In 1745, English authorities arrested a man in a London coffee shop for espionage.

His pockets were full of diamonds.

He played the violin like a master. The interrogators finally let him go.

The man only gave a name, the Count of Saint-Germain.

And for 200 years, the Count would appear at every turning point in European history, and American history.

And in all that time, he never aged a day.

After disappearing from London, the count re-surfaced 13 years later in France at the court of Versailles.

He dressed in velvet with rings and diamonds on every finger.

Nobody knew where he came from or how he got his money.

He became the must-have guest at every dinner party.

He played piano and violin so beautifully that people were moved to tears.

And he was a brilliant conversationalist.

He spoke 20 languages without an accent.

He had immense knowledge about everything.

He even impressed Voltaire.

He is a man who never dies and who knows everything.

He is very singular and will probably have the honor of seeing your majesty in the course

of 50 years. But where the count really excelled was in history. He did a perfect impression

of Henry VIII. He knew the details of conversations and relationships that didn't appear in any

books. When asked how he can know so much about people who'd been dead for years, the count would simply smile and say,

I was there.

The Count also knew about alchemy.

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