I am Lola Montez, I was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, courtesan, and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made me Gräfin von Landsfeld (Countess of Landsfeld). At the start of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, I was forced to flee. I proceeded to the United States via Austria, Switzerland, France and London, to return to my work as an entertainer and lecturer.