American dollar princess
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The so-called American dollar princesses were wealthy American women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who married into titled European families, exchanging wealth for prestige.
According to a book called Titled Americans (1915), there were 454 marriages between Gilded Age and Progressive Era American women and European aristocrats. The Library of Congress claimed in a reference guide that "American heiresses married more than a third of the House of Lords." The Spectator claims that among the marriages were 102 "British aristocrats", including "six dukes."
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See also
- American economy
- Dollar
- Heiress
- Nouveau riche
- Regency romance
- British peerage
- Fay Templeton
- Moreton Frewen
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