Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester
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Her Grace The Duchess of Manchester |
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Consuelo Yznaga 1853 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | 20 November 1909 (aged 56) 5 Grosvenor Square Mayfair,London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester (m. 1876; his death 1892) |
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William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester Lady Jacqueline Montagu Lady Alice Montagu |
| Parents | Antonio Modesto Yznaga del Valle Ellen Maria Clement |
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Styles of Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester |
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| Reference style | Her Grace |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (1853 – 20 November 1909), née Consuelo Yznaga (also spelled Iznaga by some sources) was a Cuban-American woman who married George Montagu, Viscount Mandeville. and later became the Duchess of Manchester.
Consuelo Yznaga was born in 1853, in New York City, the second of four children of diplomat Antonio Modesto Yznaga del Valle (1823-1892) and Ellen Maria Clement (1833-1908). Her father was from an old Cuban family who owned a large plantation (Torre Iznaga) and sugar mills in the vicinity of Trinidad, Cuba; they had connections to several Spanish aristocratic families.
Her mother, Ellen Maria Clement, was the daughter of Samuel Clement, a steamboat captain, and Maria Augusta Little. She grew up at Ravenswood Plantation in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, which she inherited when her parents died. Her parents acquired properties in New York and in Newport, Rhode Island, while retaining the plantations in Cuba and Louisiana. Her sister, Naticia Yznaga, married Sir John Pepys Lister-Kaye, 3rd Baronet (1853–1924) in 1881. Her brother, Fernando Yznaga (1869–1901), was married to Mary Virginia "Jennie" Smith, sister of Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont, Consuelo's childhood best friend.
In her teenage years Consuelo became known on New York's social scene as one of the group called the Buccaneers.
During her marriage, Lady Mandeville, as she was known, engaged herself in charitable organizations. Poverty was a cause that concerned her, and she was also interested in education and health.
The Duchess of Manchester was a renowned beauty as were her sisters, Emilie Yznaga and Natividad (Natica) Yznaga. The latter was the wife of Sir John Pepys Lister-Kaye, 3rd Baronet. The Duchess was a celebrated society figure, belonging to the intimate circle of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, formerly the Prince of Wales. Shortly before her death, she entertained King Edward and Nicholas II, the Czar of Russia, while the Czar was on a visit in England.
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