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1873 1800 ravenna , italy 1800 file : teresa , contessa guiccioli.gif teresa , contessa guiccioli
 saint claire 's monastery at faenza teresa , contessa guiccioli george gordon byron , lord byron
teresa , contessa guiccioli

teresa , contessa guiccioli -lrb- 1800 -- 1873 -rrb- was the married lover of lord byron while he was living in ravenna , italy , and writing the first five cantos of `` don juan '' .
she wrote the biographical account `` lord byron 's life in italy '' .
on 19 january 1818 , teresa married count guiccioli .
it was three days later , on 22 january , that she met lord byron at the home of countess albrizzi .
alexandre dumas included her as a minor character in his novel `` the count of monte cristo '' using the disguised name `` countess g - '' .
lord byron also used this shortened name in his journals .
