socialite
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s, from before the
Gilded Age
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to the end of the 20th century, who married into the European titled nobility, peerage, or royalty. The titles in this list are all mentioned or translated into English.
817
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Events
By place Europe
* Summer – Emperor Louis I issues an ''Ordinatio Imperii'', an imperial d ...
(''
née
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'' Elizabeth
Moore
Moore may refer to:
People
* Moore (surname)
** List of people with surname Moore
* Moore Crosthwaite (1907–1989), a British diplomat and ambassador
* Moore Disney (1765–1846), a senior officer in the British Army
* Moore Powell (died c. 1 ...
808 808 may refer to:
Music
* Roland-808, Roland TR-808, a drum machine
* 808 (film), ''808'' (film), a documentary about the Roland TR-808
* 808 State, British electronic group
* ''808s & Heartbreak'', the fourth studio album by American Hip hop artis ...
Redwood
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Description
The three redwood subfamily genera are '' Sequoia'' from coasta ...
) on 24 August 1793
*
The Hon.
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803
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Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* Emperors Nikephoros I and Charlemagne settle their imperial boundaries i ...
Astor
Astor may refer to:
People
* Astor (surname)
* Astor family, a wealthy 18th-century American family who became prominent in 20th-century British politics
* Astor Bennett, a character in the Showtime television series ''Dexter''
* Ástor Piazzo ...
Patterson Patterson may refer to:
People
* Patterson (surname)
Places
;Canada
* Pattersons Corners, Ontario
*Patterson Township, Ontario
*Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta.
;United States of America
* Patterson, Arkansas
*Patterson, C ...
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
von Buxhoeveden
The House of Buxhoeveden was a Baltic German noble family of Lower Saxon origin in Estonia and Russian Empire, with roots tracing to Bexhövede. In Sweden, the family is considered part of the unintroduced nobility.
Notable family members
* ...
Cass
Cass may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Cass (surname), a list of people
* Cass (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Big Cass, ring name of wrestler William Morrissey
* Cass, in British band Skunk Anansie
* Ca ...
Moore
Moore may refer to:
People
* Moore (surname)
** List of people with surname Moore
* Moore Crosthwaite (1907–1989), a British diplomat and ambassador
* Moore Disney (1765–1846), a senior officer in the British Army
* Moore Powell (died c. 1 ...
) on 10 November 1864
From 1865 to 1965
After the beginning of the
Reconstruction Era
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and the
Gilded Age
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(at the end of the
American Civil War
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Elise, Countess of Edla
Elise, Countess of Edla (born Elise Friederike Hensler; 22 May 1836 – 21 May 1929), was a Swiss-born American actress and singer, and the morganatic second wife of the former King Ferdinand II of Portugal.
Early life
Elise Friederike Hens ...
King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contempora ...
Anna Jay
Anna Marie Jernigan (born July 15, 1998), better known by the ring name Anna Jay, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling, where she is a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society stable.
Professional wrestl ...
Moore
Moore may refer to:
People
* Moore (surname)
** List of people with surname Moore
* Moore Crosthwaite (1907–1989), a British diplomat and ambassador
* Moore Disney (1765–1846), a senior officer in the British Army
* Moore Powell (died c. 1 ...
Forbes
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Eliot Zborowski
William Elliott Morris Zborowski (1858 – April 1, 1903) was a racing driver. Born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, USA, he was the son of Martin Zborowski (or Zabriskie) and Emma Morris.
In 1892 he married a wealthy American heiress, born M ...
, ''Countess de Montsaulnin''The comital title of Eliot Zborowski and the title "Count de Montsaulnin" are considered doubtful although tolerated in society. on 7 March 1892 (''née'' Margaret Laura
Astor
Astor may refer to:
People
* Astor (surname)
* Astor family, a wealthy 18th-century American family who became prominent in 20th-century British politics
* Astor Bennett, a character in the Showtime television series ''Dexter''
* Ástor Piazzo ...
Frost
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) on 3 June 1875
*
Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester
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 ...
