Consuelo Vanderbilt as the wife of the French Ambassador at the Court of Catherine of Russia Portrait Print
Consuelo Vanderbilt as the wife of the French Ambassador at the Court of Catherine of Russia NPG Ax41116
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Alexander Bassano, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
Consuelo Vanderbilt was the richest American heiress to marry into British aristocracy. Her mother, Alva, was ambitious for her daughter's marriage prospects and named her after Consuelo Yznaga, a childhood friend. Another of Alva's friends, Minnie Paget, introduced Consuelo to the eligible Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough. Her objection to the match was overruled, and Consuelo was said to have cried throughout her wedding day in 1895, aged seventeen. Her dowry of $2.5 million was used to improve Blenheim Palace. After... more
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