Brooke Shields is related to the Close, Best, Post, and Brevoort family.
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Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist. She was also the owner of General Foods.
Post used much of her fortune to collect art, particularly pre-revolutionary Russian art, much of which is now on display at Hillwood, the museum which was her estate in Washington, D.C. She is also known for her mansion, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Birth Name: Brooke Christa Shields
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 31, 1965
Ethnicity: Irish, German, near one eighth Italian, European Royal, English, Scottish, with distant Scots-Irish, Welsh, Spanish, French, and Dutch
Brooke Shields is an American actress and model. She has starred in the films Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon, and Endless Love, among others.
Brooke is the daughter of Maria Theresia “Teri” (Schmon) and Francis Alexander Shields, a businessperson and executive. Brooke is married to television writer Chris Henchy, with whom she has two children.
Her paternal grandfather was of Irish descent. Her paternal grandmother, who was born in Italy, had Italian, as well as European Royal, English, Scottish, a small amount of German, and distant Spanish, French, and Dutch, ancestry. Her mother had German, as well as English, Scots-Irish, and Welsh, ancestry.
On the television show Who Do You Think You Are?, 2010, Brooke explored her paternal grandmother’s remote French ancestry.
Brooke is a second cousin, once removed, of actress Glenn Close. Brooke’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Charles Arthur Moore and Mary L./Kate Campbell (the parents of Mary Elsie Moore), were also Glenn’s maternal great-grandparents.
Brooke’s paternal grandfather was Frank Shields (Francis Xavier Alexander Shields, the son of Alexander John Shields and Alice A. Haggerty). Frank was born in New York, and was a top-ranking amateur tennis player, and an actor. He was of Irish descent. Brooke’s great-grandfather Alexander was the son of Alexander John Shields and Ellen Maria Holtan, both of whom were the children of Irish parents. Alice was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents, Dennis Haggerty, from County Donegal, and Margaret Gallagher.
Brooke’s paternal grandmother was Donna Marina Torlonia, dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi (the daughter of Don Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi, and of Mary Elsie Moore). Brooke’s grandmother Donna Marina, an aristocrat, was born in Palazzo Núñez-Torlonia, Rome, Lazio, Italy, and was an Italian princess. She was also known as Marina Torlonia Shields and Marina Torlonia Slater. Brooke’s great-grandfather Don Marino Torlonia was Italian, and also had one eighth German, and distant Spanish and French, descent; he was the son of Guido/Giulio Torlonia and Teresa Chigi della Rovere-Albani. He descended from many noble and aristocratic families, including the House of Medici, House of Este, House of Gonzaga, and House of Montefeltro. Brooke’s great-grandmother Mary Elsie was American-born, and had English, Scottish, and remote Dutch, descent, the daughter of Charles Arthur Moore and Mary L./Kate Campbell.
Brooke’s maternal grandfather was John W. Schmon (the daughter of John Schmon and Bertha Walker). Brooke’s grandfather John was born in New Jersey. Brooke’s great-grandfather John was the son of Robert Schmon and Barbara Meyer.
Brooke’s maternal grandmother was Theresa A. Dollinger (the daughter of John Daniel Dollinger and Ida E. McCarl). Theresa was born in New Jersey. John was born in Pennsylvania, the son of German parents, Joseph Dollinger and Theresa/Theresia (apparently Murphy). Ida likely was the daughter of Frank McCarl and Mary Brower.
