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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.Her first marriage to the 9th Duke of Marlborough has become a well-known example of the advantageous, but loveless marriages common during the Gilded Age.
1. She Was A Golden Child. In certain echelons of New York society—the upper ones—the birth of Consuelo Vanderbilt in 1877 was akin to the coming of a messiah.
Jan 8, 2021 · Consuelo’s mother, Alva, had married William Kissam Vanderbilt, the richest of the very rich Vanderbilts, in 1875. From the day of Consuelo’s birth, Alva harbors the highest social goals for her only daughter, but as long as Consuelo remains a young girl, she is allowed some freedom to enjoy her very privileged surroundings.
Consuelo Vanderbilt was an American socialite from the Vanderbilt family who became the Duchess of Marlborough following her marriage to Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, the 9th Duke of Marlborough. While she was with the Duke for just over a decade, she is best known for their loveless but socially advantageous marriage.
Oct 21, 2016 · Alva Vanderbilt got her wish, and Consuelo and the Duke became engaged in September of 1895. Her mother leaked the news to the press right away.
Vanderbilt, Consuelo (1877–1964) 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 Churchill (1871 ...
5 days ago · Consuelo Vanderbilt’s childhood home, the Petit Chateau on Fifth Avenue, Photo from Library of Congress Consuelo Vanderbilt was born in New York City in 1877 to Alva and William K. Vanderbilt.
Consuelo Vanderbilt (née à Manhattan le 2 mars 1877 et morte à Southampton, près de New York, le 6 décembre 1964) est une femme du monde, richissime héritière et philanthrope américaine, dont le mariage avec le 9 e duc de Marlborough fut un événement pour la société du Gilded Age et de l'Europe aristocratique et dont le divorce après la Première Guerre mondiale scandalisa tout ...
Alva Vanderbilt had an ace up her sleeve – a way to not simply regain her standing, but to improve it. The scheme depended largely on her daughter, Consuelo,...
Jan 25, 2022 · Wikimedia Commons. Consuelo Vanderbilt, born in New York in 1877, was the first child of William Kissam Vanderbilt (grandson of the Commodore, Cornelius Vanderbilt) and his first wife, Alva Erskine Smith.
