Blessington, Countess of (1789‒1849)

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).

Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)