Sources: Genealogies of Brooke Shields – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Edward Bennett Close
- Born 23 January 1882 – Manhattan, New York, NY
- Deceased 5 February 1955 – Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT, aged 73 years old
Parents
| Edward Harvey Close 1844-1888 |
| Emma Bennett 1855- |
Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
- With Elizabeth Taliaferro, born in 1897, deceased in 1973 aged 76 years old with
William Taliaferro Close 1924-2009 With Bettine Moore with
Glenn Close 1947 Married in 1969 to Cabot Wade
Glenn Close 1947 Married in 1984 to James Constantine Marlas Glenn Close 1947 With John Starke with :- Annie Maude Starke Glenn Close 1947 Married 3 February 2006, Maine, to David Evans Shaw
- Married 5 December 1905, Manhattan, New York, NY, to Marjorie Merriweather Post, born 15 March 1887 – Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, deceased 12 September 1973 – Washington, D.C. aged 86 years old (Parents : Charles William Post 1854-1914 & Ella Letitia Merriweather 1853-1912) with
- Adelaide Brevoort Close 1908-1998 Married 19 January 1927, New York, NY, to Thomas W. Durant 1899- Adelaide Brevoort Close 1908-1998 Married 26 July 1936, Nassau Co., NY, to Merrall MacNeille 1909-2007 Adelaide Brevoort Close 1908-1998 Married 8 June 1948, Washington, D.C., to Augustus Riggs 1913-1975
- Eleanor Post Close 1909-2006 Married 12 April 1930, Woodstock, Ulster Co., NY, to Preston Sturges 1898-1959 Eleanor Post Close 1909-2006 Married 26 May 1934, Nassau Co., NY, to George Curtis Rand 1909 Eleanor Post Close 1909-2006 Married 22 April 1942 to Janos Jean de Bekessy 1911 Eleanor Post Close 1909-2006 With Leon Eugene Barzin 1900-
Isabella Brevoort
- Born in 1788
- Deceased
Parents
| Johannes Brevoort /1755- |
Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
- With John Morse with
- Emma A. Morse 1816- With Joseph Bennett 1810- with
- Louise Bennett 1851- Married in 1881, New York, to Theodore Bailey Nelson 1846- with :
- Theodore Nelson 1886-
- Louise Nelson 1887-
- Gladys Nelson 1889-
- Emma Bennett 1855- Married in 1881 to Edward Harvey Close 1844-1888 with :
- Edward Bennett Close 1882-1955
- Henry Close 1884-
Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts
- Henry Brevoort 1711-1782
(1739) - Catherine Delamater 1719..1720-1779
- Henry Brevoort 1747-1841
- Johannes Brevoort /1755-
Hendrick Brevoort
- Born before 17 December 1670 – Harlem, NY
- Deceased in 1718
Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
- Married 9 October 1705, Harlem, NY, to Jacomina Bokee, born before 13 October 1681 – Belgium, deceased with
- Henry Brevoort 1711-1782 Married 29 September 1739, Wetzel Co., WV, to Catherine Delamater 1719..1720-1779 with
- Henry Brevoort 1747-1841 Married 16 June 1778, New York, NY, to Sarah Whetten 1758-1840 with :
- Henry Wortley Brevoort 1782-1848
- Johannes Brevoort /1755- With Mary Tweedle with :
- Isabella Brevoort 1788-
- Elias Brevoort /1715- With ? ? with
- Leah Brevoort †1825 Married in 1775 to John Sinclair Henry †1817 with :
- Jane Henry 1778-
- John Brevoort Henry 1781-1811
- Michael Henry 1784-
- Leah Helen Henry 1786-
- George Henry 1789-1831
Mary Elsie Moore, Princess di Civitella-Cesi (October 22, 1889 – December 21, 1941), was an American railroad equipment heiress who married and divorced Italian Prince Don Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi.
Early life[edit]
Mary Elsie Moore was born October 22, 1889 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest child of Charles Arthur Moore (1846–1914)[2] and Mary (née Campbell) Moore (1854–1928).[3] Her father was a shipping broker and hardware manufacturer from Connecticut, who went on to become the president of Manning, Maxwell and Moore, a large industrial concern.[4][5]
Her siblings were Charles Arthur Moore Jr., who married Elizabeth Hyde (actress Glenn Close‘s maternal grandfather); Eugene Maxwell Moore, who married Titanic survivor Margaret Graham; and Jessie Ann Moore, who married the son of U.S Navy Admiral Colby Mitchell Chester.
Moore was educated at Mrs. Dow’s School in Briarcliff Manor, New York.[4]
Personal life[edit]
On August 15, 1907, Moore married the then Duke of Poli and Guadagnolo Don Marino Torlonia (1861–1933) at Old Orchard, her parents’ estate in Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut.[6] She was nicknamed, “the Dollar Duchess” by the media.[5][7] Upon his brother Augusto Torlonia‘s death in 1926, her husband became the 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi. Together, the Prince and Princess of Civitella-Cesi had four children:[4]
- Princess Donna Olimpia Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi[citation needed]
- Don Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi (1911–1986),[4] who married Infanta Beatriz of Spain (1909–2002), the daughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.
- Princess Donna Cristina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi (1913–1974, who was married to banker Daniel Lord from 1935 until 1937.[4][8][5]
- Princess Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi (1916–1960),[4] who married two Americans: Francis Xavier Shields (by whom she had several children, including a son who became the father of the actress Brooke Shields) and Edward Slater.[9]
In 1922, the Duke of Torlonia fought a duel with Count Filippo Lovatelli, the famous Italian sculptor, over a statue of the Duchess, causing an international sensation.[10][11]
The Prince of Torlonia was having an affair.[5] In 1925, the couple separated and in 1926, the Duchess filed for divorce in the United States.[12] Her American citizenship was brought into question,[13] but the Connecticut courts decided that her residence in the state was legal and granted her divorce in February 1928.[14][15]
Once settled in the United States she became a socialite, active in society life in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island.[5] Moore died at her home, 375 Park Avenue in New York City, on December 21, 1941.[4]
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