Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - Consuelo Vanderbilt

Join Dr. Ron Brown as he continues his series on famous and notable women of New York for his program about Consuelo Vanderbilt, the most glamorous of the Dollar Princesses. The Robber Barons made vast fortunes during and following the American Civil War. They could build magnificent mansions on Fifth Avenue, they could construct glorious houses of worship, they could spend a fortune on art and music, but there was one thing they could not do. They could not declare themselves kings, princesses, dukes and baronesses.  In an attempt to gain social standing wealthy American women married into royal European families and returned to Fifth Avenue as Princess X, Duchess Y or Baroness Z. The most infamous of these princesses was the glamorous Consuelo Vanderbilt. For her father’s money, Consuelo Vanderbilt got a title, crown and a lifetime of unhappiness.