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Napoleon Bonapartes first interview with his second wife, Maria Louise, Duchess of Palma, at Compiegne, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a
Princess Marie of Orleans, 1813-1839Princess Marie of Orleans, Marie-Christine-Caroline-Adelaide-Francoise Leopoldine, Duchess of Wurttemberg, 1813-1839. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes
Helene-Louise-Elisabeth de Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess of Orleans, Duchesse d Orleans 1814-1858 with her son Philippe, Count of Paris
Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry 1798-1870Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, Duchesse de Berri 1798-1870. Handcoloured lithograph by Madame Calon from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs
Pauline Bonaparte, Duchess of Guastalla, sister of Napoleon 1780-1825. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Elisa Bonaparte, Duchess of Tucscany, Princess of Lucca, sister of Napoleon 1777-1820. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Marie Louise, Empress of France, Duchess of Parma 1791-1847Marie Louise, Empress of France, Duchess of Parma, second wife to Napoleon Bonaparte 1791-1847. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Louise Marie Adelaide de Bourbon, Duchess of Orleans 1753-1821. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)
Gabrielle d Estrees, mistress to King Henry IV of FranceGabrielle d Estrees, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux, mistress of King Henri IV of France. Handcoloured lithograph directed by Breton
Catherine de Bourbon, wife of Henry le BonCatherine de Bourbon, wife of Henry II le Bon, Duke of Lorraine, sister to King Henri IV of France, Duchesse de Bar. Handcoloured lithograph after a print of the wedding of Henri IV
Claude de France, first wife to King FrancisClaude de France, Duchess of Brittany, first wife to King Francis I of France, 1499-1517. She wears a costume composed of two robes on top of each other
Anne, Duchess of Brittany, Queen of France, 1477-1514. Anne de Bretagne, Reine de France. Handcoloured lithograph by Georges Lafosse after a miniature by Jean Marot in Bernard de Montfaucons
Mary Duchess of Burgundy, Marie de Bourgogne, wife to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I 1457-1482. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in the school of Jan Van Eyck from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka
Blessed Margaret of Lorraine, Duchess of Alencon 1463-1521Blessed Margaret of Lorraine, Duchess of Alencon, Marguerite de Lorraine, Duchesse d Alencon 1463-1521. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in a pair of Hours in Roger de
Isabella Stewart, Duchess of Brittany 1426-1499Isabella Stewart or Isabelle Stuart, Duchess of Brittany, wife of Francis I, le Bien-Aime, Duke of Brittany, Earl of Richmond, 1426-1499
Isabelle of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, d. 1472Isabelle of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, duchesse de Bourgogne, third wife of Philippe le Bon, d. 1472. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in the manuscript Chroniques de
Valentina Visconti, Valentine de Milan, Duchess of Orleans, 1371-1408. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a sculpture on her tomb in the convent of the Celestines in Paris in Roger de
Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark (1904 - 1955), second daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and sister to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
Silhouette, Duchess of Angouleme (1778-1851), daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Sybil Thorndike and Emlyn Williams on stageSybil Thorndike and Emlyn Williams in The Corn is Green at the Duchess Theatre, London, September 1938. 1938
Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull, English aristocratElizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull (1721-1788), English aristocrat. 18th century
Society on the beach at BiarritzGroup of well-known socialites on the beach at fashionable Biarritz. From left, Madame Paul Dubonnet (Jean Nash), frequently referred to as the most stylish woman in Europe
Margaret Whigham with Marquess of Donegall at St. MoritzMiss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured at St. Moritz with the Marquess of Donegall (Edward Chichester) in the year she was presented at court. 1930
Duke and Duchess of York wedding portrait, 1893Prince George (later King George V) and Princess Mary of Teck on their wedding day, 6th July 1893. The Duke and Duchess of York, as they were known, were married at St Jamess Palace
Four costumes for the Eclipse Ball, a pageant ball to take place on 17 December at the Park Lane Hotel, London, in aid of St Johns Hospital, Lewisham
Margaret Whigham and Lord SelbyMiss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with Lord Selby at Mrs. Woolley-Harts house-warming party in June 1931. Date: 1931
Margaret Whigham at the Westminster Hospital BallA quartette of young society women at the Westminster Hospital Ball at the Dorchester Hotel in June 1931. From left, Miss Margaret Whigham, Miss Cathleen Nesbitt
Margaret Whigham at the Famous Beauties BallMiss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her pet poodle dressed up a Perdita/Mrs Robinson at the Famous Beauties Ball at the Dorchester on 25 June
Countess Beatty, Duchess of Sutherland & Lady Ednam, LidoHigh society enjoying the pleasures of life at the Venice Lido while being dressed entirely appropriately in beach pyjamas. From left, Countess Beatty, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Ednam
Tatler cover - Grouse shooting at GlamisFront cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth), with Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and the Duchesss father
Sketch - Engagement of Margaret Whigham & Earl of WarwickFront cover of The Sketch magazine reporting on the engagement of popular debutante, Margaret Whigham ( the most talked-of, photographed, and paragraphed debutante ) to the Earl of Warwick
Social celebrities at a dinner in Cairo, 1932Groups chatting and pulling faces while at dinner at the newly-opened Embassy Club in Cairo. Significant at the far end of the table is Miss Margaret Whigham (later Mrs Charles Sweeny)
Duchess of York in a black dressDuchess of York (later Queen Mary) in a black dress, February 1901, soon after the death of Queen Victoria. Date: 1901
Duchess of York at her writing desk at SandringhamDuchess of York (later Queen Mary) at her writing desk at Sandringham. Date: late 1890s
Duke and Duchess of York, Canberra, AustraliaThe Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, arriving to open the new Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. 1927
Duchess of York, later Queen Mary, 1896The Duchess of York, later Queen Mary. 1896
Lady John Manners, wife of the Duke of Rutland
Nieces of Duchess of York selling RNLI flagsJean and Elizabeth Elphinstone, nieces of the Duchess of York, selling Royal National Lifeboat Institute flags. 1935
Lady Marjorie Manners drawn by the Marchioness of GranbyLady Marjorie Manners drawn by her mother, the Marchioness of Granby. Victoria Harriet Marjorie Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey (nÚÑáLady Victoria Harriet Marjorie Manners) (1883-1946)
Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough (1877-1964). circa 1890s
An English Hebe by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. 1905
Princess of Pless & Duchess of Westminster in EgyptPrincess Daisy of Pless and her sister, the Duchess of Westminster riding camels in front of the Sphinx during a trip to Egypt in 1912. Date: 1912
Memorial to Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldA Sacred Memorial to Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, German Duchess (1731-1810). 1818
Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917), wife of Prince Arthur. Date: circa 1900s
Princess Alice, later Princess Louis of Hesse and Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-1878), second daughter of Queen Victoria. Date: circa 1870s
Princess Margaret of Connaught, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Scania, with two of her children. Date: circa 1900s
Viscountess Long of WraxhallFrances Laura (nÚÑáCharteris), Duchess of Marlborough (1915-1990), Former wife of 2nd Viscount Long and of 3rd Earl of Dudley and of Michael Canfield
Duchess of LeinsterAgnes) Raffaelle FitzGerald (nÚÑáKennedy), Duchess of Leinster (1901-1993), Former wife of Clare Van Neck, and later second wife of 7th Duke of Leinster; daughter of Robert Davidson Kennedy. 1939