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Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (New York, 30 juni 1768 - Richmond (Virginia), 23 september 1830) was de echtgenote van Amerikaans president James Monroe en de first lady van het land tussen 1817 en 1825. Ze stamde af van een Nederlandse familie uit New York .
Elizabeth Kortright was born in New York in June, 1768, the daughter of a British army officer turned businessman. The Revolutionary war had seriously affected the family fortune but Kortright retained the respect of the business community, and in 1770 he and others formed the New York City Chamber of Commerce.
She was the daughter of Capt. Lawrence Kortright. of the British Army, who settled in New York City in 1 783. Elizabeth was one of a family of five children, one son and four daughters. She was thoroughly educated and was a belle in the society of the metropolis. She became the wife of lames Monroe in 1789. He was then a Senator.
Elizabeth Kortright, the daughter of a wealthy merchant who later lost much of his money during the American Revolution, was born on June 30, 1768, in New York City. With a reputation as a petite beauty, Elizabeth met James Monroe while she was still in her teens and he was serving as a congressional representative of his native Virginia in New York City, then the nation’s capital.
Elizabeth Monroe. AKA Elizabeth Kortright. Wife of US President James Monroe. Birthplace: New York, NY Location of death: near Leesburg, VA Cause of death: unspecified Remains: B. Elizabeth Kortright's father was a wealthy merchant whose own father had been a wealthy merchant. The present-day town of Kortright, NY is built on twenty-two thousand acres ...
- June 30, 1768
- September 23, 1830
28 April 1758 born Westmoreland County, VA son of Spence and Elizabeth Monroe 30 June 1768 Elizabeth Kortright born (future Mrs James Monroe) June 1774 began studies at College of William and Mary 1774 Spence Monroe (father) died inherited farm in Westmoreland County February 1776 commissioned lieutenant in 3rd Virginia Infantry 16 September 1776 at […]
Habiendo vivido dos años en París, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe era sumamente cosmopolita y se destacó como consumada anfitriona al estilo europeo. En su rol de primera dama estableció nuevos protocolos en la Casa Blanca y redecoró la mansión, dando al interior una atmósfera continental.El tamaño de este retrato en miniatura, creado por el artista franco-suizo Louis Sené, le
