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Brinda Devi

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Crown Princess Brinda Devi
Crown Princess of Kapurthala
Princess of Jubbal
Brinda Devi in her mid-twenties
Born(1890-01-11)11 January 1890
Deorha, Principality of Jubbal
DiedMay 1962(1962-05-00) (aged 72)
Woodville Palace, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
SpouseParamjit Singh, Crown Prince of Kapurthala
(m. 1911 - 1955; his death)
IssuePrincess Indira Devi
Princess Sushila Devi
Princess Urmila Devi
FatherPrince Gambhir Chand of Jubbal
MotherDevi Kaur

Brinda Devi, Crown Princess of Kapurthala (died 25 July 1962), was an Indian royal and a socialite, the wife of Crown Prince Paramjit Singh of Kapurthala (eldest son of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh I of Kapurthala in Punjab, British India). Her daughter was Princess Indira Devi and her sister-law was Princess Sita Devi.[1][2][3] The tune Let's Misbehave by Cole Porter was written for her.[4][5]

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  1. ^ Williams, Elaine (1954). Maharani : memoirs of a rebellious princess : Brinda, Maharani of Kapurthala. Henry Holt. ISBN 0-595-09428-7.
  2. ^ Spielberger, Charles (18 April 1954). "Home Was a Golden Jail; Maharani: The Story of an Indian Princess. By Brinda, Maharani of Kapurthala. As told to Elaine Williams". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Maharani of Kapurthala Dies; Wrote Autobiography in 1954". The New York Times. 9 August 1962. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ Williams, Elaine (2003). "Preface". Memoirs of a rebellious princess. pp. i–ii.
  5. ^ Orient-express Magazine. Vol. 24. Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Limited. 2007. pp. 48–50.
  6. ^ Williams, Elaine (2003). "Photos". Memoirs of a rebellious princess.
  7. ^ a b Poddar, Abhishek; Gaskell, Nathaniel; Pramod Kumar, K. G; Museum of Art & Photography (Bangalore, India) (2015). Maharanis: women of royal India. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing. pp. 137–141. ISBN 978-93-85360-06-0. OCLC 932267190.

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Crown Princess Brinda Devi
Born: 11 January 1890 Died: 01 May 1962
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Princess Lachmi Kaur
-Titular-
Queen Consort of Kapurthala

1949–1955
with Lilavati Devi Kangra & Stella Alice Mudge
Vacant
Title next held by
Princess Gita Devi of Jasdan