Singer entered into two marriages that were unconsummated, and openly enjoyed many high-profile relationships with women. She was styled as Princess Louis de Scey-Montbéliard during her first marriage and as Princess Edmond de Polignac following her second marriage in 1893.

Prince Edmond Melchior Jean Marie de Polignac (19 April 1834 – 8 August 1901) was a French aristocrat and composer. Edmond was a member of the Polignac family, one of the more illustrious families of France. His grandmother, the duchesse de Polignac, had been the close friend of Queen Marie Antoinette.

The initial meeting between Winnaretta Singer aka Princesse de Polignac and Maurice Ravel was described as “an audacious feat of social climbing” in 1899. How an ambitious young Maurice Ravel connected with - and benefited from - the Princess de Polignac.

2025年2月4日 · They chose the perfect man for her amongst their friends: Prince Edmond de Polignac. He was a fifty-nine year old bachelor who had studied in the Conservatory of Paris and was keen on music composition.

American-born artist, musician, and patron of the arts who established the Fondation Singer-Polignac. Name variations: Princess Edmond de Polignac; Princesse de Polignac; Princess Winnie; Princess de Scey-Montbéliard.

Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac was not the only lesbian American expatriate in town. She shared the stage with Natalie Clifford Barney, a poet and novelist who published love poems.

2017年6月15日 · La Princesse de Polignac was born Winnaretta Singer to Isaac Merritt Singer, the inventor of Singer Sewing Machines. She was educated in Paris where she studied painting under Félix Barrias. She married the Prince Edmond …

Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac, died on November 26, 1942 in London, United Kingdom. She was 77 years old. Her legacy was carried on through the Fondation Singer-Polignac, which continues to present concerts and recitals …

The following year (1893) she found a more agreeable companion in the 59-year-old gay amateur composer, Prince Edmond de Polignac. Their marriage was based on a deep friendship, mutual respect, and passion for music.

Her 1893 marriage to Prince Edmond de Polignac, an amateur composer, brought her into contact with the most elite strata of French society. After Edmond's death in 1901, she used her fortune to benefit the arts, science, and letters.