Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (17 February 1821 â€" 17
January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez
(/moʊnˈtɛz/), was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as
a Spanish dancer, courtesan, and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria,
who made her Gräfin von Landsfeld (Countess of Landsfeld). At the
start of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, she was forced
to flee. She proceeded to the United States via Austria, Switzerland,
France and London, returning to her work as an entertainer and
lecturer.Eliza Rosanna Gilbert was born into an Anglo-Irish family,
the daughter of Eliza(beth) Oliver, who was the daughter of Charles
Silver Oliver, a former High Sheriff of Cork and member of Parliament
for Kilmallock in County Limerick, Ireland.:4 Their residence was
Castle Oliver. In December 1818, Eliza's parents, Ensign Edward
Gilbert and Eliza Oliver, met when he arrived with the 25th Regiment.
They were married on 29 April 1820, and Lola was born the following
February, in the village of Grange in the north of County Sligo,
refuting persistent rumours that her mother was pregnant with her at
the time of the wedding. The young family made their residence at King
House in Boyle, County Roscommon, until early 1823, when they
journeyed to Liverpool, England, and later departed for India on 14
March.:4Published reports differ regarding the actual date of Eliza's
birth. For many years, it was accepted that she was born in the city
of Limerick, as she herself claimed, possibly on 23 June 1818; this is
the year that was graven on her headstone. However, when her baptismal
certificate came to light in the late 1990s, it was established that
Eliza Rosanna Gilbert was actually born in Grange, County Sligo, in
Connacht, Ireland, on 17 February 1821. At the time of her birth, all
of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland. She was baptised at St. Peter's Church in Liverpool, England,
on 16 February 1823, while her family was en route to her father's
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