Heiress, Socialite. The Duchess was born Natalie Oelrichs, Her first husband, Peter Martin, a Pacific coast polo player, became ill during a visit to Paris in 1913, and died two years later in Santa Barbara. Duke Heinrich Borwin, nephew of the then reigning grand duke, and a cousin of the Crown Princess of Germany, visited San Francisco in 1915, during the Panama-Pacific international exposition. He was a guest at the Martins' home, and after Martin's death, the duke "renewed his acquaintance" with Mrs. Martin. A "romance followed" and the duke and Mrs. Martin were married in New York in 1915. The couple lived in San Francisco for some time, where Duke Heinrich Borwin "was employed as an automobile salesman." It was at this time, the duchess "inherited a fortune estimated at $5,000.000." The duke and duchess separated after the war, and Heinrich Borwin returned to Germany. She was a social leader in San Francisco and in Newport, Rhode. Lily Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin died of pneumonia.
Heiress, Socialite. The Duchess was born Natalie Oelrichs, Her first husband, Peter Martin, a Pacific coast polo player, became ill during a visit to Paris in 1913, and died two years later in Santa Barbara. Duke Heinrich Borwin, nephew of the then reigning grand duke, and a cousin of the Crown Princess of Germany, visited San Francisco in 1915, during the Panama-Pacific international exposition. He was a guest at the Martins' home, and after Martin's death, the duke "renewed his acquaintance" with Mrs. Martin. A "romance followed" and the duke and Mrs. Martin were married in New York in 1915. The couple lived in San Francisco for some time, where Duke Heinrich Borwin "was employed as an automobile salesman." It was at this time, the duchess "inherited a fortune estimated at $5,000.000." The duke and duchess separated after the war, and Heinrich Borwin returned to Germany. She was a social leader in San Francisco and in Newport, Rhode. Lily Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin died of pneumonia.
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