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Consuelo Vanderbilt-Balsan (formerly Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt; 2 March 1877 – 6 December 1964) was an American socialite and member of the Vanderbilt family.
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Oct 21, 2016 · Consuelo had, in fact, been secretly engaged to someone else before accepting the Duke’s proposal — she was persuaded to break the engagement by her mother, who claimed it had caused her to suffer a ‘near-fatal’ heart attack. Consuelo found the Duke cold, snobbish and image-obsessed.
In the late 1890s, the Duke of Marlborough invited Deacon to Blenheim Palace and she became friends with his wife Consuelo. [3] In 1901, the Crown Prince of Prussia visited the palace and took a strong liking to her, giving her a ring that the Kaiser demanded be returned. [2]
The couple settled into Blenheim Palace in England, where Consuelo gave birth to two sons, John and Ivor, and fulfilled her official duties as duchess of Marlborough. Gossip about the problems within the loveless marriage surfaced as early as 1901, and no one was surprised when the
Jan 16, 2017 · Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, was one of the American ‘Dollar Princess’ of the 19th century, whose family money was brought into the UK through her dowry. She married into the prestigious Marlborough family, who would produce Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Jan 8, 2024 · Massive crowds surge forward, awaiting their glimpse of heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. Just 18, the beautiful bride has not only arrived late, but in tears, yet her marriage to the aloof Duke of Marlborough proceeds. Bullied into the wedding by her indomitable mother, Alva, Consuelo loves another.
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.