Accommodation by Historic Figure - D
From Dali to Dvorak
Listings are by surname except in the case of kings, queens and other monarchs. Hotels and other accommodation marked with an asterisk (*) denotes a particularly strong connection with the specific individual. Accommodation is within the United Kingdom unless stated otherwise.
Charles Darwin by L Darwin
Dali, Salvador. 1904 – 1989. Spanish surrealist painter whose most famous works include The Persistence of Memory. Astoria Brussels (Belgium) | Hotel d’Europe of Avignon (France) | Le Meurice (France)
Darnley, Lord (Henry Stuart). 1545 – 1567. The husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of King James I of England. Spread Eagle of Jedburgh
Darwin, Charles. 1809 – 1882. British scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and his book On the Origin of Species. Lion Hotel of Shrewsbury
Davy, Humphrey. 1778 – 1829. British inventor and chemist, most well-known for his safety lamp for use in mines. The Old House
Davis, Jefferson. 1808 – 1889. President of the Confederate States of America between 1861 and 1865. Washington Plantation (USA)
Day-Lewis, Cecil. 1904 - 1972. Irish-born Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. The Brace of Pheasants
Debussy, Claude. 1862 – 1918. Iconic French composer whose numerous works include the famous La Mer. *Grand Hotel Eastbourne | Grand Hotel Majestic (Italy)
Defoe, Daniel. 1659? – 1731. English writer whose most notable works include Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. Old Hall Buxton | The Royal Seven Stars
Delarue-Mardrus, Lucie. 1874 – 1945. French polymath most noted for her authorship and poetry. *La Maison de Lucie (France)
Darnley, Lord (Henry Stuart). 1545 – 1567. The husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of King James I of England. Spread Eagle of Jedburgh
Darwin, Charles. 1809 – 1882. British scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and his book On the Origin of Species. Lion Hotel of Shrewsbury
Davy, Humphrey. 1778 – 1829. British inventor and chemist, most well-known for his safety lamp for use in mines. The Old House
Davis, Jefferson. 1808 – 1889. President of the Confederate States of America between 1861 and 1865. Washington Plantation (USA)
Day-Lewis, Cecil. 1904 - 1972. Irish-born Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. The Brace of Pheasants
Debussy, Claude. 1862 – 1918. Iconic French composer whose numerous works include the famous La Mer. *Grand Hotel Eastbourne | Grand Hotel Majestic (Italy)
Defoe, Daniel. 1659? – 1731. English writer whose most notable works include Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. Old Hall Buxton | The Royal Seven Stars
Delarue-Mardrus, Lucie. 1874 – 1945. French polymath most noted for her authorship and poetry. *La Maison de Lucie (France)
Disraeli by C J Hughes
Descartes, Rene. 1596 – 1650. Influential French philosopher and mathematician. Le Pigeonnier du Perron (France)
D’Annunzio, Gabriele. 1863 – 1934. Italian writer most noted for his nationalism and influence on Fascism. Le Meurice (France) | Londra Palace (Italy) | Grand Hotel Gardone (Italy) | Helvetia and Bristol (Italy)
Da Gama, Vasco. 1460? – 1469. Portuguese naval commander and celebrated explorer. Pousada de Estremoz (Portugal)
Da Montefeltro, Federico. 1422 – 1482. Condottieri and a pivotal figure in the Italian Renaissance. *Castello di Petroia (Italy)
De Adam, Salimbene. 1221 – 1290. Franciscan Friar and pre-eminent chronicler of Italian medieval history. *Palazzo Dalla Rosa Prati (Italy)
De Beauvoir, Simone. 1908 – 1986. French writer and feminist, and contemporary of Jean Paul Sartre. Albergo del Sole al Pantheon (Italy)
De Camoes, Luis. 1524? – 1580. Iconic Portuguese poet most famous for his epic work The Lusiads. Pousada Castelo de Palmela (Portugal)
De Chirico, Giorgio. 1888 – 1978. Greek-born Italian artist fluent in both contemporary and classic styles. Victoria Palace of Paris (France) | Le Meurice (France)
De Flavigny, Marie. 1805 – 1876. German-born French author who used the pen name Daniel Stern. Chateau d’Arpaillargues (France)
De Gaulle, Charles. 1890 – 1970. French statesman, military commander and President between 1959 and 1969. The Langham London | Hotel des Deux Clefs (France) | Chateau de Villersexel (France) | Chateau de Chissay (France) | Chateau d’Ayres (France) | Le Grand Ecuyer (France) | Parador de Jaen (Spain)
De Lafayette, Marquis. 1757 – 1834. French military commander and general during the American War of Independence. Chateau de Vollore (France)
De La Fontaine, Jean. 1621 – 1695. Iconic French poet most well-known for his Fables. Chateau de Courcelles (France)
De Lamartine, Alphonse. 1790 – 1869. French author and politician associated with the Romantic movement. Imperial Tramontano (Italy)
