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The Ladies in Berlioz's life

Nanci Berlioz Pal (1806 - 1850), the elder of Hector's sisters

Adèle Berlioz Suat (1840 - 1860), Nanci's younger sister

Monique, (1792 - 1857) the Berlioz household's beloved housekeeper

(Marie) Camille Moke, (1811 - 1875) Berlioz's fiancée until she married Camille Pleyel

Harriet Smithson (1800 - 1854), Hector's first adult passion and later his wife

Marie Recio (1814 - 1862), mistress and later second wife

Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittengenstein (1819 - 1887), Liszt's mistress and an admirer and constant source of encouragement to Berlioz

Pauline Viardot (1821 - 1910, sister of Mme Malibran), mezzo soprano admired by Berlioz

The mysterious Amélie??? whom Berlioz loved in 1862 - 63 (No known genuine picture exists)

Estelle Fornier (1797 - 1876, née Dubeuf) Berlioz's adolescent first love and his final passion. She gave him this photo in 1865.

If you have any biographical details, picture or other information regarding the mysterious Amelie, please contact us at berlioz.soc@ntlworld.com.

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This page last updated 9th February 2008