Countess Santa Eulalia, aka Libbie Shindler Stetson

From all Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #075, part 2

 

Elizabeth "Libby" Shindler was an Indiana farm girl / schoolteacher who caught the eye of philanthropist / hatmaker John B. Stetson and became his third wife. When left a widow with several million dollars, she was pursued and captured by a Portuguese nobleman who was not quite what he claimed.