Dollar Princesses

Please consider supporting me at   / lindsayholiday   In the late 1800s, American industrialists were raking in cash and living like princes, but they had no way, other than their mansions, servants and yachts, of making it clear that they were better than everyone else. Meanwhile, across the pond, the British aristocracy had come on hard times. They still had their titles, historic estates and aire of superiority, but they were running low on funds. This became a match made somewhere south of heaven when hundreds of American heiresses married cash-strapped British noblemen. Millions of dowry dollars crossed the pond to renovate ancient English mansions and bolster the ailing peerage, while American fathers got to brag that they had a baroness or a duchess in the family. There was even a magazine, “The Titled American” in which British nobles with a title to sell could advertise their eligibility to rich American ladies. But marriages based on exchanging cash for coronets weren’t always destined to be happy. Let’s get to know five of the American women who became Dollar Princesses... Jennie Jerome Consuelo Yznaga Consuelo Vanderbilt Mary Leiter Nancy Langhorne Shaw I make mini documentaries about women's history and royal history: Queens of the World:    • Queen Marie Antoinette, Part 1   A History of...    • A History of Childbirth: Conception   Royal History:    • A History of Royal Incest & Inbreeding - P...   LGBT Royals:    • LGBTQ Royals of the World   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.britannica.com http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk Music: Butterflies In Love by Sir Cubworth For business inquiries, please contact [email protected] #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday #DowntonAbbey #TheGildedAge