Lola Montez's Life and Times

Lola Montez was the most powerful force in Bavaria. Her influence continued to grow, and she treated the other ministers with disdain. Men were sucked into the maelstrom she churned up around her. Lola's inherent instability would begin to get under her lover's skin. They would find themselves drawn into her problems, but their emotional attachment to her would make them want to help her. This was the crucial point of the disease, for Lola Montez could not be helped. Once the lover identified with them, he was lost. The infection would spread to his family and friends, or, in the case of Ludwig, to an entire nation.