't for the Comte Saint Germain, nothing would have happened ..."

In 1766, Saint-Germain found refuge with the Prussian king Frederick II, but the next year he moved to the Prince of Hesse, in Gottorp in the Baltic. According to the prince, Saint-Germain died in 1784, he was ninety-three years old, although he did not look older than sixty. Rumors soon spread that the "deceased" was at a Masonic congress in 1785, and Marie Antoinette claimed that the Comte Saint Germain had warned her several months in advance of the imminent revolution.

The Count was seen in 1788, 1793, 1814. Then everyone who knew him from the turbulent 18th century left this world. True, sometimes crooks appeared who tried to use the count's name for personal purposes, but they had nothing to do with Saint-Germain.

Who was the mysterious count really? Helena Blavatsky wrote:

« Saint Germain was by far the greatest Eastern Adept that Europe has seen in recent centuries. But Europe did not recognize him».

Who knows, maybe Saint-Germain still wanders the world incognito, secretly influencing the course of history?

Heirs of Saint Germain

Theosophists regard Saint Germain as their mentor. (from the Greek. theos, "god", and sophia, "wisdom"), a cross between science and religious teaching, is trying to find an explanation of the origins and meaning of life. Theosophical ideas can be found in the writings of ancient philosophers (for example, Plato), among Christian Gnostics, and in the sacred literature of Egypt, China and India.

The revival of ancient Theosophical ideas in our time was associated with the establishment in 1875 of the Theosophical Society. At first small, the society today has tens of thousands of members in more than 50 countries around the world, headquartered in Adyar (Madras, India). The main theosophical work is considered the "Secret Doctrine" by Helena Blavatsky (1888). The declared goals of the society: to create the nucleus of a worldwide brotherhood of people without distinction of race, faith, sex, caste or skin color; to encourage research in the field of comparative religion, philosophy and natural science; study the unknown laws of nature and the hidden abilities of man.

Count Saint-Germain

MANTRA

I AM a violet flame being

I AM purity
Desired by God!

Lord Saint Germain is the Chohan of the seventh Violet Ray, freedom, alchemy, justice and mercy.

The guide of humanity in the age of Aquarius.

Ruler of the Golden Age civilization

Count Saint-Germain is a diplomat, traveler, alchemist and occultist. The origin has not been unequivocally established, according to the widespread version, it came from the Transylvanian princely family of Rakoczi. The exact date of birth is unknown. He spoke almost all European languages. He possessed extensive knowledge in the field of history and chemistry, was a violinist, composer, artist. His circle of friends included noble people from different countries.
Most often he called himself Count Saint-Germain (French Le Comte de Saint-Germain), although he sometimes presented himself under different names. Many fictions and legends were associated with the name of Count Saint-Germain, largely because of which he remained one of the most mysterious figures in the history of France in the 18th century.

From 1737 to 1742 Saint Germain was in Persia at the court of Nadir Shah. F.W. von Barthold, as well as Lamberg, stated that here he was engaged in scientific research.

In 1745, according to a letter from the English writer Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797), Saint Germain was arrested in England on suspicion of spying for the Jacobites, and then released. The newspapers of those times reported a misunderstanding that had occurred. His innocence was proven, and after his release he was invited to dinner with Lord Harrington, Secretary of the Treasury and Treasurer of Parliament.

From 1745 to 1746 Saint-Germain lived in Vienna, where he held a high position. His best friend was the Prime Minister of Emperor Franz I, Prince Ferdinand Lobkowitz. He also introduced him to the French Marshal Bell-Isle, sent by King Louis XV on a mission to the Vienna court. Bell-Isle and invited Saint-Germain to visit Paris.

Between 1750 and 1758, he again visited Vienna more than once, where he was engaged in the affairs of not only the king of France, but also Charles of Lorraine.

In 1755, together with General Clive (Baron de Plassie), a military leader, he visited India, apparently for a political purpose. Probably, in India he studied the wisdom of the East.
In 1757, he was introduced to high society Parisian society by the Minister of War, Marshal and Count Bell-Isle. In Paris, among Saint-Germain's close friends were the Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst (mother of the Russian Empress Catherine II), as well as the Baron de Gleichen and the Marquis d'Urfi. King Louis XV warmly greeted him, since the king had known history long before that Saint Germain and his family.

In 1761, after visiting England, Saint Germain was in Prussia, where he helped to conclude an armistice between Austria and Prussia.
In 1762 he visited Russia, where he probably contributed to a coup d'état, as a result of which Catherine II ascended the throne.
From 1763 to 1769 Saint-Germain made a one-year visit to Germany. Dieudonne Thiebaud reports that Princess Amelia has expressed a desire to meet the Count.

In 1773, together with Count Maximilian Lamberg, Chancellor of Emperor Joseph II, he visited Tunisia.
In 1774 he returned to Paris to warn Queen Marie Antoinette of the impending danger.
In 1776, Saint-Germain visited Leipzig, where Count Marcolini offered him a high government post in Dresden. Saint Germain did not accept the offer.

In 1779 he settled in Eckenferd, in the Duchy of Schleswig, with the famous patron saint of alchemists, Prince Karl of Hesse-Kassel. He was engaged in research of persistent dyes and preparation of medicines from herbs.
It is believed that right there, in the Duchy of Schleswig, on February 27, 1784, Saint-Germain died.
However, in 1785, according to the Masonic archives, he attended a Masonic

meeting in Paris.

In 1788, Queen Marie Antoinette received a letter from Saint Germain with another warning of impending danger.

In 1789, the Queen again received a warning letter from Saint Germain. In addition, he met with the Countess d'Ademar.

In 1790, in Vienna, he met with Baron Linden and his friend Rodolphe.

