Villa Diodati
- Address: 9 Chemin de Ruth
- Vicinity: N of Rte de la Capite
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1710/00/00 | The estate is acquired by Gabriel Diodati, a descendant of Giovanni Diodati, a Genevan Reformed theologian, Hebraist, diplomat and translator. | |||||
| 1816/06/10 | Lord Byron | Home | Lord Byron begins renting Villa Diodati. | |||
| 1816/06/16 | Mary Shelley | Author | Mary Wollstonecraft begins writing Frankenstein as part of a ghost story competition at Lord Byron's residence in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. | Frankenstein (book) | ||
| 1816/11/01 | Lord Byron departs Villa Diodati. | |||||
| 1819/04/01 | "The Vampyre", a short story by John William Polidori based on a tale told by Lord Byron, is published in The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register, London, H Colburn, Vol 1, No 63. | Rise of the Gothic Vampire |
| Particulars for Villa Diodati: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Literature |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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