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Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada (Spanish for "The Enchanted Hill"), is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947.
The Beverly Estate is a property built in 1926 [1] [2] at 1011 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California. [3]The estate was designed by architect Gordon Kaufmann for banker Milton Getz [4] and was the residence of actress Marion Davies and her partner William Randolph Hearst after his infirmity forced them to leave San Simeon. [5]
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn [ai] 16 July 1990 3 May 2002 Life peeress Conservative: Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe: 14 February 1991 Life peeress Labour: Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon: 14 June 1991 5 November 2021 (Retired) Life peeress Labour: Ann Mallalieu, Baroness Mallalieu [aj] 19 June 1991 Life peeress ...
Morgan, the daughter of Charles Bill Morgan and Eliza Woodland Parmelee Morgan, was born on January 20, 1872, the second of five children. Her mother, Eliza, grew up as the indulged daughter of Albert O. Parmelee, a cotton trader and millionaire who financially supported the couple when they moved to San Francisco. [8]
Phoebe Hearst's Wyntoon with its main tower in 1906, designed by Bernard Maybeck. This building burned down in 1929. Wyntoon is a private estate in rural Siskiyou County, California, owned by the Hearst Corporation. Architects Willis Polk, Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan all designed structures for Wyntoon, beginning in 1899.
Lady Jane Willoughby was one of the six Maids of Honour at the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. [4]Her father was the third and last Earl of Ancaster.On his death in 1983, the earldom became extinct, but according to the remainder of ancient baronies by writ of summons, Lady Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby succeeded as Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.
Elizabeth Russell, Lady Russell (née Cooke; formerly Hoby; c.1540–1609) was an English poet and noblewoman. [1] [2] She was an influential member of Queen Elizabeth I's court and was known in her time for her refined poetry as well as her musical talent. [3]
The Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. Beginning in 1919, Hearst began to build Hearst Castle, which he never completed, on the 250,000-acre (100,000-hectare; 1,000-square-kilometre) ranch he had acquired near San Simeon. He furnished the mansion with art, antiques, and entire historic rooms purchased and brought from great houses in Europe.