Margaret Laura Carey was born January 19, 1853 in New York City the only daughter of John Carey and his wife, Mary Alida (Astor) Carey. Her maternal grandparents were William Backhouse Astor, Sr. and Margaret Rebecca (Armstrong) Astor.
She married Alphonse Lambert Eugène, Ridder de Stuers (b. 24 Feb 1841, Maastricht; d. 4 May 1919, Paris) on April 3, 1875 at her father’s residence in New York City. They had met while he was a member of the Dutch Legation in Washington. She and de Stuers had four children, one of them dying in childhood.
Shortly after their marriage de Stuers was transferred to London where he held the position of first secretary of the Dutch Legation. Subsequently, he was stationed in Paris. He was appointed Dutch minister to Spain and they lived in Madrid until 1886. In 1886 he was appointed Dutch minister to Parisand he held that position until his death in 1919.
Madame Margaret de Stuers was divorced from her husband in what was considered a sensational case at the time and was married within a few hours of the grant of the divorce, on March 7, 1892 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to William Eliot Morris Zborowski (1858-1903). Zborowski was born with the surname Zabriskie in Elizabethtown, New Jersey to Martin R. Zabriskie (d.1878) and his wife, Anna (Morris) Zabriskie (1821-1864). Martin R. Zabriskie had adopted the surname Zborowski and his son assumed the title of Count. While the claim to this title and its use by Zborowski was baseless, his mother was a great-granddaughter of Lewis Morris (1726-1798), of Morrisania, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Following his father’s death in 1878, he inherited extensive estates near Central Park and along the banks of the Hudson River, including seven acres of Manhattan and several blocks on Fifth Avenue, endowing him with a sizable fortune.
While spending time in Newport, Zborowski had met Madame Margaret de Stuers who had grown unhappy in her marriage by this time. They enjoyed a platonic friendship that developed into a romance which resulted in her divorce from her first husband and her marriage to Zborowski.
The scandal led to their eventual residence in Britain where Zborowski enjoyed the hunt. He was an avid equestrian and kept a first rate stable. He was embraced by the English and rode with the Quorn, one of the world's oldest fox hunting packs and arguably Britain's most famous. The Prince of Wales often stayed as a guest at the Zborowski residence, illustrating the degree to which Zborowski and his wife had won over British society. Zborowski was an early automobile and racing enthusiast. He was killed when his car crashed during the La Turbie hill climb in 1903.
Margaret Laura Zborowski purchased the Higham Park estate, located in Bridge, Kent, in 1910. It included the country house, a farm, 225 acres, and twelve houses. She commissioned a significant refurbishment of the house from the architect Joseph Sawyer, who added a Palladian facade. She would live there briefly before her death on July 9, 1911.
She married Alphonse Lambert Eugène, Ridder de Stuers (b. 24 Feb 1841, Maastricht; d. 4 May 1919, Paris) on April 3, 1875 at her father’s residence in New York City. They had met while he was a member of the Dutch Legation in Washington. She and de Stuers had four children, one of them dying in childhood.
Shortly after their marriage de Stuers was transferred to London where he held the position of first secretary of the Dutch Legation. Subsequently, he was stationed in Paris. He was appointed Dutch minister to Spain and they lived in Madrid until 1886. In 1886 he was appointed Dutch minister to Parisand he held that position until his death in 1919.
Madame Margaret de Stuers was divorced from her husband in what was considered a sensational case at the time and was married within a few hours of the grant of the divorce, on March 7, 1892 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to William Eliot Morris Zborowski (1858-1903). Zborowski was born with the surname Zabriskie in Elizabethtown, New Jersey to Martin R. Zabriskie (d.1878) and his wife, Anna (Morris) Zabriskie (1821-1864). Martin R. Zabriskie had adopted the surname Zborowski and his son assumed the title of Count. While the claim to this title and its use by Zborowski was baseless, his mother was a great-granddaughter of Lewis Morris (1726-1798), of Morrisania, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Following his father’s death in 1878, he inherited extensive estates near Central Park and along the banks of the Hudson River, including seven acres of Manhattan and several blocks on Fifth Avenue, endowing him with a sizable fortune.
While spending time in Newport, Zborowski had met Madame Margaret de Stuers who had grown unhappy in her marriage by this time. They enjoyed a platonic friendship that developed into a romance which resulted in her divorce from her first husband and her marriage to Zborowski.
The scandal led to their eventual residence in Britain where Zborowski enjoyed the hunt. He was an avid equestrian and kept a first rate stable. He was embraced by the English and rode with the Quorn, one of the world's oldest fox hunting packs and arguably Britain's most famous. The Prince of Wales often stayed as a guest at the Zborowski residence, illustrating the degree to which Zborowski and his wife had won over British society. Zborowski was an early automobile and racing enthusiast. He was killed when his car crashed during the La Turbie hill climb in 1903.
Margaret Laura Zborowski purchased the Higham Park estate, located in Bridge, Kent, in 1910. It included the country house, a farm, 225 acres, and twelve houses. She commissioned a significant refurbishment of the house from the architect Joseph Sawyer, who added a Palladian facade. She would live there briefly before her death on July 9, 1911.
