List of American heiresses

Frances Work, great-grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales
Consuelo Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family and Duchess of Marlborough

This is a list of some American socialites, from before the Gilded Age to the end of the 20th century, who married into the European nobility, peerage or royalty. The titles in this list are all mentioned or translated into English.

Before 1865

From 1865 to 1965

After the beginning of the Reconstruction Era and the Gilded Age (at the end of the American Civil War on 9 May 1865):

After 1965

After the end of the practice of granting hereditary peerages in the UK (with the Baron Margadale) on 1 January 1965:

Other American heiresses

Amanda Hearst, great-granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst
Cindy McCain, wife of presidential nominee John McCain and heiress of Hensley & Co. company

These are some other major American heiresses, living and past:

Fictional American heiresses

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Heirs of Europe LANTE DELLA ROVERE". see line 32 & 33. Ronald Elward 2009-2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cash for titles: The Billion-dollar ladies". Daisy Goodwin. Mail Online. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Victoria Siegel Bullied Online After Death". Radar Online. Jun 12, 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

Sources

  • Paul Theroff's Online Gotha.
  • The Peerage
  • California Digital Newspaper Collection
  • D. C. O'Driscoll
  • The Heirs of Europe
  • Almanach de Gotha
  • Burke's Peerage
  • Cracroft's Peerage
  • Society at Home and Abroad
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