(''née'' María Francisca de la Consolación ''"Consuelo"'' Yznaga) on 22 May 1876
* Elizabeth Harcourt, Lady Harcourt (''née'' Elizabeth Cabot
Motley
Motley is the traditional costume of the court jester, the motley fool, or the arlecchino character in '' commedia dell'arte''. The harlequin wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif.
The word ''motley' ...
892
Year 892 ( DCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – Poppo II, duke of Thuringia (Central Germany), is deposed by King Arnu ...
881
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Events
By place Europe
* February 12 – King Charles the Fat, the third son of the late Louis the German, is crowned as Holy Roman Emper ...
(''née'' Isabella Eugénie Boyer, previously
Singer
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Fish
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Jerome
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Garrison
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Edmond de Polignac
Prince Edmond Melchior Jean Marie de Polignac (19 April 18348 August 1901) was a French aristocrat and composer.
Ancestry
Edmond was a member of the Polignac family, one of the more illustrious families of France. His grandmother, the duchess ...
Singer
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Price
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Wilson
Wilson may refer to:
People
*Wilson (name)
** List of people with given name Wilson
** List of people with surname Wilson
* Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender
* Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson R ...
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austr ...
Sergei Belosselsky-Belozersky
Prince (Knyaz) Sergei Konstantinovich Belosselsky-Belozersky (russian: Сергей Константинович Белосельский-Белозерский) (1867–1951) was a Russian aristocrat, general and member of the International ...
(''née'' Susan Tucker Whittier) on 23 October 1894
* Lady Francis Pelham-Clinton-Hope (''née'' Mary Augusta ''"May"'' Yohé, aka in Europe) on 27 November 1894
* The Hon. Mrs Bertrand Russell (''née'' Alys Whitall Pearsall Smith) on 13 December 1894
* Countess Boni de Castellane on 4 March 1895, then Anna de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duchess de Sagan on 7 July 1908 (''née'' Anna Gould)
*
Maud Cunard
Maud Alice Burke (3August 187210July 1948), later Lady Cunard, known as Emerald, was an American-born, London-based society hostess. She had long relationships with the novelist George Moore and the conductor Thomas Beecham, and was the muse o ...
, Lady
Cunard
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(''née'' Maud Alice Burke) on 18 April 1895
*Mary Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston,
Vicereine of India
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902
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Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Adalbert II, margrave of Tuscany, revolts against Emperor Louis I ...
Hennessy
Jas Hennessy & Co., commonly known simply as Hennessy (), is a French producer of cognac, which has its headquarters in Cognac, France.
It is one of the "big four" cognac houses, along with Martell, Courvoisier, and Rémy Martin, who together ma ...
Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
* Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
McKay
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Hazard
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Whitehouse Whitehouse may refer to:
People
* Charles S. Whitehouse (1921-2001), American diplomat
* Cornelius Whitehouse (1796–1883), English engineer and inventor
* E. Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965), American diplomat
* Elliott Whitehouse (born 1993), ...
913
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 6 – Emperor Alexander III dies of exhaustion while playing ...
919
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Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
* March 25 – Romanos Lekapenos, admiral (''droungarios'') of the Byz ...
Tree
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Duke of Talleyrand
Duke of Talleyrand was a French noble title that was created in 1814 for the House of Talleyrand-Périgord. The title became extinct in 1968.
Creation of the title
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was a statesman of the end of the 18th ...
, but assumed by his younger son Count Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord before he inherits it (in 1937, after his divorce from Helen S. Morton), a pretension tolerated in society. (''née'' Helen Stuyvesant Morton) on 5 October 1901
* Elena Hely-Hutchinson, Countess of Donoughmore (''née'' Elena Maria
Grace
Grace may refer to:
Places United States
* Grace, Idaho, a city
* Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois
* Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office
* Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an uninc ...
Henderson Henderson may refer to:
People
* Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname
*Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan
Places Argentina
*Henderson, Buenos Aires
Australia
*Henderson, Western Australia
Canada
* ...
Barbey Barbey may refer to:
Places
* Barbey, Seine-et-Marne, a commune in France
People
* Aron K. Barbey (born 1977), American neuroscientist
* Bruno Barbey (born 1941), French photographer
* Daniel E. Barbey (1889–1969), United States Navy off ...
