Byron Meets Teresa Guiccioli and Begins His Last Great Love Affair
Poet involved
What happened
In April 1819, Byron met Teresa, Countess Guiccioli, in Venice, the nineteen-year-old wife of the elderly Count Alessandro Guiccioli, and began a passionate relationship that would last until his death.
Literary impact
Teresa Guiccioli became Byron's muse, companion, and emotional anchor during his most productive Italian years; his deep attachment to her provided the stability and domestic contentment that had eluded him in England, and the affair's romantic intensity and its setting in the politically charged atmosphere of Risorgimento Italy infused his later works, including Don Juan and the dramas of the early 1820s, with a new warmth and political engagement.
Source: Wikipedia
