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Cléo de Mérode was born in Paris, France on 27 September 1875 at 7:00 P.M. [4] She was the illegitimate [5] daughter of Viennese Baroness Vincentia Maria Cäcilia Catharina de Mérode (1850–1899). [6] [7] [8] Vincentia was estranged from Cléo's father, who was the Austrian judge, lawyer, and pioneer of tourism Theodor Christomannos.
1.9k. At the age of eight, Cléo de Mérode (1875 – 1966) was already showing the talent that would make her a world renowned dancer of the Belle Époque. Born in Paris to a Viennese baroness, she entered the Paris Opera ballet school at seven and made her professional debut at age eleven.
modifier. Cléopâtre-Diane de Merode, dite Cléo de Mérode note 1, est une danseuse, modèle et icône de beauté 1 française née le 27 septembre 1875 dans le 5e arrondissement de Paris 2 et morte le 17 octobre 1966 dans le 8e arrondissement de la même ville.
Mérode, Cléo de (c. 1875–1966) Celebrated French dancer and mistress of King Leopold II of the Belgians. Name variations: Cleo de Merode. Born around 1875 (some sources cite 1873); died of arteriosclerosis on October 17, 1966, in Paris, France.
Feb 16, 2019 · February 16, 2019 1900s, beauty, celebrity & famous people, female, portraits. Born 1875 in Paris, French dancer and model Cléo de Mérode was sent to study dance the age of eight, and made her professional debut at age eleven. Mérode became renowned for her glamour even more than for her dancing skills.
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May 28, 2021 · Cléo de Mérode set the record straight in her autobiography, Le Ballet de ma vie (The Dance of My Life), which was published in 1955. One of de Mérode’s last interviews was in 1964, for Vogue ...
- Denise Shelton
With her signature hairstyle, her glamorous life, and her elaborate stage costumes, Cléopâtre-Diane de Mérode — known by her stage name Cléo — took the world by storm when she was only eleven.
