 Since the Army treated her as a man, the Lodge of Freres-Artistes in Paris voted to initiate her, knowing she was a woman, when she presented herself in her cavalry uniform, with her paperwork as an Aide-de-camp.She is said to have been the wife of "General de Xaintrailles", probably Charles Antoine Dominique Xaintrailles.Countess Barkóczy (1833 - 1887) became fascinated by her grand-uncle's books on Freemasonry, browsing through his library after his death.