Landgrave Karl of Hesse gave information that Saint Germain himself told him about himself: “He (Saint Germain) told me that, without a doubt, was the fruit of the marriage of Prince Rákóczi of Transylvania with his first wife, Tekeli. While still a child, he was placed in the care of the house of the last Duke de Medici (Giovano Gasto - Grand Duke of Tuscany - the last representative of the famous Florentine family), who adored the baby and laid him down for the night in his bedchamber. When the grown-up Saint-Germain learned that his two brothers, the sons of the Princess of Hesse-Vanfried (Rheinfels), were subjects of Emperor Charles VI and received by title, henceforth being called Saint Charles and Saint Elizabeth, he decided to call himself Sanctus Germano , that is, the Holy Brother. I, of course, do not have enough information to prove his high origin, but I am well informed about the powerful patronage of the Duke de Medici to Saint-Germain from another source. "

The famous writer Cesare Cantu, librarian of the main Milan book depository, who had access to the Milan archives, reported in his work History of Italy that Saint Germain was the son of Prince Rákóczi of Transylvanian and that he was patronized by the last Grand Duke of Tuscany (de Medici), who also gave Saint Germain an excellent education.

The old German book "Genealogical Directory" contains information about the death of Prince Rakoczi, about his family, ancestors and descendants. It claims that Prince Franz - Saint-Germain's grandfather - fought all his life for the independence of his principality. After his death, the widow and children were captured by the Austrian emperor. The widow married a second time, and their son, Rákóczi, was taken under guardianship by the emperor himself. It happened in 1688. After some time, the emperor of Austria returned some of the hereditary possessions to Prince Rákóczi. In 1694 he married Charlotte Amalie, daughter of the Landgrave Karl of Hesse-Vanfried.

From this marriage, three children were born, Joseph, Georg and Charlotte. Prince Rákóczi stood at the head of a conspiracy against the Austrian Empire, but was defeated. His property was confiscated, and his sons were forced to abandon the surname Rakoczi and take the names of St. Charles and St. Elizabeth.
Georg Heseckl fully confirms these facts in his book

The same information is given by Isabelle Cooper-Oakley. She also discovered the will of Prince Rákóczi, where three of his sons are already mentioned, St. Charles, St. Elizabeth and Charles of Hess (St. Germain), under the patronage of the last Medici. The execution of the will was entrusted to the Duke of Bourbon (grandson of Louis XIV), Duke of Mensky and Duke of Charleroi-Toulouse (illegitimate sons of Louis XIV). It was to their care that Prince Rákóczi gave his third son, who was entitled to an impressive share of the inheritance.

In the book "Curiositaten der Literarich- hstorishcen Vor und Mitwelt" it is reported that in Schwabach Count Tsarogi (that was the name of Saint Germain) was invited by the Margrave of Brundenburg-Anshpach. At this time, Tsarogi received a letter from Count Alexei Orlov, a close associate of Catherine II. Orlov said that he was in Nuremberg and asked for a meeting. Count Tsarogi went to the meeting with the Margrave. According to the author, Tsarogi was first dressed in the uniform of a Russian general. Orlov greeted Count Tsarogi with the words "Caro padre" and "Caro amiko" ("dear father" and "dear friend"). According to the author, much has been said about scientific discoveries and the recent Archipelago Company. Upon his return to the margrave's castle, Count Tsarogi provided the margrave with a document, sealed by the imperial seal, which attests that he is a Russian general. He admitted that he was forced to use the name Tsarogi, and his real name should be considered Rakoczi, and that he is the only representative of this family and a direct descendant of an exiled prince who ruled Transylvania during the time of Emperor Leopold.

“He (Saint-Germain) seemed to me the most original of all the people I had the good fortune to know before. I find it difficult to speak with certainty about its origin. However, I fully admit that he may be the offspring of a very famous influential surname, for one reason or another hiding his origin. Possessing a huge fortune, he is content with very little and lives very simply and unpretentiously. He apparently knows all sciences. And at the same time, one senses in him a just and decent person, possessing all praiseworthy spiritual qualities. "

Saint Germain, as stated in the Chroniques de l 'Oeil de Boeuf, said to the Countess de Jeanlis: “At the age of seven I was hiding in the woods, and a reward was appointed for my head. On the day of my birth, my mother, who I was never destined to see more, she tied a talisman with her portrait on my arm. ”Saint-Germain, as the author reports, showed this portrait to her companion.

All this information points to the noble origin of Saint Germain and to his significant source of income.

At the end of the 18th century, a difficult political situation developed in Europe. Austria and France in 1756 entered into a military alliance directed mainly against England and Prussia. Russia supported them. During the Seven Years War, the Prussian throne could collapse more than once. Poland was torn apart by internal unrest. England got bogged down in a war with America and France, continuing to pursue an aggressive policy in India.

There is evidence, including the kings of Prussia and England, as well as ministers and generals, that at this time Saint-Germain played an important political role in uniting the warring parties, carrying out secret assignments of King Louis XV.
Baron de Gleichen reports that the French Marshal Bell-Isle tried to conclude a separate treaty with Prussia and thereby break the alliance between France and Austria, which was based on the authority of another French minister, Choiseul. Louis XV, like Madame Pompadour, secretly from Choiseul, supported Bell-Isle's intentions. The Marshal has prepared all the necessary recommendations. The king personally handed them over to Saint Germain along with a special code.

For various reasons, and especially because the strengthening of Prussia posed a threat to both France and the independence of small German states, Saint Germain sought to destroy the alliance between Prussia and England, which sent Frederick II both money and people. Despite the marshal, Saint-Germain managed to convince Louis XV of the need to seek peace with England through the mediation of Holland. So, on a secret commission from the king, Saint-Germain went to Holland.

