EPISODE · Nov 29, 2023 · 21 MIN
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from As The Money Burns · host Nicki Woodard
Not all love affairs last forever. When one princess loses her title, will another readily take her place and possibly share the same fate?November 27th, 1932, Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani appears in the Hague divorce court dissolving her 18 month marriage to Prince Alexis Mdivani. On December 7th, 1932, her cousin Princess Ava Alice Astor Obolensky will also get a divorce in Reno. Two marriages both end but for very different circumstances.Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, John Jacob Astor VI aka “Jakey,” James “Henry” Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, Princess Roussadana “Roussie” Mdivani Sert, Prince Serge Mdivani, Princess Mary McCormic Mdivani, Sam Insull, Prince David Mdivani, Princess Mae Murray Mdivani, Charles Huberich, Princess Ava Alice Astor Obolensky, Prince Serge Obolensky, Ivan Obolensky, Sylvia Obolensky, Raimund von Hofmannsthal, Countess Silvia de Rivas de Castellane, Woolworth Donahue, Jeanne Meagher, Peggy Moffett, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kennedy, James Blakeley, Grace Rioppel Blakeley Hyde, Nancy Randolph, Cholly Knickerbocker, Caroline Astor, William Backhouse Astor, Jr., Charlotte Astor, Mary Mallon – Typhoid Mary, John Jacob Astor IV aka “Jack,” Ava Lowle Willing Astor – Lady Ribblesdale, Vincent Astor, Madeleine Talmage Astor Dick, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, William Kissam Vanderbilt, Oliver Belmont, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duke of Marlborough, Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers II – Jr., Mary Benjamin, Millicent Rogers, Standard Oil fortune, oil ventures, Princess Catherine Alexandrovna, Tsar Alexander II Romanov, Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, American dollar princess marriages, royal titles, Central Park Casino, Reno, Nevada, Lithuania, Hague, Netherlands, Hague Convention, international divorces, remarriage, infidelity, divorce, friends & sibling romances, uneven breakups, betrayals, Edward McLean, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, Washington Post, Hope Diamond--Extra Notes / Call to Action:Firebreathing Kittens podcasthttps://firebreathingkitte.wixsite.com/websitehttps://pod.link/1459051634**Submit questions to As The Money Burns social media accounts for the upcoming 100th episode.Share, like, subscribe--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Section 1 Music: You Go To My Head by Joe Loss, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: I’m In the Mood for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album EleganceSection 3 Music: Stars Fell On Alabama by Lew Stone, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/
What this episode covers
Not all love affairs last forever. When one princess loses her title, will another readily take her place and possibly share the same fate? #BarbaraHutton, #CarolineAstor, #divorce, #lovetriangle, #siblingromance, #sibling betrayal, #HagueConvention, #JeffBezos, #LaurenSanchez Barbara Hutton, Caroline Astor, divorce, love triangle, sibling romance, sibling betrayal, Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez November 27th, 1932, Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani appears in the Hague divorce court dissolving her 18 month marriage to Prince Alexis Mdivani. On December 7th, 1932, her cousin Princess Ava Alice Astor Obolensky will also get a divorce in Reno. Two marriages both end but for very different circumstances. Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, John Jacob Astor VI aka “Jakey,” James “Henry” Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, Princess Roussadana “Roussie” Mdivani Sert, Prince Serge Mdivani, Princess Mary McCormic Mdivani, Sam Insull, Prince David Mdivani, Princess Mae Murray Mdivani, Charles Huberich, Princess Ava Alice Astor Obolensky, Prince Serge Obolensky, Ivan Obolensky, Sylvia Obolensky, Raimund von Hofmannsthal, Countess Silvia de Rivas de Castellane, Woolworth Donahue, Jeanne Meagher, Peggy Moffett, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kennedy, James Blakeley, Grace Rioppel Blakeley Hyde, Nancy Randolph, Cholly Knickerbocker, Caroline Astor, William Backhouse Astor, Jr., Charlotte Astor, Mary Mallon – Typhoid Mary, John Jacob Astor IV aka “Jack,” Ava Lowle Willing Astor – Lady Ribblesdale, Vincent Astor, Madeleine Talmage Astor Dick, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, William Kissam Vanderbilt, Oliver Belmont, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duke of Marlborough, Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers II – Jr., Mary Benjamin, Millicent Rogers, Standard Oil fortune, oil ventures, Princess Catherine Alexandrovna, Tsar Alexander II Romanov, Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, American dollar princess marriages, royal titles, Central Park Casino, Reno, Nevada, Lithuania, Hague, Netherlands, Hague Convention, international divorces, remarriage, infidelity, divorce, friends & sibling romances, uneven breakups, betrayals, Edward McLean, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, Washington Post, Hope Diamond Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com. Extra Notes / Call to Action: Firebreathing Kittens podcast https://firebreathingkitte.wixsite.com/website https://pod.link/1459051634 **Submit questions to As The Money Burns social media accounts for the upcoming 100th episode. Share, like, subscribe https://asthemoneyburns.com/ TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/
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