Friday, May 8, 2009

Duke of Westminster files for divorce

May 8, 1913

One of Britain's wealthiest men, the Duke of Westminster filed for divorce today, reports the New York Times. Rumors of marital problems have been the talk of London society for some time. The Duke has charged his wife with adultery, and has named the Duke of Alba as the co-respondent. The Duchess plans to file a counter suit.

The couple were married in 1901. They have two daughters, Lady Ursula, 11, and Lady Mary Grosvenor, who is three.

The Duchess is the sister of the Princess of Pless and George Cornwallis-West, the second husband of the American-born Jennie Jerome, whose first husband was Lord Randolph Churchill.

Several years ago, the Duke of Alba, who is unmarried, was rumored to be engaged to an American girl, Mathilde Townsend of Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.

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