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American title fever fuels social climbing tale
The article argues that Americans seek titles to gain prestige and social acceptance, citing cases like Louise Krist who eloped with Count Childe de Rohan d'Harcourt and others who married into nobility for status. It claims titles are used as shorthand to signal superiority, regardless of their current legitimacy.
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Childe de Rohan d’Harcourt
Louise Krist
Raven Poetry Circle
Greenwich
Harcourt
Louise
Pepsdal Iesage
Oklahoma
Elmira
Oes
William the Conqueror
England
Baloney
Consuelo Vananderpilt
Duke of Marlborough
P. Belmont
Pittsburgh
Nouveau Riche
Alice Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Earl of
Yarmouth
Julius
Rome
Caesar
Titlebu
Barbara Hutton
Barbara
Prince
Alexis Mdivani
Alexis
Snowden
Janet
Marian
Prince Rospigliosi
Mia
Davidson
Italy
Mar
Janet Stowden
Toma Hiveman
New York