Photo: Joseph Karl Stieler / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Montez is one of the most audacious self-inventions I've encountered. Born Eliza Gilbert in County Sligo, Ireland, she reinvented herself as a Spanish dancer and rode sheer nerve into the bedchamber of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her a countess, before the 1848 revolution drove her into exile. I'm less interested in whether she was a great dancer than in her refusal to accept the life she was handed. There's something genuinely thrilling about a woman who lived several lifetimes in just 39 years, scandal and all, entirely on her own terms.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lola Montez
- Name (Japanese)
- ローラ・モンテス
- Reading
- ろーら・もんてす
- Born
- February 17, 1821 – January 17, 1861
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Grange, County Sligo, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- dancer / stage actor / socialite
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://lolamontez.ie
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9
Frequently asked questions
When was Lola Montez born?
February 17, 1821 – January 17, 1861.
Where is Lola Montez from?
Lola Montez is from Grange, County Sligo, Ireland.
What does Lola Montez do?
Lola Montez works as dancer, stage actor, socialite.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.