Guiccioli, Teresa (c. 1801–1873)
Guiccioli, Teresa (c. 1801–1873)
Italian noblewoman. Name variations: Countess Guiccioli; Marquise de Boissy. Pronunciation: GWEE-cho-lee. Born Teresa Gamba in Italy c. 1801; died in Rome, Mar 26, 1873; dau. of Count Gamba; m. Count Guiccioli, c. 1817; m. Marquis de Boissy, 1851.
Best known for her relationship with Lord Byron, married Count Guiccioli when she was 16 and met Byron a few months later; maintained relations with Byron until his death; published in French, My Recollections of Lord Byron (1868).
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