It is also known that Saint-Germain spent several hours behind closed doors with King Louis XV. What happened after these conversations, says Countess d "Ademar:

“A few hours after meeting with Louis, the count jumped into the post carriage and rushed to the border. Indeed, since 1749, Louis XV entrusted Saint-Germain with secret diplomatic missions, which he performed very successfully. "

Also, the Minister of the Saxon court in The Hague, Cauderbach, reported that he had talked with Saint-Germain about the reasons for the difficulties that befell France. According to Cowderbach, Saint-Germain was Marshal Bell-Isle's attorney, for which he had letters of credence. Saint-Germain intended to carry out the plans of the Marshal and Madame Pompadour to conclude a treaty with England through the mediation of Holland, and for this purpose Saint-Germain had a relationship with Count Bentinck, president of the Council of Plenipotentiaries of the province of Holland. While in Holland, Saint Germain, on March 11, 1760, wrote a letter to Madame Pompadour in which he said: “You must also know my devotion to you, Madame. Therefore, give orders, and I am at your service. You can establish peace in Europe, bypassing the tedious and complex manipulations of the Congress ... "

In his letter to Prince Golitsyn dated March 20, 1760, Kauderbach wrote: “There is one extraordinary person here now. This is the famous Count Saint-Germain, known throughout Europe for his scholarship and immense wealth. In this country, he carries out a very important assignment, and speaks a lot about the need to save France by any means ... ".
Frederick II himself, the king of Prussia, said the following about Saint-Germain: “Another political phenomenon appeared in London, which no one could understand. This man was well known by the name of the Comte Saint-Germain. He was in the service of the French king and was in such great favor with Louis XV that he thought about giving him the Chambord palace as a gift. "

Voltaire, on the other hand, put Saint-Germain on a par with the ministers of France, Austria and England. This is confirmed by Voltaire's letter to Frederick of Prussia. “Messrs Choiseul, Kaunitz and Pitt did not tell me about their secret. They say that only Monsieur Saint Germain knows him ... "

An important proof of Saint Germain's political activities is the diplomatic correspondence between General York, the British representative in The Hague and Lord Holderness - in London, which, according to Cooper-Oakley, is in the archives of the British Museum. General York, in his letter dated March 14, 1760, wrote that he had spoken with Saint Germain about the possible conclusion of an armistice between France and England. To this he was commissioned by Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour and Marshal Bell-Isle. In response, Lord Holderness, on behalf of King George II of Great Britain, said that "Saint Germain may indeed be authorized to conduct such negotiations ... We are also interested in this, because everything that contributes to the speedy progress towards the desired goal is important to us ..." ...

It is known that in his laboratory Saint-Germain demonstrated the art of chemistry to King Louis XV. After visiting the laboratory of Saint-Germain, the king was so fascinated by his abilities that he instructed Saint-Germain to establish a factory of dyes in Tournai, and then gave him premises - the Chambord castle, which had 440 rooms, and 100 thousand livres for setting up a laboratory and doing chemical experiments there. Madame Ossé, in her memoirs, described the case of how Saint Germain, at the request of the king, eliminated a defect from a diamond, which delighted him. To the king's questions, “the count didn’t really answer. However, he confirmed that he knows how to enlarge pearls and give them a special shine ”.

The king kept this diamond for himself. She also argued that "His Majesty, apparently, is completely blinded by the talents of Saint-Germain and at times speaks of him, as if about a person of the highest origin." “Some could not get from the king not only an audience, but simply a look that gave hope for the goodwill of fortune. Other dignitaries were furious that Saint-Germain had a long conversation with the monarch, while they, completely unsure of whether they would soon be received, propped up the walls of the Oval Room. However, both of them nourished and consoled their pride, slandering about the origin of the foreigner. " The courtiers tried to take revenge on both the count and Louis XV, claiming that the king was spending time with an adventurer whom they turned into a certain Portuguese marquis named Betmar, then into the son of a certain Rostono, a tax collector in Aix or in Saint Germain in Savoy, then in a Frankfurt Jew named Samuel Zamer, then in the son of a Jewish physician Wolf from Strasbourg.

The most resourceful in this regard was Minister Choiseul. At first, he favored the count, and he often visited his house. But soon Choiseul began to fear the trusting relationship of the count with the king, thanks to which they sometimes spent long hours alone. The minister started a secret war against the count. He spread rumors that Saint-Germain was a spy and claimed to have all the evidence for this.

The police began to monitor Saint-Germain. For two years, his mail was intercepted. It was found that the count never received money from anywhere and, nevertheless, lived quite richly.
From a letter from the English general of York to Lord Holderness dated April 4, 1760: "The Duke of Choiseul appears to be making desperate attempts to discredit this man (Saint Germain) and prevent him from interfering in matters of state importance."

From a letter from the French Ambassador to Holland d "Affrey to the Duke of Choiseul on April 5, 1760:" If we do not manage to discredit him (Saint Germain) in any way, then he will be very dangerous for us, especially in the current situation. "
Choiseul d'Affrey's reply (May 10, 1760): “I have already managed to get acquainted in some newspapers with your presentation against the so-called Comte Saint-Germain. an operation to discredit the adventurer ... "

Choiseul also spread rumors about the low origin of the count. But in spite of this, as Madame du Ossay argued, “the king undoubtedly considered him a man of noble

kind ".

Choiseul then decided to make Saint-Germain an object of ridicule. He attributed to him such statements that only a madman could utter. A certain Gov, nicknamed my Lord Gower, who was usually used to spy on the British and could imitate anyone, was bribed. “A certain Parisian rake, known as 'my lord Gower,' was an inimitable mime and roamed about Parisian salons, posing as Saint Germain, naturally heavily caricatured. However, many people perceived this amusing figure as a real Saint-Germain. " Gov, posing as Saint Germain, spoke on his behalf: “With Jesus we were very close. This is the best person in the world, but he was too romantic and reckless. I warned him more than once that he would end up badly ... ”Also, this charlatan spread the version of help that he allegedly tried to provide to Jesus Christ, acting through the wife of Pontius Pilate, whose house he allegedly often visited.

With extraordinary detail, Gower described the villa of the Roman governor and even listed the dishes served at one of the parties.

Unfortunately, there were people who liked to believe in miracles, and nothing seemed impossible to them. The stories about the fabulous longevity of Saint-Germain, who was supposedly a contemporary of Jesus Christ, inspired in them the timid hope that their most secret desire - to live indefinitely - would come true.

From the memoirs of Baron Gleichen: "Minor characters were also invented, for example, the old servant of the count. Cardinal de Rohan once heard a story about a dinner at Pontius Pilate's, addressing the valet of Saint Germain, or rather, to the one who pretended to be he asked if it was true. To which he replied: "Oh no, monsignor, that was before me. After all, I have served Mr. Count for only 400 years ..."

Collene de Plancy also writes about this in his Infernal Dictionary.

Likewise, Casanova, an adventurer with a dubious reputation "may have sensed Saint-Germain's contempt for himself and wanted revenge on him." In his memoirs, he wrote: “This extraordinary man (Saint-Germain), a born deceiver, without any hesitation, as something self-evident, said that he was 300 years old, that he possessed a panacea for all diseases that nature there are no secrets from him that he knows how to melt diamonds and make one big out of ten or twelve small ones, of the same weight and, moreover, of the purest water. "

However, also in his memoirs, Casanova described the incident when he had to meet Saint-Germain for the last time. This happened in Tournai, in the house of the count himself. The count asked Casanova for a coin, who gave him 12 sous. Throwing a small black grain on it, Saint-Germain placed the coin on the charcoal and warmed it up with a soldering pipe. Two minutes later, the coin was also heated. After a minute it cooled down, and Saint-Germain gave it to Casanova. “I began to examine the coin. She was now gold. I never for a moment doubted that I was holding my coin<...>Saint Germain simply could not imperceptibly substitute one coin for another. " Then he adds: "That coin did indeed look gold, and two months later in Berlin I sold it to Field Marshal Keith, who showed great interest in the unusual 12 sous gold coin."

After all his statements, Casanova adds: "Oddly enough, as if, against my will, the Count unconsciously amazes me, he managed to amaze me ..."

Saint-Germain himself said the following about his age: “... Parisians believe that I am five hundred years old - I am in no hurry to disbelieve them of this, because they really like to think so. However, I really am much older than I think. "

Baron Gleichen wrote about the state of Saint-Germain after visiting the Count: “There was both an opal of inconceivable size and a transparent sapphire the size of an egg. I dare say that I am well versed in jewelry and can assure that even the most experienced eye will not doubt the purity of the Count's stones, although they have not been processed. "

It was also rumored that Saint-Germain possessed the elixir of youth, as if he was able to extend the life of anyone for many years. In particular, Genet stated this: "... he (Saint-Germain) has the elixir of longevity and he is many years old." But even Casanova, who always accused Saint Germain of boasting, confirmed that Saint Germain himself always denied this. From Memoirs of Casanova: “The Count provided the ladies with rubbing and cosmetics that made them more beautiful. Saint Germain did not instill in them the hope of rejuvenation, modestly admitting here his impotence, but promised that they would be well preserved thanks to his infusion ”. The main secret of Saint-Germain's "eternal youth" was hygiene and proper regimen.

In 1760, while in Holland on the secret commission of Louis XV, Saint-Germain was again compromised by the Duke of Choiseul, who, upon learning that Saint-Germain was trying to establish relations with England through the mediation of Holland, presented the count as a traitor. The king, so as not to put himself in an awkward position, signed a decree on the arrest of Saint-Germain without trial or investigation. But Holland did not betray Saint-Germain to France, and he went on a trip to Europe.

After France, Saint-Germain went on a trip to Europe. He visited England, Prussia, Russia, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Germany. “And wherever the count was, he managed to penetrate into the highest circles. Just like with Louis XV, he secretly talked with the rulers, gave them valuable advice, warned them against trouble. The most senior, the most inaccessible, the most powerful persons treated Saint Germain with great respect. " Even in the newspapers of the time, publications appeared in which recognition of Saint-Germain's talents was expressed. From a newspaper article of those times: "... Italians consider him equal to their virtuosos and one of the best connoisseurs of all types of ancient and modern art ... Germans consider him equal to their most outstanding chemist."

Philosophical sonnet attributed to Saint-Germain

An inquisitive explorer of all nature,
I have learned the principle and boundaries of the great All,
I saw the primordial power of the shine of gold,
I comprehended matter and learned the secret of its fundamental principle,
I figured out how the soul settles
In the womb and takes possession of the body,
And as from a seed thrown into moist soil,
Both cereals and vines, that is, bread and wine, grow.
At first there was nothing, but by the will of God
Something was born out of nothing.
I was tormented by doubts and searched for what the World stands on.
Nothing seemed to keep him in balance
And it does not serve as a fulcrum.
Finally, praise and reproach led me to the Almighty,
And He called my soul.
I died, I worshiped,
And I knew nothing more.

Leaving France in 1760, Saint Germain went to England. And here France demanded to extradite Saint-Germain to her, but was also refused.
From England in 1761 he went to Prussia, where he helped to conclude an armistice with Austria.

In 1762 he visited Russia. On March 3, according to Cooper-Oakley, he was staying in Arkhangelsk with Princess Maria Golitsyna. In St. Petersburg he lived with the Count of Rotary, a famous Italian artist, who spent the last years of his life at the court of Elizabeth Petrovna. Saint-Germain probably took part in the preparation of the palace coup, as a result of which the French influence replaced Prussian. Catherine II ascended the throne. It is known that at that time Saint-Germain wore the uniform of a Russian general, and in certain circles he represented himself as Count Saltykov. In 1772, Grigory Orlov, close to Catherine II, told the Margrave of Brandenburg-Anshpachsky about Saint Germain: "Here is a man who played a major role in our revolution."

