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Consuelo Vanderbilt-Balsan (formerly Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt; March 2, 1877 – December 6, 1964) was a socialite and a member of the American Vanderbilt family. Her first marriage to the 9th Duke of Marlborough has become a well-known example of the advantageous, but loveless, marriages ...
Oct 21, 2016 · Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927), Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, circa 1900. Pastel on canvas. 56¾ x 38⅜ in (144 x 97.5 cm). Estimate: $300,000-500,000. This work is offered in the 19th-Century European Art sale on 26 October at Christie’s in New York
However, Marlborough and Consuelo did not divorce until 1921. Deacon and Marlborough were married in Paris later that year. Artistic and a keen gardener, the new Duchess of Marlborough had enlarged images of her startling blue-green eyes painted on the ceiling of the main portico of Blenheim Palace, where they remain today.
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.
As the Duchess of Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt often provided assistance to poor tenants on her husband's estate and later became involved in many philanthropic projects. She worked as the chair of the Economic Relief Committee for the American Women's War Relief Fund during World War I.
American heiress and duchess of Marlborough. Name variations: Consuelo Churchill. Born on March 2, 1877, in New York; died in 1964; only daughter and one of three children of William Kissam Vanderbilt I (1849–1920) and Alva (Smith) Vanderbilt, later Alva Smith Belmont (1853–1933); educated privately at home; married Charles Richard Spencer ...
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.
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