Who Am I?

I was born 7 August 1876 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. My name at birth was Margaretha Geerruida Zelle.
I was born in a wealthy family, but my father went bankrupt.
When I was 18, I answered a newspaper ad from a handsome Dutch officer living in Java, the East Indies to become his wife.
After the death of our son in 1902 I divorced my alcoholic husband.
When I returned to Paris in 1903, I gained work in a circus before moving on to work as an exotic dancer. With my background in the East Indies, I was able to claim that I was a Java Princess of Hindu birth, something which added to my allure and fascination.
I had many high-profile relationships with high-ranking German and French officers.
These relationships evidently led to me being labeled a spy.
Although my trial was based on very flimsy evidence, I was found guilty and sentenced to death by firing squad.
The execution was on 15 October 1917 and my last words were "I am ready".
After the 12 shots were fired, an officer shot me in the head to be sure I was dead.
My name means "the eye of the day” in Java.

Who am I?

Answer to last weeks Who am I: Lawrence of Arabia.

Howdy y’all. It’s me, ninong7 aka UJ aka John. Just a short intro about myself. I am a Texan that has retired in the Philippines. I moved to the Philippines with my wife back in May 2010. I am retired from the US Air Force. The music I like is mostly Classic Country and Classic Rock. I guess you could say that I am “Classic”. I play dominoes when I can find someone that will play, I play chess, cribbage, spades, hearts, Empire Builder, Rail Baron, Acquire and a few other games. I like to write poems and stories (although pretty novice) and I love learning about history, just about any history. I’m at home on my computer a lot but if I could afford to, I’d be traveling and documenting my travels to post in my blog. I hope to get to know a lot of you through PeakD and Discord.****