Debonnaire von Bismarck

English socialite

Debonnaire von Bismarck

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Debonnaire Jane Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen

Born| Debonnaire Jane Patterson
(1959-08-19) 19 August 1959 (age 65)
Noble family| Bismarck (by marriage)
Spouse(s)| Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Issue| Count Nikolai von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Count Tassilo von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Count Caspar von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Carl von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Father| William Garry Patterson
Mother| Sandra Debonnaire Monson
Occupation| businesswoman, socialite

Countess Debonnaire Jane von Bismarck-Schönhausen (German: Debonnaire Jane Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen; née Patterson; born 19 August 1959) is an English businesswoman, stylist, and socialite.

## Personal life

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Bismarck was born Debonnaire Jane Patterson on 19 August 1959 as the first child of Major William Garry Patterson, a military officer, and The Honourable Sandra Debonnaire Monson, a daughter of John Roseberry Monson, 10th Baron Monson. Her maternal uncle was John Monson, 11th Baron Monson.[1]

In 1977 Bismarck was featured on the cover of, and profiled in, The Daily Telegraph's Sunday Magazine, which covered her debut into society.[2]

In 1984 she married a German nobleman, Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen (b. 1951), the youngest son of Otto Christian Archibald, Prince of Bismarck and his wife, Ann-Mari Tengbom. They have four sons: Nikolai, Tassilo, Caspar, and Carl. Nikolai has been in a long-term relationship with Kate Moss.[3]

## Career

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Bismarck founded the company Debonnaire, which she runs out of a boutique in Knightsbridge, London. Her company sells vintage and internationally collected women's clothing and accessories.[4][5] In 2014, after a trip to India, she began producing cotton shirts and boxer shorts, and later opened a Debonnaire showroom.[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com.
2. ^ "The Sunday Telegraph magazine - Debonnaire Patterson cover (10 July 1977)". CrazyAboutMagazines.
3. ^ Meacham, Donny (9 November 2020). "Is Kate Moss Engaged To BF Nikolai von Bismarck? She Clears The Air". OK Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
4. ^ "Debonnaire". Departures.
5. ^ Staff, C. N. N. (27 December 2017). "Debonnaire Von Bismarck: 'It's lovely to give back when you're giving'". CNN.
6. ^ B-B, Alice. "Inside the Secret Showroom of a Luxury-Gifting Genius". Vanity Fair.
7. ^ Brazilian, Alexa (1 May 2015). "How to Travel the World Through Your Closet". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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