Wilde's sister, Isola Francesca Emily Wilde, was born on 2 April 1857. She was named in tribute to Iseult of Ireland, wife of Mark of Cornwall and lover of the Cornish knight, Sir Tristan. She shared the name Francesca with her mother, while Emily was the name of her maternal aunt. Oscar would later describe how his sister was like "a golden ray of sunshine dancing about our home" and he was grief stricken when she died at the age of nine of a febrile illness. His poem "Requiescat" was written in her memory; the first stanza reads:Poems: Oscar Wilde. (1881) p. 37.
Wilde's sister Isola Francesca Emily Wilde was born on 2 April 1857 She was named in tribute to Iseult of Ireland wife of Mark of Cornwall and lover of the Cornish knight Sir Tristan She shared the name Francesca with her mother while Emily was the name of her maternal aunt Oscar would later describe how his sister was like "a golden ray of sunshine dancing about our home" and he was grief stricken when she died at the age of nine of a febrile illness His poem "Requiescat" was written in her memory; the first stanza readsPoems Oscar Wilde (1881) p 37