The Kentucky Countess (detail), painting from 1943 by Salvador Dalí, courtesy of the Mona Bismarck American Center in Paris
Born
Mona Strader
(1897-02-05)February 5, 1897
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died
July 10, 1983(1983-07-10) (aged 86)
Paris, France
Resting place
Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York, U.S.
Other names
"The Kentucky Countess"
Occupation
Socialite
Spouse(s)
Henry J. Schlesinger (1917–1920) James Irving Bush (1921–1925) Harrison Williams (1926–1953) Count Albrecht Edzard von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1955–1970) Count Umberto de Martini (1971–1979)
Children
Robert Henry Schlesinger
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