Oct 8, 2012 - Explore beabeh's board "Consuelo Vanderbilt", followed by 104 people on Pinterest. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfil her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. American Duchess A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt (Book) : Harper, Karen : "On a cold November day in 1895, a carriage approaches St Thomas Episcopal Church on New York City's Fifth Avenue. The Duke obtained a large … Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927), Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, circa 1900. Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. Estimate: $300,000-500,000. Alva Vanderbilt got her wish, and Consuelo and the Duke became engaged in September of 1895. Later Consuelo did marry a Frenchman and they had a happy marriage. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home - Blenheim Palace. [Karen Harper; Ann Marie Gideon] -- On a cold November day in 1895, a carriage approaches St Thomas Episcopal Church on New York City's Fifth Avenue. Her mother leaked the news to the press right away. Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan (formerly Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt; 2 March 1877 – 6 December 1964) was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. Author interviews, book reviews and lively book commentary are found here. Her first marriage to the ninth Duke of Marlborough has become known as one of the advantageous, but loveless, marriages common during the Gilded Age. Needless to say, the marriage was not a success. A very well researched book about Consuelo Vanderbilt and her mother Alva. "American Duchess" is the fascinating story of Consuelo Vanderbilt of the American Vanderbilts (yes, those ones!) Massive crowds surge forward, awaiting their glimpse of heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. Actually, sell is the wrong term, since the money was going in the other direction. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. who already lives a fairy tale life in the United States as part of one of the storied families of the Gilded Age. See more ideas about Vanderbilt, Gilded age, Marlborough. When she marries the Duke of Marlborough, her star rises even higher on both sides of the Atlantic. Parents: William Kissam Vanderbilt & Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont. Feb 11, 2018 - Explore Kathy B Gainey's board "Consuelo Vanderbilt" on Pinterest. Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt( The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age)[CONSUELO & ALVA VANDERBILT][Paperback] by mandaMacKenzieStuart, | Jan 31, 2007 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 Actually, sell is the wrong term, since the money was going in the other direction. Actually, sell is the wrong term, since the money was going in the other direction. Both the Duke and Consuelo were in love with other people. 56¾ x 38⅜ in (144 x 97.5 cm). This novel gives a perfunctory account of Consuelo’s life in a bland, ‘I did this, I did that’ sort of way. The Glitter and the Gold serves as a compelling and fascinating account of turn-of-the-century aristocratic life from the intimate and candid memoirs of one of America's most famous heiresses, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, the former Duchess of Marlborough and wealthy daughter of the American Vanderbilt legacy.I decided to read this book after the enthusiastic advise of one of those English …