Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt, 1877-1964

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Consuelo Vanderbilt-Balsan (formerly Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt was born in New York City. She was the eldest child of William Kissam Vanderbilt, a New York railroad millionaire, and his first wife, Alva Erskine Smith. Determined to secure the highest-ranking mate possible for her only daughter, Alva Vanderbilt engineered a meeting between Consuelo and the indebted, titled Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough. The pair married at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York City, on November 6, 1895. They had two sons. Consuelo's second marriage, on July 4, 1921, was to Lt. Col. Jacques Balsan. Consuelo Balsan died at Southampton, Long Island, New York, on December 6, 1964.
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referencedIn Du Pont, Pauline Foster, 1849-1902. Papers, 1861-1902. Hagley Museum & Library
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associatedWith Du Pont, Pauline Foster, 1849-1902. person
associatedWith Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 person
associatedWith Vanderbilt Museum of Suffolk County (Centerport, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938 person
associatedWith Young, Matilda. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Republic of France 00 FR
Manhattan NY US
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 00 GB
Southampton NY US
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Birth 1877-03-02

Death 1964-12-06

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