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Harriet Smithson

Anglo-Irish actress

b. 1800 CE – d. 1854 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Henrietta Constance (Harriet) Smithson (1800 - 3 March 1854) is an Anglo-Irish actress, the first wife of Hector Berlioz, and the inspiration for his Symphonie Fantastique.

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Moran, J. (2017). Harriet Smithson. History Atlas. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/harriet-smithson/

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