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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. The eldest child and only daughter of the main Vanderbilt heir William and his wife Alva, Consuelo was all the hopes of the Gilded Age of America rolled into one.
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. In fact, she continued to feed information to the papers about everything from Consuelo’s gown to the gold fastenings on her undergarments in order to build public excitement in the lead up to the ...
22 de feb. de 2018 · 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,...
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Consuelo Vanderbilt, born in New York in 1877 into one of America's wealthiest families, was the only daughter and one of three children of William Kissam Vanderbilt I and Alva Smith Belmont . Dominated by a mother she could not please, Consuelo was a precocious, introverted child, says biographer James Brough, "in the habit of searching her ...
13 de nov. de 2019 · Consuelo, the Duchess of Marlborough, found her husband cold and her life at the palace rigid, formal and utterly boring. This marriage ended in divorce, aided by Alva; and her next marriage to Lieut. Col. Louis Jacques Balsan was a happy one. The church of St Thomas, which witnessed the ostentatious wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt, perished in ...
Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956) Giovanni Boldini Italian. 1906 Not on view
Consuelo Balsan (formal, Consuelo, Ducesă de Marlborough; născută Consuelo Vanderbilt) (2 martie 1877 – 6 decembrie 1964), a fost membră proeminentă a familiei americane Vanderbilt. Căsătoria ei cu Charles Spencer-Churchill, al 9-lea Duce de Marlborough a devenit o emblemă internațională a căsătoriilor social avantajoase însă lipsite de iubire din timpul Gilded Age .
