Princess of Parallelograms

Annabella Milbanke is known as an early mathmatician who had a little less than perfect life. She married Lord Bryon in 1815 since she'd already once refused his proposal in 1812. Milbanke got the affectionate nickname of the "Princess of Parallelograms" from Bryon during their marriage. Soon after though, with the help of her parents, Annabella divorced Bryon. He treated her badly and had an incestual affair with his half sister; Annabella thought he was mad and had shrinks come in to evaluate his mental health. Compared to her husband, Milbanke's life and upbringing was strict & consisted of mathematics, religion, and philosophy. When the two divorced, their only child, Ada, was very young. Annabella was said to be obssessed wth Byron even after his death and worried later in life that her beloved daughter would inherit his crazy, dark characteristics. This was not true though. Ada followed in her mother's footsteps. She died an early death at the same age as her father, and Annabella did not attend the funeral. On May 16th, 1860, the day before her 68th birthday, Annabella died of breast cancer.