Irma de Malkhozouny

Irma de Malkhozouny
Irma de Malkhozouny
	Duchess of Leeds
Born	Irma Amelia de Malkhozouny
Noble family	Osborne family (by marriage)
Spouse(s)	Paul Brewster (divorced); John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds (m. 1933; div. 1948); Frank Atherton Howard
Father	Iskender de Malkhozouny
Occupation	Ballet dancer

Irma Amelia de Malkhozouny (formerly Irma Osborne, Duchess of Leeds) was an Italian-born Serbian ballet dancer. She was Duchess of Leeds from 1933 until 1948, during her marriage to John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds.

Biography

Irma Amelia de Malkhozouny was the daughter of Iskender de Malkhozouny.[1] She was a professional ballet dancer.[2] She married Paul Brewster, but later divorced. On 27 March 1933 she married John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds in Nice, France. Her husband was the son of George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds and Lady Katherine Lambton.[1] The marriage produced no children, and ended in 1948 when de Malkhozouny had an affair with Frank Atherton Howard, an American millionaire.[3][4] In 1947 she married Howard.[5] The duke went on to marry two other times, to Audrey Young and Caroline Fleur Vatcher.[6]

She was photographed by Norman Parkinson.[7]

Titles and styles

1933 – 1948: Her Grace The Duchess of Leeds

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References

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"The Last Dukes (British Aristocracy Documentary) - Real Stories". YouTube. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
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"The hazards of being a duke: They're a dying breed, but a new TV film shows the world would be a duller place without them - CapitalBay.Com". Capitalgrio.com. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
"The Italian Born Duchess of Leeds (Nee Irma Amelia de Malkhozouny), 1st wife of the 11th Duke, Harper's Bazaar, 1938, © Norman Parkinson Ltd / Courtesy Norman Parkinson Archive | Proud Chelsea Gallery". Wsimag.com. Retrieved 2018-08-11.

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[auto-1] "Person Page". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2018-08-11.

[2] Midgley, Dominic (2015-10-24). "BBC documentary reveals Britain's dukes last of a dying breed". Express. Retrieved 2018-09-08.

[3] "The Last Dukes (British Aristocracy Documentary) - Real Stories". YouTube. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2018-08-11.

[4] "Leeds, Duke of (E, 1694 - 1964)". Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-11.

[5] ttp://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/leeds1694.htm

[6] "The hazards of being a duke: They're a dying breed, but a new TV film shows the world would be a duller place without them - CapitalBay.Com". Capitalgrio.com. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2018-08-11.

[7] "The Italian Born Duchess of Leeds (Nee Irma Amelia de Malkhozouny), 1st wife of the 11th Duke, Harper's Bazaar, 1938, © Norman Parkinson Ltd / Courtesy Norman Parkinson Archive | Proud Chelsea Gallery". Wsimag.com. Retrieved 2018-08-11.