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Giuseppe Balsamo (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈbalsamo]; in French usually Joseph Balsamo; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795), known by the alias Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (US: ⫽ k ɑː l ˈ j ɔː s t r oʊ, k æ l-⫽ ka(h)l-YAW-stroh, Italian: [alesˈsandro kaʎˈʎɔstro]), was an Italian occultist.
May 29, 2024 · Alessandro, count di Cagliostro (born June 2, 1743, Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [Italy]—died Aug. 26, 1795, San Leo, Papal States) was a charlatan, magician, and adventurer who enjoyed enormous success in Parisian high society in the years preceding the French Revolution.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 18, 2015 · Learn about the life and legacy of Alessandro Cagliostro, a notorious fraud who claimed to be a student of alchemy, magic, and Egyptian rites. Discover how he became involved in the Diamond Necklace Affair, Egyptian Freemasonry, and the Inquisition.
- Esther Bergdahl
Jul 9, 2019 · Learn about the life and adventures of Alessandro Cagliostro, a charlatan, a pimp, a Freemason, and a self-proclaimed Count. Discover how he was arrested, imprisoned, and executed by the Roman Inquisition for his alleged crimes and heresies.
An Italian adventurer and self-styled magician who became a glamorous figure in the royal courts of Europe where he reputedly excelled in various occult arts, such as psychic healing, alchemy and scrying. It was the fashion during the latter half of the 19th century to regard Cagliostro as a charlatan and impostor, and this point of view was ...
Alessandro Cagliostro, Conte di (älĕs-sän´drō kōn´tā dē kälyō´strō), 1743–95, Italian adventurer, magician, and alchemist, whose real name was Giuseppe Balsamo. After early misadventures in Italy he traveled in Greece, Arabia, Persia, and Egypt.
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A friend and successor of Comte de Saint Germaine, Count Alessandro Cagliostro was a glamorous figure in the royal courts of Europe, where he practiced magic, psychic healing, alchemy, scrying, and other occult arts. He has been called both a fraud and a genuine Adept.
