This is a non-exhaustive list of some American socialites, so called American dollar princesses, from before the Gilded Age to the end of the 20th century, who married into the European titled nobility, peerage, or royalty. The titles in this list are all mentioned or translated into English.
Before 1865
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Elizabeth Barbé-Marbois, Marquise de Barbé-Marbois [1817][1] (née Elizabeth Moore) on 17 June 1784[2]
Gertrude Buller, Lady Buller [1808] (née Gertrude Van Cortlandt) on 15 May 1790[3]
Martha Hottinguer, Baroness Hottinguer [1810] (née Martha Eliza Redwood) on 24 August 1793[4]
The Hon.Mrs Robert Kennedy (née Jane Macomb) on 22 March 1794[5]
Doña Sarah McKean Armitage de Martínez de Irujo Tacón, Marquise de Casa Irujo [1803] (née Sarah McKean) on 10 April 1798[6]
Ann Baring, Lady Baring [1810] and Baroness Ashburton [1835] (née Ann Louisa Bingham) on 23 August 1798[7]
Maria de Tilly, Countess de Tilly (née Maria Matilda Bingham, younger sister of Ann Bingham) on 11 April 1799, later Maria du Blaisel, Marquise du Blaisel (previously Maria Baring) on 17 April 1826[8]
Louisa Hervey-Bathurst, Lady Hervey-Bathurst [1818] (née Louisa Ca
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Jon Von Neumann Remembered
John Von Neumann was one of those towering figures in the sports car world of the ’50s. He was one of the founders of the California Sports Car Club that eventually became the largest Region of the SCCA. He pioneered Porsche in the Western U.S., not only in racing, but also as daily drivers. He was also instrumental in helping elevate Ferrari to the top of the heap. And he was my friend.
One day during the ’90s, my kids and I were playing in the pool at our home on Rose Avenue in Palm Springs. My wife came out and said, “Hey, did you hear, our neighbor Johnny (Von Neumann) was kidnapped?” “What happened,” I asked, “is he okay?” “Yes,” she said, “they set him free and he’s back home now.” She had heard about it from a neighbor, Anna Polak (Vasek’s wife). All three of us had homes on the same street then.
Shortly afterward, we visited with John. He told us what happened: He was attacked in his house, bound and gagged, and put in the trunk of his Rolls-Royce. After being driven somewhere, he didn’t know where, he was taken into a strange house and told to get ransom. So he called his business manager, Sam Weil, and, according to Sam’s secretary, Mary Rundal, $3 million in cash was delivered. After about a week, John was released along with his Roll
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Kenya Moore (Source: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Copies North America)
By: Brent Osborne
@HousewifeGuy
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