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Daisy, Princess of Pless: The Most Beautiful British Woman in the German Court and the Case of the Cursed Necklace british nobility

Daisy, Princess of Pless: The Most Beautiful British Woman in the German Court and the Case of the Cursed Necklace

Daisy, Princess of Pless, c1891. Image from Lafayette.org.uk via Wikimedia Commons Born Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West on June 28, 1873 at Rut…

Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough: Gilded Age’s Most Popular Dollar Princess Blenheim Palace

Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough: Gilded Age’s Most Popular Dollar Princess

Consuelo Vanderbilt with her son by Boldini. Image from Wikimedia Commons Consuelo Vanderbilt was born on March 2, 1877 in New York. She was the only…

A Peek into the English Country House british nobility

A Peek into the English Country House

Longleat House The English country house is not just any massive structure. It is a symbol of the affluence of Britain's nobility and landed gentry,…

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