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Princess Winnaretta de Polignac
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Princess_Winnaretta_de_Polignac
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
patron of the arts
heiress
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Violet_Trefusis
gptkb:Claude_Debussy
gptkb:Ethel_Smyth
gptkb:Gabriel_Fauré
gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkb:Marcel_Proust
gptkb:Maurice_Ravel
gptkb:Romaine_Brooks
gptkb:Jean_Cocteau
gptkb:Erik_Satie
gptkb:Francis_Poulenc
gptkbp:birthDate
1865-01-08
gptkbp:birthName
gptkb:Winnaretta_Singer
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Yonkers,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery,_Paris
gptkbp:culturalHeritage
gptkb:American
gptkb:French
Jewish (through mother)
gptkbp:deathDate
1943-11-26
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:father
gptkb:Isaac_Singer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Princess Winnaretta de Polignac
gptkbp:knownFor
philanthropy
supporting composers and artists
hosting musical performances
supporting modern music
gptkbp:legacy
gptkb:Fondation_Singer-Polignac
influential in early 20th-century music
major figure in Parisian cultural life
gptkbp:mother
gptkb:Isabella_Eugénie_Boyer
gptkbp:nationality
gptkb:American
gptkb:French
gptkbp:netWorth
gptkb:Singer_Sewing_Machine_Company
gptkbp:notableFor
hosting a famous Parisian salon
patronage of music and the arts
commissioning works by Ravel, Stravinsky, Fauré, Satie, Poulenc, and others
gptkbp:philanthropy
funded hospitals
supported scientific research
supported social housing projects
supported war relief efforts
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:residence
gptkb:Paris,_France
Palais de Polignac
gptkbp:sexualOrientation
gptkb:lesbian
gptkbp:sibling
gptkb:Adam_Singer
gptkb:Franklin_Merriam_Singer
gptkb:Isabelle-Blanche_Singer
gptkb:Paris_Singer
gptkb:Washington_Singer
Winaretta Singer
Millicent Singer
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Prince_Edmond_de_Polignac
Prince Edmond Melchior Jean Marie de Polignac
Prince Edmond de Polignac (died 1901)
Prince Edmond de Polignac (m. 1893–1901)
gptkbp:title
gptkb:Princess_de_Polignac
Princesse Edmond de Polignac
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Alvilde_Lees-Milne
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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