Lady Caroline Lam became famous for her passionate love for the English poet and aristocrat Lord Byron. The secular beauty was a very exalted person, at the same time she was distinguished by artistic talents, wrote novels, watercolors, and was fluent in the art of caricature.
Biography
In 1785, on November 13, in the English county of Dorset, the future lover of the genius Byron, Lady Caroline Lam, was born in the old aristocratic Ponsonby family. The girl's parents Federic Ponsonby and Henrietta Spencer were unhappy in their marriage. The father of the family was distinguished by a violent disposition and an addiction to gambling. The mother was indifferent to the upbringing of her daughter, was very sickly and took care only of herself, sending her three-year-old child to warm Italy, where Carolina lived in the care of maids. When the baby was ten years old, Carolina's grandmother Lady Spencer took her to her and gave her a decent education, which was supposed to correspond to the girl's aristocratic origins.
Carolina received lessons in Italian, Greek, French, and knew Latin. She showed talent in painting and was fond of drawing watercolors. The girl was instilled with a love of music and taught to play musical instruments.
Personal life
Growing up, Carolina Ponsonby was introduced to high society, where she was received favorably. Lead she was charming - deep brown eyes combined with lush blond curls. She was petite and very energetic, liked by young nobles. William Lam immediately drew attention to the charming prankster, although at the time of their meeting the girl was thirteen years old. This acquaintance became the reason for marriage. William Lam, by the will of fate, became the heir to a huge fortune and the Caroline family agreed to their marriage. In the summer of 1805, a magnificent wedding took place. The young husband and wife settled in London Whitehall. Two years after her marriage, Lady Lam gave birth to her first child, George. In 1809, a second pregnancy followed by a girl who lived only a day. Pregnancy, difficult childbirth, illness of a son, death of a daughter, work problems of her husband made the life of Lady Caroline unbearable. William's mother-in-law was jealous of her, and all of her husband's relatives were very hostile to the young woman.
Lady Lam's meeting with the romantic poet brought a lot of light and impressions into the life of the unfortunate beauty. Byron was seized with a feeling of love for a married beauty and she submitted to romantic passion. The relationship lasted about nine months, after which the poet lost interest in Carolina. All high society watched this romance until Caroline's mother took her to an Irish estate to break off an unacceptable relationship. However, Lady Caroline was so obsessed with a passion for the poet that she had hysterical fits. She tried to return Byron's love, but was already completely uninteresting to him. Lady Caroline splashed her love experiences into literary work. Her famous novel Glenarvon was a resounding success. The book was published in 1816, while dealing a devastating blow to the reputation of an aristocrat. In 1825, the husband left his unfaithful wife, realizing how much she caused him grief and shame.
Lady Caroline Lam died in the winter of 1828 from drug-related illnesses and excess love.
