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Sybil Rachel Betty Cecile Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley CBE ( / ˈtʃʌmli / CHUM-lee, born Sybil Rachel Betty Cecile Sassoon; 30 January 1894 – 26 December 1989), styled Countess of Rocksavage from 1913 to 1923, was a British socialite, patron of the arts, and Chief Staff Officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) during the Sec...
2 de mar. de 2023 · One of the richest merchant dynasties of the 19th and early 20th centuries, this Iraqi-Jewish family grew from local power players in the Middle East into some of...
26 de dic. de 2019 · Learn about the life and jewels of Sybil Sassoon, a prominent society hostess and the grandmother of the current Marquess of Cholmondeley. She was also a naval officer, a patron of the arts and a close friend of the British Royal Family.
7 de ene. de 2020 · Learn about Sybil Sassoon, a scion of the Iraqi Sassoon family and a British marchioness, who sat for John Singer Sargent in charcoal and oil. Discover how she and her brother Philip, a patron and lover of the arts, navigated the challenges of their ethnic and sexual identities in early twentieth-century Britain.
Sybil Sassoon (1894-1989) married the Earl of Rocksavage in 1913 and became Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1923 with his accession to fifth maquess. When Sargent painted a portrait of Aline, Lady Sassoon, in 1907, the Sassoon family were initially not completely won over by it.
5 de jul. de 2023 · The exhibition showcases the artworks, manuscripts, and Judaica collected by the Sassoon family, from Iraq to India, China, and England. It highlights the role of the Sassoon women, but glosses over their involvement in the opium trade and their challenges as female leaders.
The wealth of the Cholmondeley family was greatly enhanced by Cholmondeley's marriage to Sybil Sassoon (1894–1989), a member of the Sassoon family and the Rothschild family, Jewish banking families, with origins in Baghdad, India, Germany, and France.
