was the wife of a rich merchant in Gueldres, and equally distinguished for her beauty and her virtue. Rhinfauld, a German officer, and governor of the town of Gueldres, fell in love with her; and not being able to seduce her either by promises or presents, he imprisoned her husband, pretending that he kept up a traitorous correspondence with the enemies of the state. Sapphira yielded to the passion of the governor. Sapphire.