D’Annunzio, Gabriele. 1863 – 1934. Italian writer most noted for his nationalism and influence on Fascism. Le Meurice (France) | Londra Palace (Italy) | Grand Hotel Gardone (Italy) | Helvetia and Bristol (Italy)
Da Gama, Vasco. 1460? – 1469. Portuguese naval commander and celebrated explorer. Pousada de Estremoz (Portugal)
Da Montefeltro, Federico. 1422 – 1482. Condottieri and a pivotal figure in the Italian Renaissance. *Castello di Petroia (Italy)
De Adam, Salimbene. 1221 – 1290. Franciscan Friar and pre-eminent chronicler of Italian medieval history. *Palazzo Dalla Rosa Prati (Italy)
De Beauvoir, Simone. 1908 – 1986. French writer and feminist, and contemporary of Jean Paul Sartre. Albergo del Sole al Pantheon (Italy)
De Camoes, Luis. 1524? – 1580. Iconic Portuguese poet most famous for his epic work The Lusiads. Pousada Castelo de Palmela (Portugal)
De Chirico, Giorgio. 1888 – 1978. Greek-born Italian artist fluent in both contemporary and classic styles. Victoria Palace of Paris (France) | Le Meurice (France)
De Flavigny, Marie. 1805 – 1876. German-born French author who used the pen name Daniel Stern. Chateau d’Arpaillargues (France)
De Gaulle, Charles. 1890 – 1970. French statesman, military commander and President between 1959 and 1969. The Langham London | Hotel des Deux Clefs (France) | Chateau de Villersexel (France) | Chateau de Chissay (France) | Chateau d’Ayres (France) | Le Grand Ecuyer (France) | Parador de Jaen (Spain)
De Lafayette, Marquis. 1757 – 1834. French military commander and general during the American War of Independence. Chateau de Vollore (France)
De La Fontaine, Jean. 1621 – 1695. Iconic French poet most well-known for his Fables. Chateau de Courcelles (France)
De Lamartine, Alphonse. 1790 – 1869. French author and politician associated with the Romantic movement. Imperial Tramontano (Italy)
Antonin Dvorak
De Lattre de Tassigny, Jean. 1889 – 1952. French military icon who represented the country at Germany’s surrender in Berlin, 1945. Hotel des Deux Clefs (France)
De Maupassant, Guy. 1850 – 1893. French writer and prolific author of short stories. Hotel Vesuvio (Italy) | San Domenico Palace (Italy) | Grand Hotel Timeo (Italy)
De Medici, Cosimo III. 1642 – 1723. Controversial Grand Duke of Tuscany who ruled between 1670 and 1723. Goldener Adler Bressanone (Italy)
De Medici, Maria. 1575 – 1642. Second wife of Henri IV of France and Regent for her son King Louis XIII. The Grand Amsterdam (Netherlands)
De Medicis, Catherine. 1519 – 1589. Italian-born Queen Consort of France and wife of Henri II, often considered the most powerful woman in Europe during the 16th century. Chateau Royal de Saint Saturnin (France) | Chateau de la Pioline (France)
De Montaigne, Michel. 1533 – 1592. French Renaissance writer and essayist. Goldener Adler Bressanone (Italy)
De Montfort, Simon. 1160 – 1218. French nobleman and Fifth Earl of Leicester who is most notable for his role in the Fourth Crusade. Chateau de Goudourville (France)
De Orellana, Francisco. 1511 – 1546. Spanish conquistador and explorer who famously undertook the first known navigation of the Amazon river. *Casa de Orellana (Spain)
De Quincey, Thomas. 1785 – 1859. English writer and contemporary of the Romantic poets who is most well-known for his work Confessions of an English Opium Eater. *Foxghyll | Lion Hotel of Shrewsbury
De Sade, Marquis. 1740 – 1814. Controversial French aristocrat and philosopher best known for his scandalous lifestyle and erotic literature. Chateau de Mazan (France)
Diaghilev, Sergei. 1872 - 1929. Founder of the Ballet Russes. Hotel Scribe (France)
Dickens, Charles. 1812 – 1870. Prolific nineteenth century British author and social campaigner, whose works include Great Expectations, Barnaby Rudge and Oliver Twist. *Bleak House | Queen Hotel Chester | Lancrigg | The Oxenham Arms | The House of Agnes | The Sun Hotel | The Leather Bottle | The Cock Hotel | Saracen’s Head of Towcester | Lion Hotel of Shrewsbury | Swan of Stafford | The Angel at Bury St Edmunds | Angel Posting House | The Old Ship | Spread Eagle of Midhurst | Ye Old Bulls Head | Old Inn at Crawfordsburn | Hotel d’Europe of Avignon (France) | Hotel Danieli of Venice (Italy) | Royal Victoria of Pisa (Italy) | Imperial Hotel Cork (Republic of Ireland) | Omni-Parker House (USA) | Buxton Inn (USA) | Golden Lamb (USA) | Cliff House at Pike’s Peak (USA)
Dietrich, Marlene. 1901 – 1992. German actress and singer who later became an American citizen and Hollywood icon. Angel of Cardiff
Disraeli, Benjamin. 1804 – 1881. Prominent British politician during the reign of Queen Victoria, and Prime Minister between 1874 and 1880. Lion Hotel of Shrewsbury | The Swan Revived
Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge. See Lewis Carroll.
