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Queen Charlotte (1781) Duchess of Devonshire (1782) Marie Antoinette acquired the hairstyle, which was a creation from the famed hairdresser of the day, Léonard Autié. In April 1774, it was first sported as Le Pouf Sentimental by Duchess de Chartres at the Opera. The Duchesse's hairstyle was immense. 14 yards of gauze were wrapped around a ...
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (née Spencer; / dʒ ɔːr ˈ dʒ eɪ n ə / jor-JAY-nə; 7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806), was an English aristocrat, socialite, prodigious and addicted gambler, political organiser, author, and activist.
Known to her family as "Debo", Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford was born in Kensington, London, on 31 March 1920. [a] Her parents were David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale (1878–1958), son of Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale, and his wife, Sydney (1880–1963), daughter of Thomas Gibson Bowles, MP.
Elizabeth Courtney (20 February 1792 – 2 May 1859) was the illegitimate daughter of the Whig politician and future Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and socialite Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire, while Georgiana was married to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. The Duchess was forced by her husband ...
Some women to have held the title Duchess of Devonshire, as wives of the Duke of Devonshire, include: Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1646–1710), wife of the first duke; Rachel Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1674 – 1725), wife of the second duke; Catherine Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1700–1777), wife of the third duke
Athena is now 11th in line to the British throne, following her older sister, Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi.. Her first name, Athena, is of Greek origin, and a reference to the goddess of wisdom ...
Aranzazu Santos López took to Spanish TV show Aquí Hay Madroño to reveal her suspicions, which are based on two major clues: the duchess' hair and her work schedule.
Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville (née Lady Henrietta Elizabeth Cavendish; 29 August 1785 – 25 November 1862) was a British society hostess and writer. The younger daughter of Lady Georgiana Spencer and the 5th Duke of Devonshire, she was a member of the wealthy Cavendish and Spencer families and spent her childhood under the care of a governess with her two siblings.