Countess of Blessington

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The Countess of Blessington was an Irish novelist, literary hostess, and prominent figure in early 19th-century London society, renowned for her influential salons and connections with leading writers and artists.

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Countess of Blessington canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish novelist ⓘ
human ⓘ
literary hostess ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ
travel writer ⓘ
birthDate 1789-09-01 ⓘ
birthName Marguerite Power ⓘ
birthPlace Knockbrit, County Tipperary, Ireland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
deathDate 1849-06-04 ⓘ
deathPlace Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
describedBySource 19th-century biographical dictionaries ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish ⓘ
familyName Gardiner ⓘ
Power ⓘ
floruit early 19th century ⓘ
genre memoir ⓘ
novel ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
givenName Marguerite ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf London literary society ⓘ
name Marguerite Gardiner ⓘ
notableFor connections with leading writers and artists of her time ⓘ
friendship with Lord Byron ⓘ
hosting literary and artistic salons in early 19th-century London ⓘ
notableWork Conversations with Lord Byron ⓘ
The Idler in France ⓘ
The Idler in Italy ⓘ
The Victims of Society ⓘ
occupation editor ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBurial Champs-Élysées Cemetery ⓘ
residence Gore House, Kensington ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
linked to: Naples

Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Captain Maurice St. Leger Farmer ⓘ
Charles John Gardiner, 1st Earl of Blessington ⓘ
title Countess of Blessington ⓘ
workLocation Italy ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Paris ⓘ

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Louis-Philippe, comte d'Orsay → associatedWith → Countess of Blessington ⓘ
Countess of Blessington → title → Countess of Blessington ⓘ