Donizetti, Gaetano. 1797 – 1848. Italian composer especially noted for his operas such as Lucia di Lammermoor and Don Pasquale. Albergotto Hotel (Italy)
Drake, Sir Francis. 1540 – 1596. Privateer and Elizabethan seafaring icon who is most famous for his role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Boringdon Hall Hotel | The Hoops Inn | Swan of Alton | Queen’s Inn at Hawkhurst
Dumas, Alexandre. 1802 – 1870. Celebrated French writer responsible for some of the most well-known stories ever written including The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Chateau de Courcelles (France)
Duse, Eleonora. 1858 – 1924. Italian actress often referred to simply as “Duse”. Castello San Giuseppe (Italy) | Helvetia and Bristol (Italy)
Dvorak, Antonin. 1841 -1904. Czech-born composer who is arguably most well-known for his New World Symphony (Symphony No 9 in E Minor). The Langham London
Please note that the information provided for each famous figure is for guidance purposes only and is in no way intended to constitute a biography. We cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies - for further information see our terms and legal section.
De Maupassant, Guy. 1850 – 1893. French writer and prolific author of short stories. Hotel Vesuvio (Italy) | San Domenico Palace (Italy) | Grand Hotel Timeo (Italy)
De Medici, Cosimo III. 1642 – 1723. Controversial Grand Duke of Tuscany who ruled between 1670 and 1723. Goldener Adler Bressanone (Italy)
De Medici, Maria. 1575 – 1642. Second wife of Henri IV of France and Regent for her son King Louis XIII. The Grand Amsterdam (Netherlands)
De Medicis, Catherine. 1519 – 1589. Italian-born Queen Consort of France and wife of Henri II, often considered the most powerful woman in Europe during the 16th century. Chateau Royal de Saint Saturnin (France) | Chateau de la Pioline (France)
De Montaigne, Michel. 1533 – 1592. French Renaissance writer and essayist. Goldener Adler Bressanone (Italy)
De Montfort, Simon. 1160 – 1218. French nobleman and Fifth Earl of Leicester who is most notable for his role in the Fourth Crusade. Chateau de Goudourville (France)
De Orellana, Francisco. 1511 – 1546. Spanish conquistador and explorer who famously undertook the first known navigation of the Amazon river. *Casa de Orellana (Spain)
De Quincey, Thomas. 1785 – 1859. English writer and contemporary of the Romantic poets who is most well-known for his work Confessions of an English Opium Eater. *Foxghyll | Lion Hotel of Shrewsbury
De Sade, Marquis. 1740 – 1814. Controversial French aristocrat and philosopher best known for his scandalous lifestyle and erotic literature. Chateau de Mazan (France)
Diaghilev, Sergei. 1872 - 1929. Founder of the Ballet Russes. Hotel Scribe (France)
Dickens, Charles. 1812 – 1870. Prolific nineteenth century British author and social campaigner, whose works include Great Expectations, Barnaby Rudge and Oliver Twist. *Bleak House | Queen Hotel Chester | Lancrigg | The Oxenham Arms | The House of Agnes | The Sun Hotel | The Leather Bottle | The Cock Hotel | Saracen’s Head of Towcester | Lion Hotel of Shrewsbury | Swan of Stafford | The Angel at Bury St Edmunds | Angel Posting House | The Old Ship | Spread Eagle of Midhurst | Ye Old Bulls Head | Old Inn at Crawfordsburn | Hotel d’Europe of Avignon (France) | Hotel Danieli of Venice (Italy) | Royal Victoria of Pisa (Italy) | Imperial Hotel Cork (Republic of Ireland) | Omni-Parker House (USA) | Buxton Inn (USA) | Golden Lamb (USA) | Cliff House at Pike’s Peak (USA)
Dietrich, Marlene. 1901 – 1992. German actress and singer who later became an American citizen and Hollywood icon. Angel of Cardiff
Disraeli, Benjamin. 1804 – 1881. Prominent British politician during the reign of Queen Victoria, and Prime Minister between 1874 and 1880. Lion Hotel of Shrewsbury | The Swan Revived
Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge. See Lewis Carroll.
Donizetti, Gaetano. 1797 – 1848. Italian composer especially noted for his operas such as Lucia di Lammermoor and Don Pasquale. Albergotto Hotel (Italy)
Drake, Sir Francis. 1540 – 1596. Privateer and Elizabethan seafaring icon who is most famous for his role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Boringdon Hall Hotel | The Hoops Inn | Swan of Alton | Queen’s Inn at Hawkhurst
Dumas, Alexandre. 1802 – 1870. Celebrated French writer responsible for some of the most well-known stories ever written including The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Chateau de Courcelles (France)
Duse, Eleonora. 1858 – 1924. Italian actress often referred to simply as “Duse”. Castello San Giuseppe (Italy) | Helvetia and Bristol (Italy)
Dvorak, Antonin. 1841 -1904. Czech-born composer who is arguably most well-known for his New World Symphony (Symphony No 9 in E Minor). The Langham London
Please note that the information provided for each famous figure is for guidance purposes only and is in no way intended to constitute a biography. We cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies - for further information see our terms and legal section.