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Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco (born Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith; 26 February 1897 – 7 April 1945) was an English socialite, actress and writer between 1921 and 1940. She was the daughter of H. H. Asquith, the British Prime Minister, and the writer Margot Asquith, and the wife of Antoine Bibesco, a Romanian prince and diplomat.
Dec 1, 2023 · The English writer Elizabeth Bibesco (1897-1945) was a well-known figure of her time, both in European high society and amongst artists and writers. She published her short stories in magazines such as The New Statesman and New Republic, and they received praise from now better-remembered modernists such as Rebecca West and Elizabeth ...
Jun 9, 2011 · This is the only biography in English of Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco (1897-1945), daughter of Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of England (1908-1916) and his wife Margot. In 1919 Elizabeth married Prince Antoine Bibesco, a Romanian raised in Paris, friend of Proust and ambassador to the U.S. and Spain. Elizabeth was a writer of ...
- Paul Darby
- June 09, 2011
Princess Bibesco (1897-1945) was a marginal but interesting figure of the modernist period – a rich socialite and writer. She was born in 1897 as Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith, the daughter of Herbert Asquith by his second wife.
Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco was an English socialite, actress and writer between 1921 and 1940. She was the daughter of H. H. Asquith, the British Prime Minister and the writer Margot Asquith, and the wife of Antoine Bibesco, a Romanian prince and diplomat.
Jun 12, 2024 · Princess Elizabeth (Asquith) Bibesco ( 26 February 1897 – 7 April 1945) was an English writer and poet, active between 1921 and 1940. A final posthumous collection of her stories, poems and aphorisms was published under the title Haven in 1951.
Bibesco, Elizabeth (1897–1943) English writer. Name variations: Princess Bibesco. Born Elizabeth Asquith in 1897; died 1943; dau. of Herbert Henry Asquith (1852–1928, later earl of Oxford and Asquith) and Margot (Tennant
