| Full Name |
Varina Howell Davis |
| Date of Birth |
30 April 1826 |
| Place of Birth |
Natchez, Mississippi, United States |
| Date of Death |
16 October 1906 |
| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, United States |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
The Romantic School (private school), Madame Lalore's French School for Young Ladies, attended Miss Ursuline's Academy |
| Profession |
First Lady of the Confederacy, writer |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1861 - 1865 (as First Lady of the Confederacy) |
| Brief Information |
Varina Davis was the wife of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America. She played a prominent role as the First Lady of the Confederacy, hosting social events and offering counsel to her husband. After the Civil War, she supported her husband and later worked to preserve his legacy, becoming a writer and publishing a biography of him. |