In 1894, he married the French singer Maria de Browne; known by her stage name, Blanche de Mercy. The letters of admiration she received from her fans drove him to fits of jealousy. At one point, he accepted a position as Director of a factory that made art objects, in Passau, Germany, to take her away from Rome. She felt isolated there, and spent some time on an unsuccessful tour in the United States."Blanche De Mercy,in arte "La Sciantosa" @ Magazine Cultura They eventually returned to Rome. In 1905, he met her lawyer, who he suspected of being her lover, come out of their home. Following a serious quarrel, he bought a gun and, on August 10th, killed her; shooting her five times with a revolver. He claimed that she had threatened him with a gun first.
