Debonnaire von Bismarck

Debonnaire von Bismarck
Full name
Debonnaire Jane Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen
BornDebonnaire Jane Patterson
(1959-08-19) 19 August 1959 (age 65)
Noble familyBismarck (by marriage)
Spouse(s)Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen
IssueCount Nikolai von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Count Tassilo von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Count Caspar von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Carl von Bismarck-Schönhausen
FatherWilliam Garry Patterson
MotherSandra Debonnaire Monson
Occupationbusinesswoman, socialite

Countess Debonnaire Jane von Bismarck-Schönhausen (German: Debonnaire Jane Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen; née Patterson; born 19 August 1959) is an English businesswoman, stylist, and socialite.

Personal life

Bismarck was born Debonnaire Jane Patterson on 19 August 1959 as the first child of Major William Garry Patterson, a military officer, and The Honourable Sandra Debonnaire Monson, a daughter of John Roseberry Monson, 10th Baron Monson. Her maternal uncle was John Monson, 11th Baron Monson.[1]

In 1977 Bismarck was featured on the cover of, and profiled in, The Daily Telegraph's Sunday Magazine, which covered her debut into society.[2]

In 1984 she married a German nobleman, Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen (b. 1951), the youngest son of Otto Christian Archibald, Prince of Bismarck and his wife, Ann-Mari Tengbom. They have four sons: Nikolai, Tassilo, Caspar, and Carl. Nikolai has been in a long-term relationship with Kate Moss.[3]

Career

Bismarck founded the company Debonnaire, which she runs out of a boutique in Knightsbridge, London. Her company sells vintage and internationally collected women's clothing and accessories.[4][5] In 2014, after a trip to India, she began producing cotton shirts and boxer shorts, and later opened a Debonnaire showroom.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com.
  2. ^ "The Sunday Telegraph magazine - Debonnaire Patterson cover (10 July 1977)". CrazyAboutMagazines.
  3. ^ Meacham, Donny (9 November 2020). "Is Kate Moss Engaged To BF Nikolai von Bismarck? She Clears The Air". OK Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Debonnaire". Departures.
  5. ^ Staff, C. N. N. (27 December 2017). "Debonnaire Von Bismarck: 'It's lovely to give back when you're giving'". CNN.
  6. ^ B-B, Alice. "Inside the Secret Showroom of a Luxury-Gifting Genius". Vanity Fair.
  7. ^ Brazilian, Alexa (1 May 2015). "How to Travel the World Through Your Closet". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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