The Gilded Gentleman

Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Gilded Age's Million Dollar Princesses

The Gilded Gentleman

Show Notes

Consuelo Vanderbilt is one of the most famous 'dollar princesses' of the Gilded Age -- married to European aristocracy to buy her family status -- but she wasn't the only one.

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