Background
She was the daughter of Giacomo Filippo Durazzo and Maddalena Pallavicini.
She was the daughter of Giacomo Filippo Durazzo and Maddalena Pallavicini.
She also collected some 5,000 plant specimens in a herbarium, subsequently donated to the Civico Museo Doria di Storia Naturale di Genova.
Her father was a member of one of the most illustrious and aristocratic Genoese families, as well as a notable naturalist and bibliophile in his own right.