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Constance Trotti

Constance Anne Louise Trotti, marchioness Arconati-Visconti (21 July 1800 – 18 May 1871), was a Belgian noble who hosted a leading cultural salon in Brussels. She became known as a patron of artists and Belgian cultural life. She was born in Vienna to a functionary at the Austrian court and married her cousin Giuseppe Trotti in 1818. In 1821, the couple moved to Brussels (then part of the Netherlands), where she became a leading socialite. She hosted a salon that became the center of the Belgian aristocracy and the French exiled colony, and acted as a patron of Belgian cultural life.

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Constance Anne Louise Trotti, marchioness Arconati-Visconti (21 July 1800 – 18 May 1871), was a Belgian noble who hosted a leading cultural salon in Brussels. She became known as a patron of artists and Belgian cultural life. She was born in Vienna to a functionary at the Austrian court and married her cousin Giuseppe Trotti in 1818. In 1821, the couple moved to Brussels (then part of the Netherlands), where she became a leading socialite. She hosted a salon that became the center of the Belgian aristocracy and the French exiled colony, and acted as a patron of Belgian cultural life.

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  1. date of birth: 1818 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1818". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337121930

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