The Countess (born Arthur Berloget), also known as Pauline and Arthur W, was a French transgender courtesan, demimondaine, singer, artist, and writer...

courtesan is a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele. Historically, the term referred to a courtier, a person who attended the...

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...

being blackballed by the English social group The Female Coterie, she founded The New Female Coterie, a social club of courtesans and "fallen women" that...

and courtesan Countess (novel), a novel by Josephine Edgar The Countess (play), 1999 play The Countess (film), a 2009 film about Elizabeth Báthory The Countess...

Countess Irma Sztáray de Sztára et Nagymihály (10 July 1863 – 3 September 1940) was a Hungarian courtier and memoirist. She was the last lady-in-waiting...

Coventry, Countess of Coventry (née Gunning; 15 August 1732 – 30 September 1760) was a famous Irish beauty and London society hostess during the reign of...

leading courtesan. She was left a life interest in the Cardigan estates on her husband's death in March 1868. After she was widowed, the Countess of Cardigan...

was recognized as the king's official paramour. Her arrival at the French royal court scandalized some, as she had been a courtesan and came from humble...

Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer...