Aubrey Dean Paul

Sir Aubrey Edward Henry Dean Paul, 5th Baronet (19 October 1869-16 January 1961)[1] was a captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers and a descendant of the 1st Duke of Marlborough,[2]

Biography

He was fifth of the Paul Baronets, of Rodborough and father of Brenda Dean Paul, one of the ‘bright young things’.[3]

In 1901, he married Irene Regina,[4] daughter of Henry Wieniawski and Isabelle Bessie-Hampton. The couple had been introduced by Nellie Melba. Lady Dean Paul, now adopted British nationality, but continued to publish works as "Irène Wieniawska".[5] They had two other children:

  • Aubrey Donald Fitzwarren Severin Dean Paul (1902–1904)
  • Sir Brian Kenneth Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough (18 May 1904 – 5 August 1972)[1][6]

Religion

The 5th Baronet converted to Roman Catholicism in 1914 and the couple's daughter was educated at convent schools. His wife maintained a Bohemian lifestyle and the couple separated in 1922.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Baronetage, leighrayment.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Profile, WorldRoots.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Philip Hoare, ‘Paul, Brenda Irene Isabelle Frances Theresa Dean (1907–1959)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011
  4. ↑ National Portrait Gallery
  5. ↑ Manuel Couvreur, trans. Celia Skrine, Liner notes and texts for recording of Poldowski’s Verlaine songs by Élise Gabele and Phlippe Riga
  6. ↑ Museum and Gallery Reviews, hwlondonartandartistsguide.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
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