Gaia Servadio | |
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Born | Gaia Cecilia Metella Servadio 13 September 1938
Padua, Italy |
Died | 20 August 2021 Rome, Italy | (aged 82)
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse(s) |
William Mostyn-Owen (c. 1961–1989) Hugh Myddelton (c. 1995-2021) |
Children | 3, including Allegra Mostyn-Owen |
Gaia Cecilia Metella Servadio [1] (13 September 1938 – 20 August 2021) was an Italian writer. [2]
Servadio was born in Padua, the daughter of industrial chemist [3] Luxardo Servadio and wife Bianca Prinzi. [4] Her father was Jewish and her mother was Sicilian and Catholic. [5] She received a bachelor's degree from London's Camberwell School of Art. [4]
Her first novel Tanto gentile e tanto onesta, aka Melinda, was published in 1967 by Feltrinelli in Italy and Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the UK, and was "a runaway success". [4]
Servadio was married to the British art historian William Mostyn-Owen c. 1961–1989, and they had three children, Owen (b. 1962), Allegra (b. 1964) and Orlando (b. 1973). [6] In 1968, they were living in "23 rooms or so" of one wing of Aberuchill Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. [7]
Their daughter Allegra, an art teacher, was the first wife of the politician Boris Johnson. [8] Their son Orlando is an artist and a painter. [9]
Servadio lived in Belgravia, London. [10] Following her divorce from Mostyn-Owen, in 1995 Servadio married Hugh Robert Myddelton, of Chirk Castle in Wales, another former Etonian. [11] In 2001 their surname was changed to Myddelton Biddulph, and they became Hugh Robert Myddelton Biddulph and Gaia Servadio Myddelton Biddulph. [12] They remained married until her death. [13] She died on 20 August 2021. [14] [15]
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Gaia Servadio | |
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Born | Gaia Cecilia Metella Servadio 13 September 1938
Padua, Italy |
Died | 20 August 2021 Rome, Italy | (aged 82)
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse(s) |
William Mostyn-Owen (c. 1961–1989) Hugh Myddelton (c. 1995-2021) |
Children | 3, including Allegra Mostyn-Owen |
Gaia Cecilia Metella Servadio [1] (13 September 1938 – 20 August 2021) was an Italian writer. [2]
Servadio was born in Padua, the daughter of industrial chemist [3] Luxardo Servadio and wife Bianca Prinzi. [4] Her father was Jewish and her mother was Sicilian and Catholic. [5] She received a bachelor's degree from London's Camberwell School of Art. [4]
Her first novel Tanto gentile e tanto onesta, aka Melinda, was published in 1967 by Feltrinelli in Italy and Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the UK, and was "a runaway success". [4]
Servadio was married to the British art historian William Mostyn-Owen c. 1961–1989, and they had three children, Owen (b. 1962), Allegra (b. 1964) and Orlando (b. 1973). [6] In 1968, they were living in "23 rooms or so" of one wing of Aberuchill Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. [7]
Their daughter Allegra, an art teacher, was the first wife of the politician Boris Johnson. [8] Their son Orlando is an artist and a painter. [9]
Servadio lived in Belgravia, London. [10] Following her divorce from Mostyn-Owen, in 1995 Servadio married Hugh Robert Myddelton, of Chirk Castle in Wales, another former Etonian. [11] In 2001 their surname was changed to Myddelton Biddulph, and they became Hugh Robert Myddelton Biddulph and Gaia Servadio Myddelton Biddulph. [12] They remained married until her death. [13] She died on 20 August 2021. [14] [15]
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