Mary Evans The Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May Goelet 10638732

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Picture No	10638732
Date	1903
Description	The Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May Goelet
Details	America and the Peerage - Miss Mary ('May') Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903, becoming Duchess of Roxburghe and bringing with her a dowry of some $20 million. Numerous impoverished peers married wealthy American heiresses during this period, who in return for the substantial dowries earned a title and the prestige of being chatelaine of some of the finest stately homes in England. May appears in fancy dress in this photograph.
Source	Page from The Sketch, 23 September 1903
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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