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Ellen had been denied invitations to society events and that made her a little mad and eventually drove her and her family to Paris, where they were well received. It was there Consuelo was introduced to Empress Eugenie de Montijo. Eugenie, like Consuelo, was half Spanish, half American and very beautiful. Eugenie presided over a brilliant court in Paris. Having been wronged by her unfaithful husband, she sought solace in friends, clothing, and decoration. Consuelo and Eugenie became lifelong friends. It wasn't going to last long, for a war was to put an end to such fun and Consuelo and her family returned to the states in 1870._The Iznaga family retreated at the plantation of Ravenswood. Ravenswood is not an elaborate plantion house you may see down south. It's an unpretentious two-story wooden house along the banks of the Mississippi. But her memories in Paris still stayed on her mind for years to come. Around 1873, Miss Consuelo had made a scene at a ball held in a nearby town of Natchez. The Iznagas have made a point of taking their lovely daughters to a ball. They wanted to improve their social standing among the affluent citizens of Natchez. What had happened was that Consuela wanted to dress as she pleased, the women of the town didn't like what she wore and that the men at the ball were embarrased to be seen with her. One of the male escorts tied a blue ribbon over her dress so that she could be presentable._Several years later, the Iznagas traveled to Saratoga, New York to introduce their daughters to society as well as getting husbands for them. It was there Consuelo met a dashing, but impoverished duke from England. His name was George Victor Drogo Montagu, the future duke of Manchester. They were married in a lavish ceremony at Grace Church in New York City in 1876. Although the wedding made front page news at the New York Times, she and her family were dismissed as "nobodies" by the NYT editorial. She received no dowry for the wedding from her father. The wedding has taken New York society by surprise. Back then New York society was governed by the Knickerbockers, old families of Dutch and British stock who led quiet, orderly lives and eschew showiness of material wealth. They most certainly frown upon lavish wedding ceremonies such as those of Consuelo and the future duke. _On the other side of the ocean, the future duke's family wasn't thrilled about the match between him and Consuelo. He didn't think his daughter-in-law was good enough for his eldest son and heir. For one thing, he didn't receive a dowry from her family, for her family thought he would take care of her and that her father couldn't afford to siphon off his wealth at the time, although he gave his oldest daughter $50,000 dowry upon marrying Lord Lister-Kaye in 1882. He wondered whether his son had married a red Indian woman, for her behavior didn't conform to the ideal of a proper young English lady for she sang country songs to the tune of the banjo, smoked cigars, behaving in a casual way as she would back home in Mississipi of her youth. He also wondered whether she was truly wealthy for she didn't bring any dowry to the marriage. Their marriage started off as being very loving until her husband resumed his womanizing ways. He preferred lower class women for they remind him of the various maids and nannies that worked at his family estate growing up. He especially visited bordellos and spent what little money his long-suffering wife had at the time of her marriage. _Consuelo died in 1909 and is buried in Kimbolton along with her husband and children.
Children of MARIA CONSUELO IZNAGA CLEMENT and SIR GEORGE VICTOR DROGO MONTAGU were as follows:
+ 259 i SIR WILLIAM ANGUS DROGO15 MONTAGU IZNAGA, born 3 Mar 1877 in KIMBOLTON, IRELAND; died 9 Feb 1947 in ESSEX, ENGLAND. He married (1) HELERNA ZIMMERMANN; (2) KATHLEEN DAWES.
260 ii JACQUELINE MARY15 MONTAGU IZNAGA, died 15 Mar 1895.
261 iii ALICE ELEANOR15 MONTAGU IZNAGA, died 10 Jan 1900.
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220. ALVARO15 IZNAGA JIMENEZ (ALEJO14, PEDRO JOSE13, ALEJO MARIA12, PEDRO JOSE11, JOSE ANTONIO10, ANTONIO9, MARTIN8, JUAN7, MARTIN6, JUAN5, PEDRO4, JUAN3, MARIA2 IZNAGA, PEDRO1), born 29 Oct 1891 in SANTA CLARA, CUBA; died 5 Jun 1951 in SANTA CLARA, CUBA. He married on 2 Jun 1924 in SANTA CLARA, CUBA EMILIA DIAZ ROJO, born in SANTA CLARA, CUBA, daughter of VIRGILIO DIAZ GALLARDO and MARIA ROJO RODRIGUEZ.
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Children of ALVARO IZNAGA JIMENEZ and EMILIA DIAZ ROJO were as follows:
262 i EMILIA16 IZNAGA DIAZ, born in SANTA CLARA, CUBA; died 8 Oct 1959 in MIAMI, FL.. She married FRED S. SMITH SCOTT, son of WILL J. SMITH SETZER and FORREST J. LUTHER SCOTT.
263 ii ALICIA16 IZNAGA DIAZ, born in SANTA CLARA, CUBA. She married in SANTA CLARA, CUBA BLAS MAZZEO ALEMAN, son of BLAS MAZZEO SCHETLISCO and ANTONIA ALEMAN QUIROS.
222. ALFREDO15 IZNAGA JIMENEZ (ALEJO14, PEDRO JOSE13, ALEJO MARIA12, PEDRO JOSE11, JOSE ANTONIO10, ANTONIO9, MARTIN8, JUAN7, MARTIN6, JUAN5, PEDRO4, JUAN3, MARIA2 IZNAGA, PEDRO1), born 18 May 1888 in SANTA CLARA, CUBA. He married on 14 Jan 1916 in SANTA CLARA, CUBA OFELIA RODRIGUEZ URQUIA, born 18 May 1893 in SANTA CLARA, CUBA, daughter of TELESFORO RODRIGUEZ RUIZ and MARIA URQUIA RODRIGUEZ.
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