BLESSINGTON, COUNTESS OF

BLESSINGTON, COUNTESS OF
   an Irish lady celebrated for her beauty and wit; figured much in intellectual circles in London; had her salon at Kensington; was on intimate terms with Byron, and published "Conversations with Byron," and wrote several novels; being extravagant, fell into debt, and had to flee the country (1789-1849).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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