The daughter of a rich Greek merchant, One of the themes in her work was the
Greek struggle for independence from the Turks. Her literary salon attracted intellectuals of the time including
Ugo Foscolo,
Lord Byron,
Alessandro Manzoni,
Andreas Kalvos,
Alphonse de Lamartine,
Giovanni Battista Niccolini,
Giuseppe Mazzini and
Firmin Didot. == References ==