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34-477: The Clemensstraße starts at Leopoldstraße , crosses Belgradstraße and Schleißheimer Straße and turns into Saarstraße at Winzererstraße . While in the area between Münchner Freiheit and Wilhelmstraße, relatively small shops line the street initially, Clemensstraße becomes predominantly a residential street. Until 2002, Clemensstraße 33 housed the Staatliche Fachakademie für Fotodesign München , which

68-590: A boarding house in Grass Valley. Lola, a neighbour, provided dancing lessons and encouraged Lotta's enthusiasm for performance. In June 1855, Lola departed the U.S. to tour Australia and resume her career by entertaining miners at the gold diggings during the gold rush of the 1850s. She arrived in Sydney on 16 August 1855. Historian Michael Cannon claims that "in September 1855 she performed her erotic Spider Dance at

102-635: A more sophisticated education. In 1837, sixteen-year-old Eliza eloped with Lieutenant Thomas James, and they married. The couple separated five years later, in Calcutta , India, and she became a professional dancer under a stage name. When she had her London debut as "Lola Montez, the Spanish dancer" in June 1843, she was recognised as "Mrs. James". The resulting notoriety hampered her career in England, so she departed for

136-727: A sensation, but soon inspired a popular satire, Who's Got the Countess? She married Patrick Hull, a local newspaperman, in July and moved to Grass Valley, California , in August. Her marriage soon failed; a doctor named as co-respondent in the divorce suit brought against her was murdered shortly thereafter. Lola remained in Grass Valley at her little house for nearly two years. The restored property went on to become California Historical Landmark No. 292. Lola served as an inspiration to another aspiring young entertainer, Lotta Crabtree , whose parents ran

170-468: A young army cornet (cavalry officer) with a recent inheritance. But the terms of her divorce from Thomas James did not permit either spouse's remarriage while the other was living, and the beleaguered newlyweds were forced to flee the country to escape a bigamy action brought by Heald's scandalised maiden aunt. The Healds resided for a time in France and Spain, but within two years, the tempestuous relationship

204-544: Is a location for various events such as the Munich Marathon and street festivals like the Streetlife Festival , during which Leopoldstraße is partially or completely closed to automobile traffic. After major sporting events the boulevard of Schwabing is occupied by celebrating fans. In the side streets east of Münchner Freiheit , (Occam-, Feilitzsch-, Sieges-, Marktstraße) an amusement quarter with many pubs and bars

238-617: Is located, some with live music. Below the street are since 1971 the tunnels of Munich subway lines 3 and 6 with the stations Giselastraße and Münchner Freiheit . In 1962, Leopoldstraße was the scene of the Schwabinger Krawalle (Schwabing riots) and from 1995 to 2001 of the annual technoparade Union Move . 48°55′26″N 11°21′11″E  /  48.924°N 11.353°E  / 48.924; 11.353 Lola Montez Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by

272-529: The 25th Regiment . They were married on 29 April 1820, and Lola was born the following February, in the village of Grange in the north of County Sligo , refuting persistent rumours that her mother was pregnant with her at the time of the wedding. The young family made their residence at King House in Boyle , County Roscommon , until early 1823, when they journeyed to Liverpool , England, and later departed for India on 14 March. Published reports differ regarding

306-552: The Bavarian people (particularly after documents were made public showing that she was hoping to become a naturalised Bavarian subject and be elevated to nobility ). Despite opposition, Ludwig made her Countess of Landsfeld and Baroness of Rosenthal on his next birthday, 25 August 1847, and along with her title, he granted her a large annuity. For more than a year, she exercised great political power, which she directed in favour of liberalism , anti-Catholicism , and in attacks against

340-539: The Jesuits . Her ability to manipulate the king was so great that the Minister of State, Karl von Abel , was dismissed because he and his entire cabinet had objected to Lola being granted Bavarian nationality and the title of countess. The students at Munich University were divided in their sympathies, and conflicts arose shortly before the outbreak of the revolutions of 1848 , which led the king, at Lola's insistence, to close

374-544: The Clemensstraße, with a length of around 1,100 m (3,600 ft), belongs to the historically protected construction ensemble Nordschwabing. Its design is mainly due to the expansion of the city after the incorporation of Schwabing in 1890 to Munich and the city expansion competition of 1892 under Theodor Fischer . Overall, the Clemensstraße has 36 historically protected monuments by the Bavarian State Office for

