The Countess of Castiglione, a ravishing Italian aristocrat living in 19th-century Paris, both captivated and scandalized the French court. In the 1850s, she was known as the most beautiful woman ...

In his letter to The Countess of Rosslyn, Tom Hanks wrote that "few destinations live up to their billing…but Rosslyn was all that one could imagine or hope for.” Ian Gardner, Director of Ross ...

Virginia Oldoini—known better to history as the Countess of Castiglione—was mad, bad, and dangerous to know. Oldoini’s beauty ...