About J. Constanze Smith
Lived 1785 – 1829 (aged 43–44). J. Constanze Smith was a German and British writer, known for Byron.
Constance Catherine Smith, Mrs Spencer Smith (née Constanze Baronne de Herbert Rathkeal; 1785–1829 ) - wife of a British diplomat John Spencer Smith, known as Florence in several of Byron's poems.
Daughter of baron Herbert, Austrian ambassador to Constantinople. Heroine of Marquis de Salvo's book about her escape from Napoleon and Memoirs of the Duchess D' Abrantés.
Poems Lord Byron fell in love with her in Malta in 1809.
To Florence (September 1809) Lines written in an album at Malta (September 14, 1809) Stanzas composed during a thunderstorm (October 11, 1809) Stanzas written in passing the Ambracian gulf (November 14, 1809) The spell is broke... (Athens, January 16, 1810) Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, II, xxxii-xxxiii.
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Who was J. Constanze Smith?
(1785-1829)
When was J. Constanze Smith born?
J. Constanze Smith was born in 1785 in Istanbul.
When did J. Constanze Smith die?
J. Constanze Smith died on 21 October 1829 in Vienna.
What was J. Constanze Smith's occupation?
J. Constanze Smith was a writer.
What was J. Constanze Smith known for?
J. Constanze Smith was known for Byron.
What nationality was J. Constanze Smith?
J. Constanze Smith was German and British.
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· Wikipedia: J. Constanze Smith
· DBpedia: Constance Smith (née Herbert)
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