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The Secret History Behind the Spectacular Wedding Jewelry of Consuelo Vanderbilt—aka the real Gladys Russell
On November 6, 1895, the 18-year-old Consuelo Vanderbilt married Charles, the ninth Duke of Marlborough at St. Thomas’s ...
Are “The Gilded Age” Characters Real People? Meet the New York Socialites Who Inspired Them
Oscar Wilde, J.P. Morgan and Mamie Fish are a few of the real people who have appeared on the HBO historical series ...
The Lavish Wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt That Inspired The Gilded Age
They did, however, have an insanely lavish wedding.
The Real-Life Miserable Marriage of Consuelo Vanderbilt That Inspired The Gilded Age
Consuelo Vanderbilt was the best known “dollar princess”—or, American heiresses that English aristocrats married for their ...
Who Was the Real Duke of Buckingham? 'The Gilded Age's New Society Obsession and How He Hints at Gladys' Future, Explained
The Gilded Age's Duke of Buckingham isn't based on a real historical figure, but his inclusion in Season 3 could hint at what's coming for Gladys.
Meet Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan: The inspiration for Gladys Russell from 'The Gilded Age'
Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan was a Palm Beach society fixture from the time she settled in Manalapan with her second husband ...
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The Duke of Marlborough, Savior of Blenheim Palace, Has Died at Age 88
With the death of his father, in 1972, Spencer-Churchill became the 11th Duke of Marlborough and inherited the vast property—as well as the headaches all his ancestors had suffered trying to ...
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'Vanderbilt' gets under surface of the Gilded Age - USA TODAY
The marriage between the 18-year-old American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt and Britain's ninth Duke of Marlborough in 1895 appeared to be a straightforward bargain: cash for class.