Biography
Mata Hari: Age, Marriage, Career Net worth And More.
Destitute and hoping to earn enough money to reunite with her daughter, Margaretha began to dance professionally in Paris in 1905 under the name of Lady MacLeod. She soon renamed herself Mata Hari, a Malay expression for the Sun (literally, “eye of the day”). Tall, extremely attractive, superficially acquainted with East Indian dances, and willing to appear virtually nude in public, Mata Hari was an instant success in Paris and other large cities. Throughout her adult life she had numerous lovers, and many of them were military officers. Some of the liaisons involved money.
Age:
Mata Hari was born on August 7, 1876.
Parents:
Mata Hari was the daughter of a prosperous hatter who lost the family’s money when she was a teenager. Her parents subsequently divorced, and following the death of her mother in 1891, she lived with relatives.
Marriage:
In 1895, Mata Hari married Capt. Rudolph MacLeod, an officer in the Dutch colonial army. They separated after returning to Europe and eventually divorced in 1906.
Children:
The couple had two children, though their son died allegedly poisoned by the nanny; however, some have speculated that he contracted syphilis from his parents and that his death was caused by mercury treatments for the disease.
Siblings:
There is no information available about Mata Hari’s siblings.
Career:
Destitute and hoping to earn enough money to reunite with her daughter, Margaretha began to dance professionally in Paris in 1905 under the name of Lady MacLeod. She soon renamed herself Mata Hari, a Malay expression for the Sun (literally, “eye of the day”). Tall, extremely attractive, superficially acquainted with East Indian dances, and willing to appear virtually nude in public, Mata Hari was an instant success in Paris and other large cities.
Social Media:
There is no information available about Mata Hari’s social media presence as social media did not exist during her lifetime.
Net Worth:
There is no information available about Mata Hari’s net worth.