Allene Tew
Allene Tew | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1872 |
| Died | May 1, 1955 Cap d'Ail, France |
| Cause of death | cancer |
| Resting place | La Caucade |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | socialite |
| Spouse(s) | Theodore R. Hostetter Morton Colton Nichols Anson Wood Burchard Prince Heinrich XXXIII Reuss of Köstritz Captain Count Pavel Kotzbue |
| Children | Greta Hostetter Verna Hostetter Theodore R. Hostetter, Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Charles Henry Tew Janet Smith |
Allene Tew (1872-1955) was an American socialite during the Gilded Age who became a European aristocrat by marriage.
Biography
Early life
Allene Tew was born in Janesville, Wisconsin on July 7, 1872.[1][2] Her father, Charles Henry Tew, was a banker in Jamestown, and her mother was Janet Smith.[1][2][3] She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, meaning that her direct ancestors fought in the American Revolutionary War.[4]
Marriages
Her first husband was Theodore R. Hostetter (1870-1902).[1][5][6] They had three children:
- Greta Hostetter (1892-1918; married Glenn Stewart).[1][5]
- Verna Hostetter (1893-1895; died in early childhood).[1][5]
- Theodore R. Hostetter, Jr. (1897-1918; killed in World War I).[1][5]
Her second husband was Morton Colton Nichols (1870-1932), whom she married on December 27, 1904.[1][7] They divorced a year later, in 1905.[1]
Her third husband was Anson Wood Burchard (1865-1927), Chairman of General Electric, whom she married on December 4, 1912 in London.[1][2][3][8][9][10] They were listed in the Social Register.[11] In Manhattan, they resided at 57 East 64th Street on the Upper East Side, in a townhouse designed by architect C. P. H. Gilbert (1861-1952).[12] In Paris, they resided at 4 Rue d'Aguesseau in the 8th arrondissement.[13]
Her fourth husband was Prince Heinrich XXXIII Reuss of Köstritz (1879-1942), whom she married on April 10, 1929 in Paris.[1][14] They divorced on October 31, 1935.[1][15]
Her fifth husband was Captain Count Pavel Kotzbue (1884-1966), whom she married on March 4, 1936 in Geneva, Switzerland.[1][2][16]
Being a friend of his mother's, she negotiated on behalf of prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld leading up to his marriage to princess Juliana of the Netherlands.[17] In 1938, she became godmother to their eldest daughter, princess Beatrix.[18]
Death
She died in Cap d'Ail, France on May 1, 1955, at the age of eighty-two.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The Peerage
- ^ a b c d e Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, Garnstone Press, 1973, Volume 1, p. 342 [1]
- ^ a b Transactions, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1927 Volume 91, p. 1166 [2]
- ^ Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume 3, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1893, p. 99 [3]
- ^ a b c d "Sudden Death of Hostetter". The Pittsburg Press. August 4, 1902.
- ^ Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe, Memoirs of the Harvard dead in the war against Germany, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1923, Volume 4, p. 351 [4]
- ^ Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 35, Issue 2, p. 54
- ^ HITCH IN WEDDING OF ANSON BURCHARD; Applied in London for License to Marry Mrs. Hostetter and Then Withdrew., The New York Times, November 22, 1912
- ^ MRS. HOSTETTER WEDS.; Marriage to Anson Wood Burchard to Take Place in Registry Office Today, The New York Times, December 05, 1912
- ^ BURCHARD -- HOSTETTER.; Mrs. Theodore Hostetter Marries Anson Wood Burchard in London., The New York Times, December 06, 1912
- ^ Social Register, New York, Social Register Association, 1921, p. 12 [5]
- ^ Upper East Side Historic District designation report, The Commission, 1981, Volume 1, p. 1921 [6]
- ^ A. M. Brace, Americans in France: A Directory, American Chamber of Commerce in France, 1926, p. 85 [7]
- ^ Time Magazine, 1929, Volume 13, p. 40
- ^ Milestones: Feb. 4, 1929, Time, February 4, 1929
- ^ Alden Hatch, H. R. H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands: An Authorized Biography, Harrap, 1962, p. 276 [8]
- ^ Annejet van der Zijl, Bernhard, een verborgen geschiedenis, 2010, p. 250 [9]
- ^ Annejet van der Zijl, Bernhard, een verborgen geschiedenis, 2010, p. 288 [10]