Low Down! Most Scandalous Mistresses of Yesteryear
Lola Montez
Lola Montez is one of the world’s most notorious husband thieves. Lola started her career in 1846 as a stripper who caught eye of (married) King Ludwig I of Bavaria. King Ludwig loved her so much, he made her the Countess de Landsfeldt and kept giving her a hefty allowance even after she left him. A few years later, Lola made the news again by marrying two men at the same time. The scandal was so huge that she had to flee Europe to avoid bigamy charges. But that didn’t stop Lola. She went on to leave her husbands and travel the world to become a notorious husband thief, intellectual and writer. This woman is so infamous that it’s said the song, “Whatever Lola Wants,” was inspired by her.