In 1770 he was in Livorno, when the Russian fleet was stationed there. Saint-Germain was in the uniform of a Russian officer, and Alexey Orlov introduced him as Count Saltykov.

It is known that from 1763 to 1769 Saint Germain had a one-year visit to Germany. Dieudonne Thiebaud reports that Princess Amelia has expressed a desire to meet the Count.

Between 1770 and 1773 Saint Germain stayed six times in Holland, namely in the cities of Ubergen, Amsterdam and The Hague. In The Hague, the count lived in the ancient castle of Zorgfleet, which stood on the very spot where the Peace Palace is now built. In 1773 he visited Mantua.
Then Saint-Germain lived for some time in Venice, Siena, Milan, Genoa, where he negotiated the sale of his recipes for making paints and was engaged in the construction of factories. Visited Nuremberg.

After his disappearance from France, Saint-Germain set off on a journey through Germany and Italy. In 1779 he settled in Eckenferd, in the Duchy of Schleswig, with the famous patron saint of alchemists, Prince Karl of Hesse-Kassel. According to J. Le Nôtre, the count was now engaged in research on persistent dyes and herbal medicines. According to Le Nôtre, Saint-Germain has finally admitted that he is 88 years old. Right there, in the Duchy of Schleswig, on February 27, 1784, as follows from the entry made in the church book of Eckengerde, Saint Germain died. Karl of Hesse in his Memoirs of My Time confirms this date, although Karl himself was at that time in Kassel.

There is evidence that Saint-Germain was seen after his alleged "death." If the count wanted to hide from the public eye, then perhaps faking his own death would be the best way to do this.
In 1788, as the Countess d'Ademar reported, Comte de Chalom, who had completed his mission in Venice, on the eve of his departure to Portugal, met Saint Germain in Piazza San Marco and talked to him there.
In the same year 1788, Queen Marie Antoinette received another warning letter from Saint-Germain.

In 1789 Saint-Germain wrote to the queen again and met with the Countess d "Ademar
A note written in the hand of the Countess d'Ademar, dated May 12, 1821, and pinned to the original manuscript of her memoirs, contains the following words about Saint Germain: “I saw Monsieur de Saint-Germain many times, but our meetings were always amazing He appeared at the execution of the queen, then on the eve of the 18th Brumaire, then the day after the death of Duke d'Anghien, in January 1815, on the eve of the assassination of the Duke of Berry. God willing, we'll see the count for the sixth time! I look forward to his visit. " The last visit is said to have taken place on the day of Madame d'Ademar's death, May 12, 1821.

In 1774, the Comte Saint-Germain returned to Paris to inform Marie Antoinette of the dangers threatening her. The Countess d "Ademar, the lady of the court, was present at this conversation and in her memoirs gave all its details. According to her testimony, the count warned of an impending conspiracy, that the conspirators decided to use a member of the royal family of the Duke of Chartres, that with his help they could seize power , and then send him to the scaffold. "It is the villains who will seize power in their bloody hands, destroy the Catholic Church, nobility, courts" - said Saint Germain to the Queen. The Queen passed the conversation to Louis XVI, but he did not listen to Saint Germain's advice not to tell the king's advisor de Morepés about this. ”The adviser, who considered Saint-Germain to be his enemy, immediately ordered the capture of the count, but he disappeared.

In 1788, Marie Antoinette received a letter from an unknown person. The Queen gave the letter to Countess d'Ademar, who immediately recognized Saint-Germain's handwriting. The letter said:

“The time is about to come when with an unreasonable France
There will be troubles that she could have avoided
And the country will resemble the hell described by Dante.
Queen! These days are just around the corner, and leave your vain doubts.

Vile, disgusting, huge hydra will sweep away the throne, altar and Themis.
Not common sense, but complete madness will rule the country.
The kingdom of evil will come.
........................
Endless rivers of blood will flood the city.
And I hear only sobs, and I see only exiles.
Civil war is raging everywhere ...
........................
I can see how the sword falls on the heads of the highest persons!
What kind of monsters will be proclaimed heroes!
........................
More than one usurper will rule the country.
The hearts of people will have to soften and be ashamed of what they have done,
And then, at last, the abyss will be drawn
And, born on a dark grave,
A young lily will grow
Even happier and more beautiful than before! "

In 1789, at a time when terrible events were planned in the country, Queen Marie Antoinette again received a letter from the count. The Queen, in order to clarify the situation for Madame Polignac, who witnessed this event, said: “Since my arrival in France, at every important event affecting my interests, a mysterious patron told me what I should fear. I already told you a little about it. And now I have no doubt he will tell me what to do. " The letter said: “Madame! ... And now you have waited for those days about which I wrote to you. Any maneuvering is out of the question ... For the sake of strengthening your position, you must remove your most beloved people from yourself.

Then the rebels will have no unnecessary reasons to attack you. However, your friends are in danger. All Polignacs and people close to them were sentenced to death, and the order was given to the murderers. The same bandits have already dealt with the guards of the Bastille and the Parisian provost. Count d "Artois is also threatened with death. The rebels are thirsty for his blood, so the count must be careful. I hasten to tell you at least this. I will write in more detail later."

The Countess d "Ademar herself also received a letter. Saint-Germain invited her to a meeting. They met at the appointed place, in the Church of the Recolla. Saint-Germain told the Countess what would happen to the Queen and France:“ The Queen is doomed to die ... Monarchy will be replaced by a republic, it, in turn, will be replaced by an empire. It will be ... a torn state. From the hands of cunning tyrants it will pass to other unworthy power-lovers. The country will be divided, dismembered, torn to pieces. And I am not exaggerating ... ". Then, according to d "Ademar, Saint Germain told her that they would meet five more times, and that he was going to go to Sweden to try to prevent a conspiracy against Gustav III.

In 1793, the disastrous outcome of events came. "The earth is burning under our feet," said Marie Antoinette to the Countess d "Ademar," and I am beginning to believe that your Comte de Saint-Germain foresaw everything correctly. We were mistaken when we did not want to listen to his words, but Mr. Mr. Morepa so cleverly and despotically imposed his opinion on us ... ".

Thus, Saint-Germain made several attempts to prevent the impending revolution, but remained unheeded.

In 1785 Saint-Germain was one of the elected representatives of the French Freemasons who attended the Grand Congress in Paris. Lavater, Saint-Martin, Mesmer, Tuzet-Duchantau, Cagliostro and others were also represented by the French side. The same persons appear in the more extensive list presented by N. Deshan. Deschamp speaks of Saint-Germain as a Templar. It is also reported that Cagliostro received initiation into the Knights of the Templars from Saint Germain.
The Catholic source Cantu Cesare, Gli Eretici d "Italia. Turin 1876 speaks of a Masonic conference in Wilhelmsbad in 1785, attended by Saint Germain.

This is confirmed by the Masonic source Freimaurer Bruderschaft in Frankreich, Latomia, vol. II.
According to Cadet, Saint-Germain was a wandering Templar who traveled from lodge to lodge in order to establish and strengthen spiritual ties between them.

Saint Germain, Greffer claims, helped Mesmer develop his theory of mesmerism (animal magnetism).

Isabelle Coupe-Oakley in her research confirms Saint-Germain's close ties with many Rosicrucian societies in Austria and Hungary, as well as with the Parisian "Martinists".
In the Masonic documents of the Lodge of the Grand Orient of France, Saint Germain, as well as Rousseau, is listed in the lists of members of the Lodge of Public Concord of Saint John of Ecos from August 18, 1775 to January 19, 1789.

In Paris, Manly Hall argued, Saint-Germain had a strong relationship with the Marquis Lafayette through their participation in the Freemasonry of the Nine Sisters. Honorary Master, which was chosen by Benjamin Franklin, who later directed the dedication of Voltaire.

Also, Menly Hall claimed that the Comte Saint-Germain was well acquainted with the principles of Eastern esotericism and practiced Eastern meditation and concentration. According to him, Saint Germain periodically retired to the heart of the Himalayas, from where he suddenly returned to the world. “Sometimes he (Saint Germain) admitted that he was following the orders of higher powers. But he was silent about the fact that he was sent by the school of mystery into the world to fulfill a certain mission. The Comte Saint Germain and Sir Francis Bacon were two of the greatest emissaries of the past two thousand years, sent into the world by a secret brotherhood. "

Certain Societies Supposedly Led by Saint Germain
Canonists of the Holy Sepulcher
Canonists of the Holy Temple of Jerusalem
Beneficent Knights of the Holy City
Nicosian Clear on the Island of Cyprus
Oversky Clear
Knights of Providence
Asian Brothers; Knights of Saint John the Evangelist
Knights of light
African Brothers

The teachings of these societies included such concepts as the evolution of the spiritual nature of man, reincarnation, hidden forces of nature, purity of life, nobility of the ideal, Divine Omnipresent Power, etc.

Isabelle Cooper-Oakley in the monograph “Comte de Saint-Germain. The Mystery of Kings ”lists the most important names under the guise of which this mysterious person was hiding in the period 1710 - 1822. “During this time Saint-Germain appears as the Marquis de Montferrat, Count Bellamare or Aymar in Venice, Chevalier Schoening in Pisa, Chevalier Weldon in Milan and Leipzig, Count Saltykoff in Genoa and Livorno, Count Tzarogy in Schwabach and Troisdorf, Prince Ragoczy in Dresden and Count Saint Germain in Paris, The Hague, London and St. Petersburg. "

To this list, Manly P. Hall, in his work "The Most Holy Trinosophia of the Count of Saint-Germain", adds the following names: Count Gabalais, who appeared to Abbot Vilar and made several speeches about the underground spirits, Signor Gualdi from the book of Harghiv Jennings The Rosicrucians, Their Rituals and Mysteries, the last Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of Malta, Count Hompesh.

It is worth noting that the fact of name change was customary among high-ranking people of that time, who did not want to attract excessive curiosity. So, for example, the Duke de Medici traveled in 1698 - 1700 under the name of the Count of Siena, and the Curer Prince Frederick Christian of Saxony traveled through Italy under the name of Count Lozi.

Saint Germain is credited with the manuscript "The Most Holy Trinosophia", the grimoire "Holy Magic bestowed upon Moses by God" (probably a translation of a Hebrew work of the 15th century) and a treatise on alchemy, which contains many consonances with Eastern culture.

Among the research works describing the life and work of the Comte Saint-Germain, one of the first and most detailed can be considered the work of the famous figure of the Theosophical Society Isabelle Cooper-Oakley (1854 - 1914), entitled “Comte Saint-Germain. The Secret of Kings. " Excerpts from this work were originally published in the London Theosophical Journal between 1897 and 1898, and then the book was published in full in 1912.

Isabelle Cooper-Oakley uses various historical documents in her book. Among them, for example, the diary of Madame de Ademar, a close friend of Queen Marie Antoinette. Countess d "Ademar kept daily records, as was the custom in her period. The data in the diary are subjective. However, scholars use the diaries of Countess d" Ademar and refer to them. The work of Isabelle Cooper-Oakley is supplied with a solid supplement in the form of a collection of archival documents (business and diplomatic correspondence from 1747 to 1780) associated with the name of the mysterious count. The researcher was admitted to many archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of European states, such as: England, France, Denmark, Holland, Austria, Germany.

The most recent book about Saint Germain published abroad is Patrick Riviera's book "Secrets and Mysteries of the Occult: Saint Germain and Cagliostro", published in Paris in 1995.
There is also the work of Menley Hall, who studied the life, political activities, literary works of the Comte de Saint Germain. The author publishes the manuscript "The Most Holy Trinosophia" in it. , which in his opinion is the only surviving manuscript of Saint-Germain.

