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Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (1853 – 20 November 1909), née María Francisca de la Consolación "Consuelo" Yznaga (also spelled Iznaga by some sources), was a Cuban American heiress who married George, Viscount Mandeville in 1876.
Feb 1, 2021 · Consuelo Yznaga, the daughter of a wealthy Cuban-American landowner, had married Viscount George Montagu, the future 8th Duke of Manchester, in 1876. American heiresses marrying fortune-seeking European aristocrats was not uncommon at this time and they later became known at 'Buccaneers' thanks to Edith Wharton’s namesake book published in 1938.
Consuelo Yznaga was a Cuban-American socialite from Louisiana, who caused a stir in London with her uninhibited nature and fondness for playing the banjo. In 1876, she married George Montagu, Viscount Mandeville, the notoriously rakish and dissolute heir to the Duchy of Manchester.
Jul 18, 2018 · Consuelo Yznaga injected money and glamor into the fading British upper classes—and even acted as matchmaker for other socialites and impoverished toffs.
- Julie Ferry
Nov 29, 2023 · She was named after her godmother Consuelo Yznaga Montagu, the Duchess of Manchester. Montagu was a biracial Cuban-American heiress whose wealth came from her father’s family who owned ...
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Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester, née María Francisca de la Consolación "Consuelo" Yznaga, was a Cuban American heiress who married George, Viscount Mandeville in 1876. She became the Duchess of Manchester when her husband succeeded to the dukedom in March 1890.
Photograph of Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester, daughter of Don Antonio Yznaga del Valle. This is a half-length portrait, standing, leaning towards a moulded column, in an evening dress highly decorated with beads and chains of beads over her shoulders.
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