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Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (1853 – 20 November 1909), née María Francisca de la Consolación "Consuelo" Yznaga (also spelled Iznaga by some sources), was a Cuban American heiress who married George, Viscount Mandeville in 1876. She became the Duchess of Manchester when her husband succeeded to the dukedom in March 1890.
1 de fev. de 2021 · By Emma Samuel. 1 February 2021. Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester, wearing the Manchester Tiara, 1909 Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo. With its heart-shaped motif, it would be easy to assume that the Manchester tiara was born of a passionate love affair. Sadly, this is not the case.
Consuelo Yznaga was a Cuban-American socialite from Louisiana, who caused a stir in London with her uninhibited nature and fondness for playing the banjo. In 1876, she married George Montagu, Viscount Mandeville, the notoriously rakish and dissolute heir to the Duchy of Manchester.
18 de jul. de 2018 · Identity. The Cigar-Loving Cuban-American Who Charmed Her Way Into the Aristocracy. Consuelo Yznaga injected money and glamor into the fading British upper classes—and even acted as matchmaker...
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Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester, née María Francisca de la Consolación "Consuelo" Yznaga, was a Cuban American heiress who married George, Viscount Mandeville in 1876. She became the Duchess of Manchester when her husband succeeded to the dukedom in March 1890.
Description. Photograph of Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester, daughter of Don Antonio Yznaga del Valle. This is a half-length portrait, standing, leaning towards a moulded column, in an evening dress highly decorated with beads and chains of beads over her shoulders. She was part of the 'Marlborough House set'. People involved.
24 de dez. de 2022 · American Girls | Consuelo Yznaga Montagu, Duchess of Manchester. In this first episode of this American Girls trio of episodes, we celebrate the life of Consuelo Yznaga, the first American Girl to marry a Duke, the highest rank in the British peerage. Consuelo makes her match to the Duke of Manchester, but it is for her transatlantic ...