The research work of the French historian Paul Chacornack entitled "Comte de Saint-Germain" is declared in the preface as "the most comprehensive study on this topic ever written in French." The first edition was published in 1947, then the book was reprinted twice. In 1948, for his monograph, Paul Shakornak was awarded the. Mary Star of the French Society of Writers.
P. Shakornak collected all references to Saint-Germain known to him in French in books (scientific literature and fiction), periodicals, oral presentations.

P. Shakornak restored in detail the biographies of several contemporaries of Saint Germain, who bore the same name, who were often confused with the Count. First of all, this is Count Robert Claude-Louis de Saint-Germain, French Minister, Secretary of State for Military Affairs, Field Marshal in the service of the Danish king, Commander of the Order of the Elephant, Lieutenant General (1707 - 1778), famous for his military talents and in 1875 appointed Minister of War by Louis XVI after the death of Marechal de Muy. P. Shakornak believes that many of the famous episodes, the participation in which is attributed to the Comte Saint-Germain, actually tell about the minister.

It should be noted the point of view of H. P. Blavatsky and H. I. Roerich, according to which the epithet "adventurer" applied to Saint Germain is an insinuation, and he was indeed a student of Indian and Egyptian hierophants and an expert on the secret wisdom of the East.

“... What is offered as evidence that Saint-Germain was an“ adventurer ”, that he sought to“ play the role of a sorcerer, ”or that he was extorting money from the profane. There is not a single confirmation here that he was someone else than he seemed, namely: the owner of huge funds that helped him honestly maintain his position in society. He claimed to know how to melt small diamonds to make them large, and how to transform metals, and backed up his claims with myriad riches and a collection of diamonds of rare size and beauty. Are "adventurers" like that? Do charlatans enjoy the trust and admiration of the cleverest statesmen and nobility of Europe for many years?<...>Was anything found among the papers of the secret archives of at least one of these courtyards, which speaks in favor of this version? Not a single word, not a single proof of this heinous slander has ever been found. This is just a wicked lie. The way Western writers treated this great man, this disciple of the Indian and Egyptian hierophants and a connoisseur of the secret wisdom of the East, is a shame for all mankind. In the same way, this stupid world treated everyone who, like Saint Germain, after long years of seclusion dedicated to the study of sciences and comprehension of esoteric wisdom, again visited him, hoping to make him better, wiser and happier ... "

From left to right: Djwhal Khul, El Morya, Saint Germain
three Great Lords and H.P. Blavatsky
Photo of the late 19th century. From the Roerich Museum

- E. Blavatsky

“You can remember how the Swedish king Charles XII received a strong warning not to start a fatal campaign against Russia, which put an end to the development of his state. Since the publication of the diary of Countess d "Ademar, a lady of the court, who was with the ill-fated Marie Antoinette, it has become widely known that the queen was repeatedly warned by letters and a personal meeting, through the same Countess, about the imminent danger to the country, the entire royal house and many of their friends. And, invariably, all these warnings came from one source, from the Comte Saint-Germain, a member of the Himalayan Community. But all his salutary warnings and advice were taken as an insult and deception. He was persecuted, and he was threatened more than once by the Bastille. The tragic consequences of these denials are well known to all. "

Helena Roerich

A.S. Pushkin "The Queen of Spades". Saint Germain reveals the secret of the three cards to Countess Anna Fedotovna.
“A very remarkable person was briefly acquainted with her. You have heard of the Comte Saint-Germain, about whom so many wonderful things are told. You know that he posed as an eternal Jew, the inventor of the life elixir and the philosopher's stone, and so on. They laughed at him like a charlatan, and Casanova in his Notes says that he was a spy, however Saint Germain, in spite of his mystery, had a very respectable appearance, and was a very amiable person in society. Grandmother still loves him without memory, and gets angry if they talk about him with disrespect. Grandmother knew that Saint-Germain could have a lot of money. She decided to resort to him. (...) Saint-Germain pondered. “I can serve you with this sum,” he said, “but I know that you will not be calm until you pay me off, and I would not want to introduce you to new troubles. There is another remedy: you can win back. " - "But, my dear count," replied the grandmother, "I tell you that we have no money at all." - "Money is not needed here," objected Saint Germain: "if you please listen to me." Then he revealed to her a secret, for which he would give dearly to each of us ... "

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In the XVIII century. magic, thinning, left the world of people, which suddenly became so vain and rationalistic. The last wizard of this time was the one who was remembered as the eldest son (or reincarnation) of the charismatic leader of Hungary, the liberation king Ferenc Rákóczi II. This man had many pseudonyms. In England he was known as the "Marquis of the Black Cross", in Holland he was called Surmont, in Venice he was called the Marquis de Montferrat, in Pisa - the Chevalier Schoenning, in Genoa - General Saltykov, in Russia - the Count Clever, and sometimes - Tsarogi.

But most often - by Count Saint Germain, although this name was not genuine. Contemporaries were struck by his mystical ability to keep his appearance unchanged for many decades. The French Countess d'Ademar gave a detailed description of Saint Germain's appearance: “Rumors reported that a certain immensely rich foreigner had just arrived in Versailles, judging by the jewelry that adorned him. Where did he come from? Nobody knew about this. Self-control, dignity, intelligence amazed from the first minute of communication with him ... The eyes are kind, the look is penetrating.

