Aubrey Dean Paul
Sir Aubrey Edward Henry Dean Paul, 5th Baronet (19 October 1869-16 January 1961)[1] was a captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers and a descendant of the 1st Duke of Marlborough,[2]
Life[]
A descendant of Sir John Dean Paul, 1st Baronet (1775–1852), he was fifth of the Paul Baronets, of Rodborough, and father of Brenda Dean Paul, one of the ‘bright young things’.[3]
In 1901, he married Irene Regina,[4] daughter of Henry Wieniawski and Isabelle Bessie-Hampton. The couple had been introduced by Nellie Melba. Lady Dean Paul, now adopted British nationality, but continued to publish works as "Irène Wieniawska".[5] They had two other children:
- Aubrey Donald Fitzwarren Severin Dean Paul (1902–1904)
- Sir Brian Kenneth Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough (18 May 1904 – 5 August 1972)[1][6]
Religion[]
The 5th Baronet converted to Roman Catholicism in 1914 and the couple's daughter was educated at convent schools. His wife maintained a Bohemian lifestyle and the couple separated in 1922.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Baronetage, leighrayment.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
- ^ Profile, WorldRoots.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b Philip Hoare, ‘Paul, Brenda Irene Isabelle Frances Theresa Dean (1907–1959)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011
- ^ National Portrait Gallery
- ^ Manuel Couvreur, trans. Celia Skrine, Liner notes and texts for recording of Poldowski’s Verlaine songs by Élise Gabele and Phlippe Riga
- ^ Museum and Gallery Reviews Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, hwlondonartandartistsguide.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- 1869 births
- 1961 deaths