mongirone

Updated: July 5, 2025

His father, Count Celsi-Mongirone, was a man of distinguished family and some wealth. He was syndic of Orvieto, and lived either in that town or on his neighboring estate of Mongirone. His wife owned a large property near Siena, and Count Ottaviano, who was the second son, came there from time to time to look into its management.

Edith Wharton - The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1