O! What were those eyes! I have never met anyone equal to them. " Another author complemented this portrait: “Saint Germain of medium height and exquisite manners. The features of his swarthy face are correct. He has black hair and an energetic, soulful face. His posture is magnificent. " Alexander Pushkin, who put one of the episodes in the life of Saint Germain and Countess Natalya Petrovna Golitsyna as the basis of the plot of The Queen of Spades, wrote: “You know that he posed as an eternal Jew, the inventor of the life elixir and the philosopher's stone, and so on ... However, Saint Germain in spite of his mystery, he had a respectable appearance and was a very amiable person in society. "

He did not always have the appearance of a court nobleman. In Belgium, the Chevalier de Seingal met the Count Saint Germain, who was dressed like a Chaldean magician: in a robe studded with stars, a pointed hat, a long beard to the waist and holding an ivory stick. An even more picturesque description of the meeting of the wizard with Count Cagliostro was given by the Marquis de Luche: “Saint Germain sat on the altar. At his feet, two attendants were swinging golden censes. On the chest of the deity was a diamond pentagram, shining with unbearable light. A majestic figure, white and transparent, stood on the steps of the altar and held a vessel with the inscription "Elixir of Immortality".

The famous theosophist C.W. Leadbeater recounted Saint Germain's past incarnations:

“He was Francis Bacon and Lord Verulam in the 17th century, the monk Robertus in the 16th century, Hunyadi Janos in the 15th century, Christian Rosicrucian in the 14th century. and Roger Bacon in the XIII century ... Even earlier he was the great Neoplatonist Rockle, and before that - Saint Albano. He is mainly engaged in ritual magic, using for this great Angels who are happy to serve him and fulfill his will ... Despite the fact that Saint Germain is mainly engaged in ancient magic, which is almost forgotten in the modern world, he is also interested in politics and the development of science in Europe".

The wizard was not only interested in politics, but actively intervened in it, changing its direction for the benefit of humanity.

In the 18th century in India, the Mughal empire, created by the great Akbar two hundred years earlier, collapsed. Saint Germain visited there twice: the first time - taking part in the military campaign of Nadirshah in 1739, and the second time - in 1755, accompanied by the English General Clive. As a result of his diplomatic efforts, British India appeared on the map, which is still a spiritual bridge connecting the East with the West. In 1757 Saint-Germain went to Paris, became a confidant of King Louis XV and, on his instructions in 1760, began secret negotiations in The Hague to end the bloody war between France, Austria and Russia on the one hand and England with Prussia that had joined it. - with another. However, Saint Germain was slandered by the courtiers of Louis, and the peacekeeping mission failed. The wizard was forced to flee to England, and from there to Russia, where, together with the Orlov brothers, on June 28, 1762, he elevated Catherine II to the throne, for which he received the rank of general of the Russian army. In St. Petersburg, he lived in Grafsky Lane near Anichkov Bridge, next to the palace on Nevsky. It is known that he wrote music for the violin and was an outstanding performer: a hundred years later, the great violinist Paganini, who was distinguished by his thinness, was said to be "the skeleton of Saint Germain playing the violin." In those same years, Saint Germain became close friends with Count Vorontsov and revealed to him some of the secrets of the White Brotherhood in the Himalayas. Together they went to India to reach Shambhala. Nevertheless, Vorontsov was not allowed into the Stronghold of Light: his extreme enthusiasm for the rituals of magic, affection for home, family prevented him, and it was necessary to return to Russia in order to warn the Decembrists on the instructions of the mahatmas about the incorrectness of their plans, which, however, was still far ...

After completing his mission in St. Petersburg, Saint Germain returned to Europe, where he first visited Belgium, and then went to Paris to warn Queen Marie Antoinette of the coming revolution. “Time is short, there are still several years of deceptive silence ahead,” he said. The reaction was unexpected: for the dark prophecies, the wizard was ordered to be arrested. Again he was forced to leave - this time to Germany, to Hamburg, and then to Schleswig, where he found the most cordial welcome at Prince Karl of Hesse. The time from 1779 to 1784, his apparent death, Saint Germain spent on regulating the activities of Masonic, Rosicrucian and other occult lodges, where he was an honorary member and spiritual mentor. In Bohemia, he founded a new order - St. Joachim.

On February 27, 1784, an entry about the death and burial of the count appeared in the church book of the city of Eckernfjord. However, this evidence has been challenged. Helena Roerich directly stated that although “there is a grave of Saint Germain, in fact there is a deputy buried there”. Helena Blavatsky writes that in 1785 or 1786. the wizard was at a meeting with the Russian empress. Still later, in 1789, in Vienna, in a conversation with the Rosicrucian Franz Greffer, he said: “I am leaving. We'll see each other someday. I am very much needed now in Constantinople. Then I will go to England, where I have to prepare two inventions that you will hear about in the next centuries. By the end of this century, I will disappear from Europe and go to the Himalayas. I need to rest. But exactly 85 years later, I will again appear before people. "

85 years later, on November 17, 1875, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott founded the International Theosophical Society. Was the society initiated by Saint Germain himself? Unknown. But Blavatsky herself believed that the wizard reincarnated as one of the mahatmas ("great soul") of the Great White Lodge: "Count Saint Germain was the greatest adept of the East ever known in Europe." Another theosophist, Annie Besant, added: “The Great Occultist and Brother of the White Lodge ... was the main driving force of the intellectual

this change, the development of which was interrupted by the French Revolution. Like Phoenix, this movement arose in the 19th century, but already as a Theosophical Society, in which the Brother was one of the recognized leaders ... His presence is clearly felt now, during an active spiritual uplift ”.

Leadbeater met him personally: “I had the good fortune to speak personally with an adept named Master Comte de Saint Germain, who is also called the Prince of Rákóczi.

I met him in a completely ordinary setting on the Rue Korzo in Rome. He was dressed like an ordinary Italian gentleman.

He is short, but slender and fit, carries himself with exquisite politeness and the dignity of an eighteenth-century seigneur. It is immediately noticeable that he is from an old noble family. In Saint Germain's big brown eyes, tenderness and fun shine ... He lives in an old castle in Eastern Europe, which once belonged to his family. "

Even later, in the 20-30s. of our century, he posed for the American artist Paul Kagan, where he is depicted in the same pose and costume as his father, Ferenc Rakoczi, in the ceremonial portrait.