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'''Cecilia Maria de Candia''' (born 1853 or 1854), later Mrs Godfrey Pearse, was a British-Italian writer, amateur singer and society hostess. She was the daughter of two famous opera singers, [[Giulia Grisi]] and marquis Giovanni Matteo de Candia, who sang under the popular name of [[Mario (tenor)|Mario]] the tenor. |
'''Cecilia Maria de Candia''' (born 1853 or 1854), later Mrs Godfrey Pearse, was a British-Italian writer, amateur singer and society hostess. She was the daughter of two famous opera singers, [[Giulia Grisi]] and marquis Giovanni Matteo de Candia, who sang under the popular name of [[Mario (tenor)|Mario]] the tenor. |
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In her childhood, she travelled extensively with her parents, who moved their main home from [[Florence]] to [[London]] in 1869. And she grew up surrounded by the artistic elite of Europe, the friends and colleagues of her parents. The [[House of Candia|de Candia family]] was part of the Italian nobility, and at birth, Cecilia Maria was registered as [[princess]] Cecilia Maria de Candia, [[Countess]] of Candia and Lady of the Italian [[Kingdom of Sardinia]]. |
In her childhood, she travelled extensively with her parents, who moved their main home from [[Florence]] to [[London]] in 1869. And she grew up surrounded by the artistic elite of Europe, the friends and colleagues of her parents. The [[House of Candia|de Candia family]] was part of the Italian nobility, and at birth, Cecilia Maria was registered as [[princess]] Cecilia Maria de Candia, [[Countess]] of Candia and Lady of the Italian [[Kingdom of Sardinia]]- Piedmont. |
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She married Godfrey Pearse a "[[fencing]] champion" and they lived first in [[London]], and some seasons in [[Brighton]]. They were good friends and correspondents of the famous Scottish painter [[James McNeill Whistler]]. |
She married Godfrey Pearse a "[[fencing]] champion" and they lived first in [[London]], and some seasons in [[Brighton]]. They were good friends and correspondents of the famous Scottish painter [[James McNeill Whistler]]. |
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Revision as of 08:20, 24 December 2009
Cecilia Maria de Candia (born 1853 or 1854), later Mrs Godfrey Pearse, was a British-Italian writer, amateur singer and society hostess. She was the daughter of two famous opera singers, Giulia Grisi and marquis Giovanni Matteo de Candia, who sang under the popular name of Mario the tenor.
In her childhood, she travelled extensively with her parents, who moved their main home from Florence to London in 1869. And she grew up surrounded by the artistic elite of Europe, the friends and colleagues of her parents. The de Candia family was part of the Italian nobility, and at birth, Cecilia Maria was registered as princess Cecilia Maria de Candia, Countess of Candia and Lady of the Italian Kingdom of Sardinia- Piedmont.
She married Godfrey Pearse a "fencing champion" and they lived first in London, and some seasons in Brighton. They were good friends and correspondents of the famous Scottish painter James McNeill Whistler.
As Mrs Godfrey Pearse, she published three books:
- The Romance of a Great Singer: A Memoir of Mario (1910) (with Frank Hird)
- The Kitchen Garden and the Cook: An Alphabetical Guide to the Cultivation of Vegetables (1913)
- The Enchanted Past (1926).
She died while conducting research and writing her last book to be at her father's home the well known Villa Salviati in Tuscany.
References
- Brief biography from University of Glasgow's Whistler collection