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Princess Catherine Radziwill (30 March 1858 - 12 May 1941) was a Polish princess from a famous Polish-Lithuanian aristocratic family. She was possibly the author of a book gossiping about the German Emperor William II and Berlin society in 1884 under the pseudonym Paul Vasili. She stalked the English-born South African politician Cecil Rhodes. After she asked him to marry her and he refused, she sought revenge by forging his name on a promissory note. Radziwill was convicted of forging Rhodes' signature and spent time in a South African jail. This account of a turbulent time in South Africa's history is made more interesting by the relationship of Catherine to Cecil Rhodes.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781438517742
  • ISBN-10: 1438517742
  • Publisher: Book Jungle
  • Publish Date: May 2009
  • Dimensions: 9.25 x 7.5 x 0.33 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.62 pounds
  • Page Count: 156

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