- A
salon is a
gathering of
people held by a host.
These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's
definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please...
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George Bubb Dodington, 1st
Baron Melcombe PC (1691 – 28 July 1762) was an
English Whig
politician who sat in the
House of
Commons from 1715 to 1761. Christened...
- 19
February 1852) was a
Swedish lady-in-waiting and
politically active salonist.
Aurora Wilhelmina Koskull was the
daughter of the
courtier Baron Otto...
- 1792 – 24
January 1862), was a
Russian writer, poet, singer, composer,
salonist and lady in waiting. She was an
important figure in 19th-century Russian...
- was a
consort of Baden, a
dilettante artist, scientist,
collector and
salonist. The
daughter of
Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt and
Charlotte Christine...
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Wetterstedt (1779–1834), was a
politically influential Swedish countess,
salonist and courtier. Born to the
royal court chamberlain baron Johan Jakob De...
- Saint-Martin-de-Ré /ɡəˈræn də ˌtɒnˈsæn/ (27
April 1682 – 4
December 1749) was a
French salonist and author. She was the
mother of Jean le Rond d'Alembert, who
later became...
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Maria Rombo 30 July 1864 Palermo,
Kingdom of
Italy Died 10
April 1954 Venice,
Italy Nationality Italian Occupation(s) Noblewoman,
socialite and
salonist...
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Manuela Cañizares (1769-1814) was an
Ecuadorian salonist and
heroine of independence. Cañizares was the host of a po****r
literary salon in
Quito from...
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Sophie ; 1740 – 14
October 1773)
known as
Septimanie d'Egmont was a
French salonist. Born the
daughter of
Louis François
Armand de
Vignerot du Plessis, Duke...