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408-580: The Preservation of monuments , of which 26 are in Schwabing-West and 10 in Schwabing. 1884/85, the former Schwabing Hospital was built in Clemensstraße 33. In the spring of 1900, the stove and oven manufacturer Friedrich Wamsler, whose sons were among the founding members, gave FC Bayern Munich a fenced plot of land on Clemensstraße as a venue, until 1907 when he moved to Leopoldstraße and Parzivalplatz Here

442-674: The Theatre Royal in Melbourne , raising her skirts so high that the audience could see she wore no underclothing at all. Next day, The Argus thundered that her performance was 'utterly subversive to all ideas of public morality'. Respectable families ceased to attend the theatre, which began to show heavy losses." She earned further notoriety in Ballarat when, after reading a bad review of her performance in The Ballarat Times , she attacked

476-524: The actual date of Eliza's birth. For many years, it was accepted that she was born in the city of Limerick , as she herself claimed, possibly on 23 June 1818; this is the year that was graven on her headstone. However, when her baptismal certificate came to light in the late 1990s, it was established that Eliza Rosanna Gilbert was actually born in Grange , County Sligo , in Connacht , Ireland, on 17 February 1821. At

510-448: The circle of George Sand . After performing in various European capitals, she settled in Paris , where she was accepted into the city's literary bohemia , becoming acquainted with Alexandre Dumas , with whom she was also rumoured to have had a dalliance. In Paris she would meet Alexandre Dujarrier  [ fr ] , "owner of the newspaper with the highest circulation in France, and also

544-512: The continent, where she had success in Paris and Warsaw. At this time, she was almost certainly accepting favours from a few wealthy men, and was regarded by many as a courtesan. In 1844, Eliza, now known as Lola Montez, made a personally disappointing Parisian stage debut as a dancer in Fromental Halévy 's opera Le lazzarone . She met and had an affair with Franz Liszt , who introduced her to

578-616: The editor, Henry Seekamp , with a whip. Although the "Lola Montes Polka" (composed by Albert Denning) is rumoured to have been inspired by this event, the song was published in 1855 and the incident with Seekamp occurred months later in February 1856. At Castlemaine in April 1856, she was "rapturously encored" after her Spider Dance in front of 400 diggers (including members of the Municipal Council who had adjourned their meeting early to attend

612-494: The first Munich City Derby also took place on 21 September 1902. From 1906 to 1910, Alexander Roda Roda lived in Clemensstraße 2. From 1917 to 1919 Ret Marut lived in Clemensstraße 84 /III and led the editorship of Der Ziegelbrenner ("The Brick Burner") there. From autumn 1967, Edgar Hilsenrath lived in the Clemensstraße 28. Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Juliane Lorenz lived in Clemensstraße 76, as well as Alexander Koester who lived on Clemensstraße (while his studio

646-488: The newspaper's drama critic". Through their romance, Montez revitalised her career as a dancer. Later on, after the two had their first quarrel over Lola's attendance at a party, Dujarrier attended the party and, in a drunken state, offended Jean-Baptiste Rosemond de Beauvallon  [ fr ] . When Dujarrier was challenged to a duel by de Beauvallon, Dujarrier was shot and killed. In 1846, she arrived in Munich , where she

680-564: The north. The first house on the left side was the villa of Lola Montez , a mistress of Ludwig I. Today it houses the Student Union of the University . The large sculpture " Walking Man " was created by the artist Jonathan Borofsky . The street is one of the most important ones in Munich, featuring shops, cinemas, hotels, open air cafés and restaurants and a major parkway . Throughout the year it

714-679: The performance), but drew the wrath of the audience after insulting them following some mild heckling. She departed for San Francisco on 22 May 1856. On the return voyage her manager was lost at sea after going overboard. Lola failed in her attempts at a theatrical comeback in various American cities. She arranged in 1857 to deliver a series of moral lectures in Britain and America written by Rev. Charles Chauncey Burr . She spent her last days in rescue work among women. In November 1859, The Philadelphia Press reported that Lola Montez was: living very quietly up town, and doesn't have much to do with

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748-667: The stage name Lola Montez ( / m oʊ n ˈ t ɛ z / ), was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish 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 of 1848 in the German states , she was forced to flee. She proceeded to the United States via Austria, Switzerland, France and London, to return to her work as an entertainer and lecturer. Eliza Rosanna Gilbert

782-612: The streets naked. At the age of ten, Eliza was moved again—this time to Sunderland , England, where her stepfather's older sister, Catherine Rae, set up a boarding school in Monkwearmouth with her husband. Eliza continued her education there. Eliza's determination and temper were to become her trademarks. Her stay in Sunderland lasted only a year, as she was then transferred to a school in Camden Place (now Camden Crescent ), Bath, for