Margaret Laura Carey was born January 19, 1853 in New York City the only daughter of John Carey and his wife, Mary Alida (Astor) Carey. Her maternal grandparents were William Backhouse Astor, Sr. and Margaret Rebecca (Armstrong) Astor.
She married Alphonse Lambert Eugène, Ridder de Stuers (b. 24 Feb 1841, Maastricht; d. 4 May 1919, Paris) on April 3, 1875 at her father’s residence in New York City. They had met while he was a member of the Dutch Legation in Washington. She and de Stuers had four children, one of them dying in childhood.
Shortly after their marriage de Stuers was transferred to London where he held the position of first secretary of the Dutch Legation. Subsequently, he was stationed in Paris. He was appointed Dutch minister to Spain and they lived in Madrid until 1886. In 1886 he was appointed Dutch minister to Parisand he held that position until his death in 1919.
Madame Margaret de Stuers was divorced from her husband in what was considered a sensational case at the time and was married within a few hours of the grant of the divorce, on March 7, 1892 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to William Eliot Morris Zborowski (1858-1903). Zborowski was born with the surname Zabriskie in Elizabethtown, New Jersey to Martin R. Zabriskie (d.1878) and his wife, Anna (Morris) Zabriskie (1821-1864). Martin R. Zabriskie had adopted the surname Zborowski and his son assumed the title of Count. While the claim to this title and its use by Zborowski was baseless, his mother was a great-granddaughter of Lewis Morris (1726-1798), of Morrisania, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Following his father’s death in 1878, he inherited extensive estates near Central Park and along the banks of the Hudson River, including seven acres of Manhattan and several blocks on Fifth Avenue, endowing him with a sizable fortune.
While spending time in Newport, Zborowski had met Madame Margaret de Stuers who had grown unhappy in her marriage by this time. They enjoyed a platonic friendship that developed into a romance which resulted in her divorce from her first husband and her marriage to Zborowski.
The scandal led to their eventual residence in Britain where Zborowski enjoyed the hunt. He was an avid equestrian and kept a first rate stable. He was embraced by the English and rode with the Quorn, one of the world's oldest fox hunting packs and arguably Britain's most famous. The Prince of Wales often stayed as a guest at the Zborowski residence, illustrating the degree to which Zborowski and his wife had won over British society. Zborowski was an early automobile and racing enthusiast. He was killed when his car crashed during the La Turbie hill climb in 1903.
Margaret Laura Zborowski purchased the Higham Park estate, located in Bridge, Kent, in 1910. It included the country house, a farm, 225 acres, and twelve houses. She commissioned a significant refurbishment of the house from the architect Joseph Sawyer, who added a Palladian facade. She would live there briefly before her death on July 9, 1911.
She married Alphonse Lambert Eugène, Ridder de Stuers (b. 24 Feb 1841, Maastricht; d. 4 May 1919, Paris) on April 3, 1875 at her father’s residence in New York City. They had met while he was a member of the Dutch Legation in Washington. She and de Stuers had four children, one of them dying in childhood.
Shortly after their marriage de Stuers was transferred to London where he held the position of first secretary of the Dutch Legation. Subsequently, he was stationed in Paris. He was appointed Dutch minister to Spain and they lived in Madrid until 1886. In 1886 he was appointed Dutch minister to Parisand he held that position until his death in 1919.
Madame Margaret de Stuers was divorced from her husband in what was considered a sensational case at the time and was married within a few hours of the grant of the divorce, on March 7, 1892 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to William Eliot Morris Zborowski (1858-1903). Zborowski was born with the surname Zabriskie in Elizabethtown, New Jersey to Martin R. Zabriskie (d.1878) and his wife, Anna (Morris) Zabriskie (1821-1864). Martin R. Zabriskie had adopted the surname Zborowski and his son assumed the title of Count. While the claim to this title and its use by Zborowski was baseless, his mother was a great-granddaughter of Lewis Morris (1726-1798), of Morrisania, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Following his father’s death in 1878, he inherited extensive estates near Central Park and along the banks of the Hudson River, including seven acres of Manhattan and several blocks on Fifth Avenue, endowing him with a sizable fortune.
While spending time in Newport, Zborowski had met Madame Margaret de Stuers who had grown unhappy in her marriage by this time. They enjoyed a platonic friendship that developed into a romance which resulted in her divorce from her first husband and her marriage to Zborowski.
The scandal led to their eventual residence in Britain where Zborowski enjoyed the hunt. He was an avid equestrian and kept a first rate stable. He was embraced by the English and rode with the Quorn, one of the world's oldest fox hunting packs and arguably Britain's most famous. The Prince of Wales often stayed as a guest at the Zborowski residence, illustrating the degree to which Zborowski and his wife had won over British society. Zborowski was an early automobile and racing enthusiast. He was killed when his car crashed during the La Turbie hill climb in 1903.
Margaret Laura Zborowski purchased the Higham Park estate, located in Bridge, Kent, in 1910. It included the country house, a farm, 225 acres, and twelve houses. She commissioned a significant refurbishment of the house from the architect Joseph Sawyer, who added a Palladian facade. She would live there briefly before her death on July 9, 1911.
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