Cecilia Maria de Candia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cecilia Maria de Candia

British-Italian writer

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1853

Place of Birth: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-May-1926

Profession: writer, socialite

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Cecilia Maria de Candia (24 December 1853, Brighton, England – 26 May 1926, Bordighera, Italy), later Mrs Godfrey Pearse, was a British-Italian writer, amateur singer and society hostess.
She was the daughter of two famous opera singers, Giulia Grisi and the Cavaliere don Giovanni Matteo de Candia, who sang under the popular name of Mario the tenor, the youngest son of Stefano de Candia, Royal Governor General of Nice, Marquis of Candia and Aide-de-Camp to the King of Sardinia, Carlo Felice di Savoia.