The noblewomen fought according to all the rules of the Code Duello, and both women agreed to abide by the outcome. And they fought topless for a very good reason. Princess Pauline von Metternich and Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg met with swords to settle a dispute over flower arrangements. In the 1892 duel, both women were Austrian noblewomen of the highest ranks. It was called the first emancipated duel because not only were both duelers women, their seconds and the doctor on hand to tend their wounds were also women.įemale sword duels were uncommon, even by the late 19th century when the topless duel was fought. But no duel was more shocking than the topless duel between fought a princess and a countess. The history of dueling is full of shocking moments, like the time the vice president shot and killed the Secretary of the Treasury - that was, of course, the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
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