Monmouth County - Atlantic Highlands - “AMERICAN WOMEN AND ROYAL WEDDINGS” IS THE SUBJECT OF THE NEXT GUEST LECTURE AT THE STRAUSS MANSION MUSEUM IN ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS

Wednesday, June 20 – Monmouth County

“AMERICAN WOMEN AND ROYAL WEDDINGS” IS THE SUBJECT OF THE NEXT GUEST LECTURE AT THE STRAUSS MANSION MUSEUM IN ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS

   Royal wedding fever is in the air as Great Britain's Prince Harry wed American actress Meghan Markle on May 19th— but did you know that marriages between Americans and European nobles once happened by the hundreds?

   Monmouth University History Professor Melissa Ziobro will speak on “American Women and Royal Weddings” as the latest in the annual series of monthly guest lectures hosted by the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society. This lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 7:30 p.m., at the Strauss Mansion Museum, 27 Prospect Circle, Atlantic Highlands. There is no charge to attend, and free on-street parking is available nearby for this event.

   “During the late 19th century, wealthy American heiresses married impoverished European nobles by the score,” said Professor Ziobro. “These marriages secured social status for ‘new money’ American families who felt slighted by the established elites in their own country. Meanwhile, the infusion of American dollars allowed the impoverished nobility across the Atlantic to continue to maintain the lifestyles to which their families had been accustomed for generations.”

   Several of the Gilded Age royal weddings featured brides with roots in New Jersey. Professor Ziobro will discuss some of these so-called “dollar princesses” of the Gilded Age, including Lady Monson (nee Romaine Stone, daughter of General Roy Stone of Morristown), Lady Roberts (nee Elizabeth Marie LaRoche, daughter of William Tell LaRoche of Harrington Park), and Princess Miguel of Braganza (nee Anita Stewart, born in Elberon), and more.
Location: 27 Prospect Cir, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716, USA

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