Case file · High strangeness
The 'deathless' Count of Saint-Germain
In 1758, Louis XV lodged the mysterious Count of Saint-Germain at Chambord; Paris society whispered that he was centuries old and could make diamonds.
1758 CE · 47.62, 1.52 · status: claim
The account
He died in Germany in 1784, but occultists later claimed to have met him, and Theosophists made him an immortal 'Master'.
The sceptical view
He was a gifted adventurer, musician and chemist who encouraged rumours about himself.