Metilde Viscontini Dembowski

Metilde Viscontini Dembowski
Alleged portrait of Metilde Viscontini Dembowski (19th century)
Born(1790-02-01)1 February 1790
Milan, Duchy of Milan
Died1 May 1825(1825-05-01) (aged 35)
Milan, Austrian Empire
Known forItalian patriotism, inspiration for Stendhal's De l'amour
SpouseJan Dembowski
ChildrenCarlo Dembowski, Ercole Dembowski

Metilde Viscontini Dembowski (also cited as Matilde; 1 February 1790 – 1 May 1825) was an Italian aristocrat, patriot, and a prominent figure in the Milanese Carbonari movement. She is also known as the unrequited love and muse of the French writer Stendhal, who immortalized her in his treatise De l'amour.

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