816-595: The time of her birth, all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . She was baptised at St. Peter's Church in Liverpool, England, on 16 February 1823, while her family was en route to her father's post in India. Shortly after their arrival in India, Edward Gilbert died of cholera . Her mother, who was then 19, married Lieutenant Patrick Craigie the following year. Craigie quickly came to care for

850-662: The university. In March 1848, under pressure from a growing revolutionary movement, the university was re-opened, Ludwig abdicated in favor of his son, King Maximilian II , and Montez fled Bavaria, ending her career as a power behind the throne. It seems likely that Ludwig's relationship with Montez contributed greatly to his forced abdication despite his previous popularity. After a sojourn in Switzerland , where she waited in vain for Ludwig to join her, Lola made one brief excursion to France and then removed to London in late 1848. There she met and quickly married George Trafford Heald,

884-496: The world's people. Some of her old friends, the Bohemians, now and then drop in to have a little chat with her, and though she talks beautifully of her present feelings and way of life, she generally, by way of parenthesis, takes out her little tobacco pouch and makes a cigarette or two for self and friend, and then falls back upon old times with decided gusto and effect. But she doesn't tell anybody what she's going to do. By 1860, Lola

918-464: The young Eliza, but her spoiled and half-wild ways concerned him greatly. Eventually, it was agreed she would be sent back to Britain to attend school, staying with Craigie's father in Montrose , Scotland. But the "queer, wayward little Indian girl" rapidly became known as a mischief-maker. On one occasion, she stuck flowers into the wig of an elderly man during a church service; on another, she ran through

952-537: Was born into an Anglo-Irish family, the daughter of Elizabeth ("Eliza") Oliver, who was the daughter of Charles Silver Oliver , a former High Sheriff of Cork and member of Parliament for Kilmallock in County Limerick , Ireland . Their residence was the former Castle Oliver which stood a thousand yards to the south-west of the current castle by the same name. In December 1818, Eliza's parents, Ensign Edward Gilbert and Eliza Oliver, met when he arrived with

986-416: Was discovered by and became the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria . There was a rumour that when they first met, Ludwig asked her in public if her breasts were real. Her response to the question was to tear off enough of her garments to prove that they were. She soon began to use her influence on the king and this, coupled with her arrogant manner and outbursts of temper, made her extremely unpopular with

1020-569: Was founded on 15 October 1900, as the Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Photographie (teaching and research institution for photography). In the area of Belgradstraße, on both sides of the street are numerous restaurants to be found, especially in the summer months their free play areas shape the overall impression of the road. With several decades old traditions, such as the "X-Bar" as well as the, for example, from 1972 to 1976 by Heppel & Ettlich conducted "Jennerwein". Also located there, in Clemensstraße 61,

1054-553: Was in tatters, and George reportedly drowned in 1856. In 1851 she set off to make a new start in the United States, where she was surprisingly successful at first in rehabilitating her image. From 1851 to 1853, Lola performed as a dancer and actress in the eastern United States, one of her offerings being a play called Lola Montez in Bavaria . In May 1853, she arrived on the west coast in San Francisco , where her performances created

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1088-655: Was named after Prince Leopold of Bavaria , son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria . Previously the southern part of this road was called Schwabinger Weg (way). From Milbertshofener Straße / Domagkstraße, Leopoldstrasse is named Ingolstädter Straße . Leopoldstraße runs from the Siegestor (Victory Gate) and the Art Academy in the south to the Münchner Freiheit , with the Protestant church 'Erlöserkirche', and then further to

1122-432: Was on Leopoldstraße ). Jochen Winter lived on Clemensstraße. Leopoldstra%C3%9Fe Leopoldstraße is a street in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt , Schwabing and Milbertshofen . It is a major boulevard , and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of Ludwigstraße , the boulevard of King Ludwig I of Bavaria , north of the Siegestor . After the incorporation of Schwabing in 1891, it

1156-584: Was the "Clemensburg" as Munich's only BVB pub, which existed from 1907 to 2015. In the further course to the east, the Clemensstraße is again primarily a residential street. In the Clemensstraße 113/IV is the Säkularinstitut Ancillae Sanctae Ecclesiae . At the corner of Clemensstraße and Winzererstraße is the Landesarbeitsgericht München (Munich Labor Court). In the area between Münchner Freiheit and Fallmerayerstraße,

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