Stone
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Whitehouse Whitehouse may refer to:
People
* Charles S. Whitehouse (1921-2001), American diplomat
* Cornelius Whitehouse (1796–1883), English engineer and inventor
* E. Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965), American diplomat
* Elliott Whitehouse (born 1993), ...
Roosevelt
Roosevelt may refer to:
*Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th U.S. president
* Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), 32nd U.S. president
Businesses and organisations
* Roosevelt Hotel (disambiguation)
* Roosevelt & Son, a merchant bank
* Rooseve ...
Scovel) on 25 November 1903
* Countess Odon de Lubersac (''née'' Constance Livermore, aka Constance Livermore-Seillière) on 26 January 1904
*Countess Alexander von Beroldingen (''née'' Margaret Stone) on 3 February 1904
* Countess Josef Gizycki (''née'' Eleanor Josephine Medill ''"Cissy"'' Patterson) on 14 April 1904
* Countess Louis de Gontaut-Biron (''née'' Martha ''"Marthe"'' Leishman) on 27 June 1904
*Countess Gaston de Breteuil (''née'' Edythe Scott
Grant
Grant or Grants may refer to:
Places
*Grant County (disambiguation)
Australia
* Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia
United Kingdom
* Castle Grant
United States
* Grant, Alabama
* Grant, Inyo County, ...
Blight
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Description
Blight is a rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral orga ...
Dodge
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Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
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Astor's first husband was America ...
(''née'' Nancy Witcher Langhorne, previously
Shaw
Shaw may refer to:
Places Australia
*Shaw, Queensland
Canada
* Shaw Street, a street in Toronto
England
*Shaw, Berkshire, a village
* Shaw, Greater Manchester, a location in the parish of Shaw and Crompton
* Shaw, Swindon, a suburb of Swindon
...
942
Year 942 ( CMXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – The Hungarians invade Al-Andalus (modern Spain) and besiege the fortress ...
Kip
Kip, KIP or kips may refer to:
Athletics
* Kip (artistic gymnastics), a basic skill on the women's uneven bars
* Kip (trampolining), a coaching skill used in trampolining
* Kip-up, an acrobatic manoeuvre used in martial arts and gymnastics
People ...
Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard
Jane Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard (née Mills; 19 July 1883 – 30 January 1972) was an American-born heiress, social leader, and thoroughbred horse racer.
Early life
She was born on 19 July 1883 in Newport, Rhode Island to some of ...
Grace
Grace may refer to:
Places United States
* Grace, Idaho, a city
* Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois
* Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office
* Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an uninc ...
Nickerson Nickerson may refer to:
People
* Nickerson (surname)
Fictional characters
*Coach Burt Nickerson, a character in the movie '' All the Right Moves'' played by Craig T. Nelson
*Marty Nickerson, the main character, a fictional attorney, in the four b ...
Deacon
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Ripley
Ripley may refer to:
People and characters
* Ripley (name)
* ''Ripley'', the test mannequin aboard the first International Space Station space station Dragon 2 space test flight Crew Dragon Demo-1
* Ellen Ripley, a fictional character from the Al ...
McMillan
MacMillan, Macmillan, McMillen or McMillan may refer to:
People
* McMillan (surname)
* Clan MacMillan, a Highland Scottish clan
* Harold Macmillan, British statesman and politician
* James MacMillan, Scottish composer
* William Duncan MacMillan ...
) on 18 February 1914
* Mae Wellesley, Countess Cowley (''née'' Mae Josephine Callicott, aka Mae Pickard or May Picard) on 23 February 1914
*Countess Armand de Jumilhac (''née'' Ethel Lynde
Barbey Barbey may refer to:
Places
* Barbey, Seine-et-Marne, a commune in France
People
* Aron K. Barbey (born 1977), American neuroscientist
* Bruno Barbey (born 1941), French photographer
* Daniel E. Barbey (1889–1969), United States Navy off ...
Rogers Rogers may refer to:
Places
Canada
*Rogers Pass (British Columbia)
* Rogers Island (Nunavut)
United States
* Rogers, Arkansas, a city
* Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement
* Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...
Hennessy
Jas Hennessy & Co., commonly known simply as Hennessy (), is a French producer of cognac, which has its headquarters in Cognac, France.
It is one of the "big four" cognac houses, along with Martell, Courvoisier, and Rémy Martin, who together ma ...
Swift
Swift or SWIFT most commonly refers to:
* SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks
** SWIFT code
* Swift (programming language)
* Swift (bird), a family of birds
It may also refer to:
Organizations
* SWIFT, ...
Abeel Abeel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*David Abeel (1804–1846), American Christian missionary
* Gustavus Abeel (1801–1887), American Christian pastor, missionary and writer
* Johannes Abeel (1667–1711), American merchan ...
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was a county in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name Hohenlohe derives from the castle of Hohenloch near Uffenheim in Mittelfranken, which came into the possession of the descendants of Conrad o ...
(''née'' Catherine Britton) on 14 December 1916
*
Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
Grace Elvina Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, GBE (née Hinds, formerly Duggan; May 16, 1885 – June 29, 1958) was an American-born British marchioness and the second wife of George Curzon, British parliamentarian, cabinet minister, and ...
(''née'' Grace Elvina Hinds, previously Duggan) on 2 January 1917
* ''Princess'' Houreddin Vlora (''née'' Helen Margaret Kelly, previously Thomas) on 20 June 1917The princely title of Houreddin Vlora is considered non-genuine although tolerated in society.
* Peggy Brodrick, Viscountess Dunsford (''née'' Margaret ''"Peggy"'' Rush) on 23 June 1917
* Eva Gourgaud, Baroness Gourgaud (''née'' Eva Buckingham Gebhard) on 25 September 1917
* Baroness Friedrich von und zu Weichs zur Wenne (''née'' Vernal Edna Andrews, aka Fern Andra) on 28 September 1917
*Nina de Polignac, Marquise de Polignac (''née'' Nina Floyd Crosby, previously Eustis) on 24 October 1917
* Princess Afonso of Braganza (''née'' Nevada Stoody Hayes, previously Van Valkenburgh) on 23 November 1917
*''Countess'' André de Limur (''née'' Ethel Mary Crocker) on 27 March 1918The comital title of André de Limur (born into a French ''ancienne bourgeoisie'' family with noble connections) is considered non-genuine although tolerated in society.
*Baroness Alfred de Ropp (''née'' Olivia Pillsbury) on 12 March 1919
* Princess Dmitri Golitsyn (''née'' Frances Simpson Stevens) on 19 April 1919
* Ava Lister, Baroness Ribblesdale (''née'' Ava Lowle Willing, previously Astor) on 5 June 1919
*Countess Mario Panciera di Zoppola (''née'' Edith Mary ''"Tookie"'' Mortimer) on 21 June 1919
* Baroness Emile de Cartier de Marchienne (''née'' Marie Emery Dow, previously Cary) on 16 July 1919
* Countess Eugeniusz Dąmbski on 5 November 1919, then ''Princess'' Serge
Mdivani
The Mdivani ( ka, მდივანი) is a Georgian family. In the West, the best known bearers of this name were the children of General Zakhari Mdivani and his wife Elizabeth. The five siblings fled to Paris after the Soviet invasion of Geor ...
on 14 May 1927 (''née'' Apolonia Chałupiec, aka
Pola Negri
Pola Negri (; born Apolonia Chalupec ; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer. She achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femme ...
morganatic
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Gladys Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Gladys Marie Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (''née'' Deacon; 7 February 1881 – 13 October 1977) was a French American aristocrat and socialite. She was the mistress and later the second wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Du ...
Deacon
A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Chur ...
Ream
Ream may refer to:
* Paper ream, unit of 500 sheets of paper
* Ream (surname)
* Reamer, tool used to widen a hole
* Ream, West Virginia
Ream is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in th ...
) on 4 February 1922
*
Catherine Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon
Catherine Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon ( Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell, also known as Mrs Geoffrey Grenfell and Mrs Stuart Mommand; November 25, 1900 – 1977) was an American heiress who married into the British aristocracy.
Early life
Cathe ...
Mills
Mills is the plural form of mill, but may also refer to:
As a name
* Mills (surname), a common family name of English or Gaelic origin
* Mills (given name)
*Mills, a fictional British secret agent in a trilogy by writer Manning O'Brine
Places Uni ...
) in October 1922, then Princess Charles
Murat Murat may refer to:
Places Australia
* Murat Bay, a bay in South Australia
* Murat Marine Park, a marine protected area
France
* Murat, Allier, a commune in the department of Allier
* Murat, Cantal, a commune in the department of Cantal
Elsewhe ...
Iris Origo
Dame Iris Margaret Origo, Marchesa Origo, DBE (née Cutting; 15 August 1902 – 28 June 1988) was an English-born biographer and writer. She lived in Italy and devoted much of her life to improving the Tuscan estate at La Foce, near Montepulc ...
Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Cecil Bulkely-Johnson Goodsir (August 22, 1900 – February 7, 1976) was an American born heiress and member of the Vanderbilt family who inherited the Biltmore Estate. She was known for her eccentric behavior.
Ear ...
Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness
Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness ( Morgan, 23 August 1904 – 29 January 1970), was a mistress of King Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales. She was supplanted in his affections by Wallis Simpson, for whose sake Edward abdicated and bec ...
(''née'' Thelma Morgan, previously Converse) on 27 June 1926
* ''Princess'' David Mdivani (''née'' Marie Adrienne Koenig, aka
Mae Murray
Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "Th ...
Dimitri Djordjadze
Prince Dimitri Aleksandrovich Jorjadze ( ka, დიმიტრი ჯორჯაძე) (26 October 189826 October 1985) was a Georgian nobleman, Ambassador Hotel executive, and race car driver.
Biography
Dimitri (Mito) Jorjadze was born in ...
in March 1937 (''née'' Anna ''Audrey'' Emery)
*Princess Levan
Melikov
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The family descended from ...
Tweed
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Brady
Brady may refer to:
People
* Brady (surname)
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* Sue Ellen Mischke in the sitcom ''Seinfeld''
*Mary Beth in the TV series ''Desperate Housewives''
*Stephanie Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful), Stephanie Forrester, Pamela Douglas, Felicia Forrester, Steffy Forrester, Stephanie "Steffy" Forrester, Phoebe Forrester, Brooke Logan, Taylor Hayes (The Bold and the Beautiful), Taylor Hayes, Darla Forrester, Caroline Spencer, and Caroline Spencer Forrester in the TV soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
*Mackenzie Browning, Gloria Abbott Bardwell, Jill Abbott, Jill Foster Abbott, Victoria Newman, Cassie Newman, Abby Newman, Summer Newman, Colleen Carlton, Faith Newman, Ashley Abbott, List of The Young and the Restless characters (2014), Katherine "Katie" Newman, and Katherine Chancellor in the TV soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''
*Victoria Lord, Meredith Lord, Tina Lord, List of One Life to Live characters (1980s), Megan Gordon, Jessica Buchanan, Natalie Buchanan, Sarah Roberts (character), Sarah Roberts, Starr Manning, Dorian Lord, Blair Cramer, Kelly Cramer, Adriana Cramer, List of One Life to Live characters (1980s), Cassie Callison, and Langston Wilde in the TV soap opera ''One Life to Live''
*Claire Meade and Alexis Meade in the American dramedy series ''Ugly Betty''
*List of Downton Abbey characters#Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the British Historical drama, period drama TV series ''Downton Abbey''
*London Tipton in the American sitcom ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''
See also
*''Born Rich (2003 film), Born Rich'', 2003 documentary film, documentary created by Jamie Johnson (filmmaker), Jamie Johnson
*''The Duke's Children'', 1879 novel by Anthony Trollope
*''The Golden Bowl'', 1904 novel by Henry James
Footnotes
References
Sources
*:fr:Modèle:Online Gotha, Paul Theroff's Online Gotha
*California Digital Newspaper Collection D. C. O'Driscoll *The Heirs of Europe
*Almanach de Gotha
*Burke's Peerage
*Debrett's Peerage , Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage Society at Home and Abroad