In 2023, fleeing a revolution in her home country, Stella Sobieski, Princess of Lodtz, took refuge in Ariana, where she owned a holiday home.
Ecclesiastical authorities soon noted that she failed to observe the rites and customs prevailing in Ariana and instead hosted parties at her vast seaside palace.
Reports indicated that rituals involving scantily clad women were taking place, prompting the Cardinales to order an investigation.
During a dawn raid, Princess Sobieski was found naked in bed with another naked young woman, who turned out to be her maid.
Chemical apparatus and vials containing unknown liquids were also discovered in the cellar.
On the orders of the Chief Inquisitor, both women were immediately taken to the courthouse for questioning.
When questioned by the investigating magistrate, Stella Sobieski initially denied the allegations; however, the maid—questioned separately—confessed to engaging in a lesbian relationship with her mistress.
Faced with this confession, the princess agreed to admit to the crimes, provided her lover’s sentence was reduced.
Both women were placed in separate detention cells within the palace complex, pending their appearance before the judges.