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Marguerite Blessington

b: Knockbrit, Ireland, Sep 1, 1789

d: Paris, France, Jun 7, 1849

English. Socialite. Writer. Renowned beauty; headed intellectual circle; wrote memoir of Byron, 1834.

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Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama.