Alva Vanderbilt got her wish, and Consuelo and the Duke became engaged in September of 1895. 6 Dec 1964 (aged 87) Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA. If you have information to share please complete the form below. [citation needed] Consuelo subsequently married a Frenchman, Jacques Balsan. 9 Who was the father of Consuelo Vanderbilt and Oliver Belmont? Among them: the almost unimaginable luxury enjoyed by plutocrats of the Gilded Age, the women's suffrage movements in the UK and USA, the important and underestimated role of philanthropy in giving wealthy women a productive outlet, and the privileged world of the English aristocracy. Following her second marriage, she and Winaretta Singer, the Princess de Polignac, helped in the construction of a 360-bed hospital for the French middle-class, which is now the Foch Hospital. 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. [3], He again held political office during the First World War, when he was Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1917 and 1918 in David Lloyd George's coalition government. But this enduring myth has now been shattered, thanks to a new biography of the 9th Duke, written by his great-grandson, Michael Waterhouse. WebFollowing her divorce from Churchill, on July 4, 1921, Consuelo married Jacques Balsan, a French lieutenant-colonel in the cavalry and a passionate balloonist. Although it was a little too Winston heavy in my opinion. They solved the poverty problem by running up immense debts which they let other people pay for, while subjecting their children to emotional abuse that predictably led to mental illness in generation after generation. Consuelo and the Duke separated in 1906. She also says that she began this project with the idea of writing about the entire Churchill family, but the scope was too much for one volume. They were not happy for long, and in 1933 he evicted her from Blenheim, and later from their London house. Pastel on canvas. The book does talk about Winston's parents, brother, children and many intertwined cousins, and sometimes gives tantalizing tidbits about their lives without following up. Gossipy and banal, I grew bored and couldnt finish the book, an interesting topic poorly executed. Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt addresses a number of fascinating subjects. It is often said that the Dukes nickname, Sunny, was not given because it reflected his personality, but was simply taken from his first courtesy title, the Earl of Sunderland. Search over 220,000 works, 150,000 of which are illustrated from the 16th Century to the present day. Was Winston Churchill related to the Vanderbilt family? Sir Winston Churchill died on 24 January 1965 70 years to the day after the death of his father. This book concentrates on Winston and Clementine Churchill, but Lovell spends time in the early chapters filling you in on his ancestors and a few important contemporaries in his family (such as his cousin Sunny the Duke of Marlborough, the one who married Consuelo Vanderbilt). The marriage between the 18-year-old American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt and Britain's ninth Duke of Marlborough in 1895 appeared to be a straightforward bargain: cash for class. This letter concludes: 'I have tried during the last 18 months under circumstances and situations sometimes overwhelming in the sorrow and grief that they have brought me, forcing me to bear the deepest feelings of misery, to sink entirely my own personal feelings and inclinations for these higher considerations which I felt that I was called upon to recognise. WebConsuelo 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. Lord Home The Way the Wind Blows (1976) ch. This double biography provides an intimate look at two women whose lives reveal changing social patterns. They were divorced in 1921, after which she married Jacques Balsan CMG. Inheriting his near-bankrupt dukedom in 1892, he was forced to find a quick and drastic solution to the financial problems of his family. The Churchill family, led by the indomitable Winston, are much larger than life and their astonishing exploits are spellbinding. She succeeded, although Consuelo's unhappy marriage failed in 1906. He was a nephew of Lord Randolph Churchill and a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill,[citation needed] with whom he had a close and lifelong friendship. Please Like other favourites! Marlborough was played by David Markham in the ITV drama Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years. His father is an eighties movie icon who is still popular, his mother is an Emmy winner and his mom's cousin was in Andy Warhol's circle. What a shame. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. With Mary Lovell you get personal family stories with an emphasis on contemporary gossip which Lovell believes if properly sourced and explained has a place in serious biography. His depiction of the 23-year-old Duchess, a ribbon emphasising the long neck for which she was so famous, staring off into the distance with a brightness and intelligence to her eyes, must be as close as we can get to knowing how Consuelo would have wanted to portray herself. His portrait is particularly important among the many that exist of Consuelo, because it is the most personal of them all. Get help and learn more about the design. [17] He was later Honorary Colonel and commandant of the Oxfordshire Volunteer Regiment of the Volunteer Training Corps from 1918 to 1920.[16]. Alva wanted her daughter to have a life of significance. Born in New York City, she was the only daughter and eldest child of William Kissam Vanderbilt, a New York railroad millionaire, and his first wife, a Mobile, Alabama, belle and budding suffragist, Alva Erskine Smith (18531933, who later married Oliver Belmont). What a wrecking existence she would have imposed on anyone with whom she was associated.'. Born In: Manhattan, New York, United States, Also Known As: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Spouse/Ex-: Jacques Balsan (m. 19211956), Charles Spencer-Churchill (9th Duke of Marlborough), Charles Spencer-Churchill (9th Duke of Marlborough) (m. 18951921), Jacques Balsan (m. 19211956), place of death: Southampton, New York, United States, See the events in life of Consuelo Vanderbilt in Chronological Order, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Consuelo_Vanderbilt_2.png, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Consuelo_Vanderbilt90.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Consuelo_Balson_LCCN2003663444.tif, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Consuelo_Vanderbilt,_Duchess_of_Marlborough,_by_Paul_C%C3%A9sar_Helleu.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Consuelo,_Duchess_Manchester_LCCN2014682639.tif. I will be checking out Lovell's book about the the Mitford sisters next. Estimate: $300,000-500,000. Privacy Policy, The former director of the Fricks personal collection is to be offered as a highlight of the Old Masters sale in New York, The legends of the sky god who lost an eye, the unborn child who was sewn into his fathers thigh, and more, The story of American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilts celebrity wedding in 1895 and a very personal portrait that she kept until her death, Paul Csar Helleu (French, 1859-1927), Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, circa 1900. [citation needed] He made his last speech in the House of Lords in December 1931. Consuelo Vanderbilt died at Southampton, Long Island, New York, on December 6, 1964, and was buried alongside Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill in the churchyard at St Martin's Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire, England. It will be a good while and this book will be with me until such time as I pick up another. They were divorced in 1921 but the Vanderbilt dowry was used to restore Blenheim Palace, and replenish its furnishings and library. She was named after her godmother, half-Cuban and half-American socialite Consuelo Yznaga who, one year ago, had the socially advantageous marriage to George, Viscount Mandeville. She was likely to have been Muriel Wilson, youngest daughter of Arthur Wilson of Tranby Croft, a large estate near Hull. As the Duke pointed out: 'She was anxious to go and see him and finally I allowed her to do so. Well, yes - you get that, but you get a lot more than that and in a much more entertaining package than many other books can offer. [10], Marlborough was appointed a Lieutenant in the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars in 1897. The marriage only endured for so long because the money generated from their coupling secured the funding of Bleinheim Palace in Oxfordshire. Born in New York City, she was the only daughter and eldest child of William Kissam Vanderbilt, a New York railroad millionaire, and his first wife, a Southern belle and budding suffragist Alva Erskine Smith (18531933, who later married Oliver Belmont) from Mobile, Alabama. 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It opens with a pistol-shot of a revelation a never-before published letter, long and despairing, that the Duke wrote, in January 1901, to the lawyer and Liberal MP Richard Haldane. They eventually legally divorced in 1921, after divorce laws were updated, and later she also agreed to her former husband's request for annulment in August 1926. Consuelo had, in fact, been secretly engaged to someone else before accepting the Dukes proposal she was persuaded to break the engagement by her mother, who claimed it had caused her to suffer a near-fatal heart attack. Winston Churchill accompagn ad un'attiva e prolungata vita pubblica un'altrettanto intensa vita privata, che lo port a contatto con alcuni dei personaggi pi eminenti del suo tempo, nel mondo della politica, della cultura dello spettacolo e della moda. Eminently readable story of a most eminent if slightly bonkers family. In the preface, the author says she may be taken to task for adopting a 'gossipy' approach to her subjects. It is likely that Consuelo encouraged the liaison between Gladys and the Duke as the Marlboroughs both wanted a divorce. In marrying the Duke, Consuelo became the cousin of Winston Churchill, who would remain a dear friend and confidant to her throughout her life. The devastated Duke reluctantly gave his permission for her to explore this plan only for the man, Winthrop Rutherfurd to decline to elope with her after all. Prices start at 6 for unframed prints, 25 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. For that reason there are hundreds of biographies of the late Prime Minister. Who is the guy that talks fast in commercials? Mary S. Lovell is a terrific writer. It is also time to overhaul Consuelo's entry in Wikipedia. In her memoir, Consuelo said little more than: 'We had been married 11 years. It would be nearly another 26 years before the two would finally marry in 1921 and Consuelo would find happiness with Jacques in France, Lovell's overview of Consuelo Vanderbilt, who married Winston Churchill's cousin the Duke of Marlborough were also interesting to read about, as Consuelo is a fascinating figure in her own right. In fact, she continued to feed information to the papers about everything from Consuelos gown to the gold fastenings on her undergarments in order to build public excitement in the lead up to the wedding. So thankful my husband Larry gave me Lovells newest book, The Rivera Set. Will finish it soon. Lady Churchill was an ardent opponent of Womens suffrage and appeared at anti-suffrage meetings. Through matchmaker Lady Paget, Consuelo Vanderbilt's mother engineered a meeting between Consuelo and the indebted Duke, despite the fact that she was secretly engaged to American socialite Winthrop Rutherfurd. Born in New York City, she was the only daughter and eldest child of William Kissam Vanderbilt, a New York railroad millionaire, and his first wife, a Mobile, Alabama, belle and budding suffragist, Alva Erskine Smith (18531933, who later married Oliver Belmont). Friday & Saturday 10:30 - 21:00. She was the victim, and the Duke made no effort to be civil to her. His parents fully intended him to be born at their London home but a rather imprudent and rough drive in a pony carriage brought on the birth two months early. This unfortunate incident couldnt have happened in nicer surroundings. Why did Winston Churchill not inherit Blenheim Palace? The artists daughter believes that the Helleu and Consuelo probably had an affair between 1900 and 1901, which began around the same time as this portrait was created and continued after his return to Paris, where she visited him and sat for him again. A never-before published letter from the Duke to Liberal MPRichard Haldanedetails how Consuelo had told him, just a few years into their marriage, that she was deeply in love with New York socialite Winthrop Rutherford. Born at Simla, British India, Marlborough was the only son of the then Marquess of Blandford (who succeeded as The 8th Duke of Marlborough in July 1883) and Lady Albertha Frances Anne, daughter of The 1st Duke of Abercorn. Who is he? Her dowry of $2.5 million was used to improve Blenheim Palace. In order to facilitate the divorce, Alva Vanderbilt testified that she had coerced her daughter into marrying the Duke. He was often known as "Sunny" Marlborough after his courtesy title of Earl of Sunderland. Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? WebConsuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful, and heir to a vast fortune. There are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist, their life dates, occupation or have not recorded their family relationships. In letters, the Duke and Gladys referred to Consuelo as 'O.T.' The couple shocked society by separating in 1906. The letter details how Consuelo had told him, just a few years into their marriage, that she was deeply in love with another man, with whom she wanted to elope. Sitter in 10 portraitsIn 1895, Charles Spencer-Churchill married the American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. She was forced into it, despite being in love with another man, by her very pushy mother, who longed for her daughter to become part of the British aristocracy and chatelaine of one of the world's greatest houses, Blenheim Palace. Open Daily: 10:30 - 18:00 Seeing that there are many biographies about individual people in this book, not least about its most famous member, Winston Churchill, that is a justifiable worry. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Contributions are moderated. How did the Vanderbilts make their money? The last straw was when she disappeared to Paris with another of his cousins, Lord Castlereagh, heir to the Marquess of Londonderry. She cited his numerous flirtations, his attachment to a married woman Mrs John Jacob Astor, later Lady Ribblesdale and even suggested there was madness in his family. This was wonderful. Metadata. Consuelos marriage to the Duke had been arranged through the machinations of her socially striving mother, Alva, who had long hoped to secure an aristocratic match for her daughter. While the Duke's heir, Lord Blandford, who was born in 1897, was a large man, Lord Ivor was an altogether smaller man. The Duchess came to visit Eliza in secret. WebJohn George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL (13 April 1926 16 October 2014) was a British peer. Without Consuelos money his income would have been insufficient to maintain Blenheim Palace, let alone undertake the renovations he had in mind. I set aside my other books and savored it. Published: 17:54 EDT, 24 May 2019 | Updated: 20:38 EDT, 24 May 2019. For her part, Consuelo was given little opportunity to express her own opinion on the matter. It is, however, the primal bond between mother and daughter that gives this biography its tormented drama and moving conclusion. century love and war. WebConsuelo 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 prominent American Vanderbilt family. The commotion was such that the police were called in, with the strict instructions not to use their nightsticks due to the fact that most of those in attendance were girls from good families. When she invited Bernard Shaw to lunch he replied with a telegram: We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. WebHis first wife was the American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt, whom he married at Saint Thomas Church in New York City on 6 November 1895. One cabbie heard a girl say: 'Don't be silly, haven't you had enough? The Duchess Reviewed Now, at age 23, Knightley stars as Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire and distant 18th century relative of Princess Diana, in The Duchess. Within a month, she had received five marriage proposals from various European suitors. Along with a casual fortune of $133.5 million. It reads like a non-fiction collaboration between novelists Edith Wharton and Henry James with a hefty dollop of provocative social history thrown in. I am only on page 33 and already have found 2 factual errors. Many of the jewels worn by subsequent Duchesses of Marlborough also date from this period. Paul Csar Helleusportrait of Consuelo, offered in the 19th Century European Art sale in New York on 26 October, was executed during the artists visit to Blenheim Palace in the spring of 1900. Consuelo Vanderbilt married His Grace The 9th Duke of Marlborough at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York City, on 6 November 1895. As a result, she rejected any further 'close intimacy' with the Duke. Spencer-Churchill served as Paymaster General from 1899 until 1903, when he was appointed Under-Secretary for the Colonies. Consuelo found him to be cold, snobbish, and image-obsessed. Before I go further I want to say I did enjoy Lovell's biography of Lady Jane Digby, a far less known person of historical account than Winston and less works to choose from (and so maybe I am fooling myself) but I recall it being an enjoyable read. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/consuelo-vanderbilt-45573.php. She married into the prestigious Marlborough family, who would produce Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales. 6. Do the Churchill family still own Blenheim Palace? 'She threw herself into the role as duchess. [2], Shortly before the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, Marlborough was invested as a knight of the Order of the Garter (KG) at Buckingham Palace on 30 May 1902. Was Winston Churchill related to John Churchill? Reading it today, almost 120 years after it was written, it is impossible not to feel the Duke's anguish, or admire his dignified efforts to do the right thing by his adulterous young wife. Alva, married to a Vanderbilt heir, had observed that a titled Englishwoman wielded far more influence than an American woman married to a magnate. The contract was actually signed in the vestry of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, immediately after the wedding vows had been made. Interestingly, her mother not only fully supported her, but also told an investigator, "I forced my daughter to marry the duke", making it possible for her to ask for annulment of her first marriage. (Two years later, Rutherfurd married Alice Morton, fourth daughter of the former U.S. Vice President, Levi Parsons Morton). , . This book is about personal relationships with the great events of the past two centuries serving as a backdrop. Why were the upper class constantly in and out of each other's beds? The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family. His first wife was the American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt, whom he married at Saint Thomas Church in New York City on 6 November 1895. He was Member of Parliament for Woodstock from 1844 to 1845 and again from 1847 to 1857, when he succeeded his father in the dukedom and entered the House of Lords. It was fairly quick to read, and offered very little of substance, and was basically an entertaining bit of fluff. Even at 600+ pages this was an easy gossipy read that sped by. [20] In 1934 he owned 19,685 acres of land.[14]. Lady Churchill had a lively correspondence with many distinguished persons. He was known as "Sunny" after his courtesy title of Earl of Sunderland . Enter a Melbet promo code and get a generous bonus, An Insight into Coupons and a Secret Bonus, Organic Hacks to Tweak Audio Recording for Videos Production, Bring Back Life to Your Graphic Images- Used Best Graphic Design Software, New Google Update and Future of Interstitial Ads. [14], He was mentioned in despatches and promoted to Major on 7 December 1901. The dynamic Alva was a powerhouse in the women's suffrage movement in terms of leadership, money and in speaking out forcefully on women's subjugation. including an interesting description of Winston Churchill as a young man. The 'young' Lord Birkenhead reviewed it in 1953, referring to Consuelo's 'flashes of engaging malice'. Who was the first daughter of William Vanderbilt? I welcome the energy that Michael Waterhouse and Karen Wiseman have put into telling the story from his point of view and giving him the credit he deserves for his many achievements. [6] He went to India to attend the January 1903 Delhi Durbar as a guest of the Viceroy, Lord Curzon. When you pick up a book of Winston Churchill, you sort of know what you are going to get. Her daughter Consuelo was a sheltered teen who was coerced by her domineering mother to give up her American beau and marry the duke. He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge. Consuelos father built a mansion for her in London, Sunderland House in Curzon Street . After her divorce was finalized, Consuelo married French aviator and industrialist Lt. Col. Jacques Balsan on July 4, 1921, even though the marriage was not initially recognized by the Catholic Church. I have read Mary S. Lovell's The Mitford Girls and enjoyed it, so was quite interested to find this in a library The tone is much the same as with the Mitford book, and it makes for easy reading. The letter is worth reading in full. Birth. [12] He arrived in Cape Town in March 1900, and left for Naauwpoort in Northern Cape Colony with the Oxford company of the Imperial Yeomanry. When again will I get around to the Churchill's and Winston? Consuelos 1895 marriage to Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th duke of Marlborough, made her a duchess and provided a dowry that kept Blenheim afloat. How old was Keira Knightley in The Duchess? When the divorce was finally granted in 1921, the Duke wrote: 'Thank Heavens it is all over the last blow that woman could strike over a period of some 20 years has now fallen Dear me! BLENHEIM Palace will remain under the control of trustees as the late Duke of Marlboroughs heir Jamie Spencer-Churchill inherited his fathers title. It is interesting to see the very public figure as a son, husband, father and friend through interviews, his letters, own writings and family diaries. WebConsuelo Vanderbilt was the most famous Million-Dollar Duchessbut behind the glitter of her life lay a very dark secret. The Duke wrote that Rutherfurd had come back into Consuelo's life between 1898 and 1899, three years after their marriage, that she had spent two weeks in Paris with him (along with Rutherfurd's sister, Mrs Henry White), and that he had been obliged to protest about their friendship. Consuelo Vanderbilt was born on March 2, 1877, in Manhattan, New York, United States, to railroad millionaire William Kissam Vanderbilt and his first wife Alva Erskine Smith. BothConsuelo and the Duke (right, pictured in 1902 with a friend) were romantically involved with other people and after having two sons ended their loveless 11-year marriage. 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