About Lily Theodoli
Lived 1850 – 1908 (aged 57–58). Lily Theodoli was an American novelist.
Lily Conrad, Marchesa Theodoli (–) was an American-Italian novelist.
Lily Conrad was born in in New Orleans, the daughter of the Confederate officer William K. Conrad. After her father's death, she and her mother relocated to Rome, where her mother married the Marchese Francesco Cavalletti. Lily Conrad was educated at the Sacro Cuore della Trinità dei Monti.
In Rome, as a young woman Lily Conrad was pursued by many would-be suitors, including the novelist Frances Marion Crawford. One of those would-be suitors reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself in front of a portrait of her. In 1874, Conrad married the Marchese Alfonso Theodoli (1845–1910). They had two sons.
Lily Theodoli died in 1908 in Rome.
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Who was Lily Theodoli?
American novelist
When was Lily Theodoli born?
Lily Theodoli was born in 1850 in New Orleans.
When did Lily Theodoli die?
Lily Theodoli died in 1908 in Rome.
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Lily Theodoli was a novelist.
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Lily Theodoli was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Lily Conrad, Marchesa Theodoli
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lily Theodoli. https://biography.guide/lily-theodoli/
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