Mary Goelet

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Mary Goelet, Duchess of Roxburghe (1878-1937) was the daughter of prominent New Yorkers Ogden Goelet and Mary Wilson of the "Marrying Wilsons". She was a niece of Richard Thornton Wilson, Jr. and Grace Graham Wilson.[1]

Biography

Known as "May" within her family circle, she married Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903.[2] The 8th Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh settled at Floors Castle, where Mary decorated the fortress with her own collection of art including a priceless series of 17th century Gobelins Manufactory tapestries.[3] After ten years of childlessness, Mary gave birth to a son and heir, George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe, who succeeded his father in 1932. At the time of her marriage to the Duke of Roxburghe, Mary Goelet was the wealthiest American heiress, with a dowry of twenty million dollars, exceeded only by Consuelo Vanderbilt in the wealth brought to the transatlantic marriages of the pre-1914 era.

References

  1. ↑ "To Marry an English Lord.". 
  2. ↑ "Marriage Announcement". New York Times. 1903-09-03. 
  3. ↑ "Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Floors Castle". 
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