Ottoline Morrell English aristocrat and philanthropist Date of Birth: 16.06.1873 Country: Great Britain

Biography of Ottoline Morrell

Ottoline Morrell, an English aristocrat and patron, was one of the central figures in the Bloomsbury Group. Ottoline Cavendish-Bentinck was granted the title of lady at the age of six and in 1879, like her stepbrother William, she was entitled to the Duke of Portland's title. Ottoline had numerous family connections to the British aristocracy. In 1902, she married the Liberal Party politician Philip Morrell, with whom she had a daughter. However, both spouses agreed to lead a free lifestyle. Lady Morrell had multiple lovers, including writer and philosopher Bertrand Russell, artists Roger Fry and Augustus John, and artist Dora Carrington (bisexuality was common among members of the Bloomsbury Group). Lady Morrell hosted a social salon in London where distinguished cultural figures of Britain gathered, such as D.H. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, and Stephen Spender, among others.

In 1915, the Morrells purchased Garsington Manor near Oxford and provided it for the use of the Bloomsbury Group. They also financially supported many members of the group when needed. The character of Lady Ottoline Morrell is reflected in various works of 20th-century English literature. She is portrayed as Mrs. Bis