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Feb 17, 2011 · Gladys Deacon's childhood dream to marry a duke came true. It was the 1960s and Conservative politician Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon was perusing a jewellery shop when he noticed a strange old lady. It dawned on him that he was looking at Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough, who he described as once being the world's most beautiful woman.
Jan 8, 2021 · Nevertheless, by all accounts, Consuelo acquits herself well as the Duchess of Marlborough. Consuelo in her coronation dress, 1902. With no alternative, Consuelo masters the difficulties of managing a household with scores of servants, dinners for royalty, elaborate hunting parties and balls.
Mar 28, 2011 · The artist sketched Consuelo in a number of elegant and intimate poses, the most interesting being a drawing of Consuelo sleeping on the couch with her little dog. Consuelo traveled to Paris in June of that year, where Helleu etched more dry-point pictures of the Duchess.
amily Tree. Explore the Marlborough family tree from the first Duke right up to the 12th Duke of Marlborough in residence at Blenheim Palace today. In 1688 John Churchill supported William III when William invaded and took the throne from James II. For his loyalty, William elevated John from the lowest rank of the peerage, Baron, to that of Earl.
Charles Richard John Spencer Churchill , the 9th duke of Marlborough (nicknamed "Sunny") W. K. VANDERBILT He was married. Children were: Consuelo VANDERBILT (Duchess of Marlborough). Consuelo VANDERBILT (Duchess of Marlborough) was born in Mar 1877 in New York. She died in 1964 in New York. She was buried in 1964 in Blandon Churchyard at Blenheim.
Consuelo Vanderbilt. American socialite heiress, Duchess of Marlborough. She was the only daughter of railroad millionaire William Kissam Vanderbilt and his wife, southern belle and suffragist Alva Erskine Smith. Her Spanish name was in honor of her godmother, half-Cuban socialite Maria Consuelo Yznaga del Valle.
Mar 2, 2020 · Drawing of the Consuelo as the Duchess of Marlborough by Paul César Helleu in 1901. Courtesy of Wikipedia. During the honeymoon, the Duke reportedly told his new wife Consuelo he had given up the English woman he loved to collect $2.5 million (approximately $75.2 million in 2019 U.S. dollars) in railroad stock as a marriage settlement.
