Mary Elsie Moore was the youngest child of Charles Arthur Moore and his wife, Mary (Campbell) Moore. Her father was a shipping broker and hardware manufacturer from Connecticut, who went on to become the president of Manning, Maxwell and Moore, a large industrial concern. She was married at her parents' estate in Greenwich, Connecticut on August 15, 1907 to Don Marino Torlonia, 4.Principe di Civitella-Cesi, with whom she had four children. They separated in 1925 and in 1926 the Princess filed for divorce in the United States. Her American citizenship was brought into question, but the Connecticut courts decided that her residence in the state was legal and granted her divorce in February 1928. She died at her home, 375 Park Avenue in New York, on December 21, 1941.
"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WRL-7NR : 3 June 2020), Elsie Moore Torlonia, cn 25226, 1941.
Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 22, 1941
MRS. ELSIE TORLONIA, FAMED AS DUCHESS, IS DEAD IN NEW YORK
Deceased Name: Mrs. Elsie Moore Torlonia
New York, Dec. 21. -- Mrs. Elsie Moore Torlonia, 52, divorced Brooklyn born wife of the late Prince Marino Torlonia of Italy, once known as the "Dollar Duchess," died today in her Park avenue apartment after a long illness.
Her son, Prince Allesandro Torlonia of Rome, was given the permission of the Italian and British governments to make a trip by Clipper to the United States to visit her mother last November. He was arrested and returned to Italy before her death. Mrs. Torlonia was also the mother of Mrs. Frank Shields, wife of the internationally known tennis player, and of Mrs. Christiana Lord of New York.
Prominent in Rome society, Mrs. Torlonia was the daughter of Charles A. Moore, wealthy New Yorker. In 1922 a duel fought by the duke of Torlonia with Count Filippo Lovatelli , famous Italian sculptor, over a statue of his wife, was an international sensation
"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WRL-7NR : 3 June 2020), Elsie Moore Torlonia, cn 25226, 1941.
Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 22, 1941
MRS. ELSIE TORLONIA, FAMED AS DUCHESS, IS DEAD IN NEW YORK
Deceased Name: Mrs. Elsie Moore Torlonia
New York, Dec. 21. -- Mrs. Elsie Moore Torlonia, 52, divorced Brooklyn born wife of the late Prince Marino Torlonia of Italy, once known as the "Dollar Duchess," died today in her Park avenue apartment after a long illness.
Her son, Prince Allesandro Torlonia of Rome, was given the permission of the Italian and British governments to make a trip by Clipper to the United States to visit her mother last November. He was arrested and returned to Italy before her death. Mrs. Torlonia was also the mother of Mrs. Frank Shields, wife of the internationally known tennis player, and of Mrs. Christiana Lord of New York.
Prominent in Rome society, Mrs. Torlonia was the daughter of Charles A. Moore, wealthy New Yorker. In 1922 a duel fought by the duke of Torlonia with Count Filippo Lovatelli , famous Italian sculptor, over a statue of his wife, was an international sensation
Mary Elsie Moore was the youngest child of Charles Arthur Moore and his wife, Mary (Campbell) Moore. Her father was a shipping broker and hardware manufacturer from Connecticut, who went on to become the president of Manning, Maxwell and Moore, a large industrial concern. She was married at her parents' estate in Greenwich, Connecticut on August 15, 1907 to Don Marino Torlonia, 4.Principe di Civitella-Cesi, with whom she had four children. They separated in 1925 and in 1926 the Princess filed for divorce in the United States. Her American citizenship was brought into question, but the Connecticut courts decided that her residence in the state was legal and granted her divorce in February 1928. She died at her home, 375 Park Avenue in New York, on December 21, 1941.
"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WRL-7NR : 3 June 2020), Elsie Moore Torlonia, cn 25226, 1941.
Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 22, 1941
MRS. ELSIE TORLONIA, FAMED AS DUCHESS, IS DEAD IN NEW YORK
Deceased Name: Mrs. Elsie Moore Torlonia
New York, Dec. 21. -- Mrs. Elsie Moore Torlonia, 52, divorced Brooklyn born wife of the late Prince Marino Torlonia of Italy, once known as the "Dollar Duchess," died today in her Park avenue apartment after a long illness.
Her son, Prince Allesandro Torlonia of Rome, was given the permission of the Italian and British governments to make a trip by Clipper to the United States to visit her mother last November. He was arrested and returned to Italy before her death. Mrs. Torlonia was also the mother of Mrs. Frank Shields, wife of the internationally known tennis player, and of Mrs. Christiana Lord of New York.
Prominent in Rome society, Mrs. Torlonia was the daughter of Charles A. Moore, wealthy New Yorker. In 1922 a duel fought by the duke of Torlonia with Count Filippo Lovatelli , famous Italian sculptor, over a statue of his wife, was an international sensation
"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WRL-7NR : 3 June 2020), Elsie Moore Torlonia, cn 25226, 1941.
Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 22, 1941
MRS. ELSIE TORLONIA, FAMED AS DUCHESS, IS DEAD IN NEW YORK
Deceased Name: Mrs. Elsie Moore Torlonia
New York, Dec. 21. -- Mrs. Elsie Moore Torlonia, 52, divorced Brooklyn born wife of the late Prince Marino Torlonia of Italy, once known as the "Dollar Duchess," died today in her Park avenue apartment after a long illness.
Her son, Prince Allesandro Torlonia of Rome, was given the permission of the Italian and British governments to make a trip by Clipper to the United States to visit her mother last November. He was arrested and returned to Italy before her death. Mrs. Torlonia was also the mother of Mrs. Frank Shields, wife of the internationally known tennis player, and of Mrs. Christiana Lord of New York.
Prominent in Rome society, Mrs. Torlonia was the daughter of Charles A. Moore, wealthy New Yorker. In 1922 a duel fought by the duke of Torlonia with Count Filippo Lovatelli , famous Italian sculptor, over a statue of his wife, was an international sensation
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