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==Country==
 
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==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
  
 
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Legion d'honneur, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Wealthy Edwardian, friendship with Vita Sackville-West became intense.  Decorated by both French and Italian governments.
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Wealthy Edwardian socialite and author, whose friendship with Vita Sackville-West became intense.  Decorated by both French and Italian governments for her activism during the Second World War.
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/20/archives/vita-was-her-life-the-other-woman-other-woman.html
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* http://www.violettrefusis.com/
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* https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp04537/violet-trefusis-nee-keppel
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 16 May 2018

Violet Trefusis

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1894 - 1972

Occupation

Writer

Notable Achievements

Legion d'honneur, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Description

Wealthy Edwardian socialite and author, whose friendship with Vita Sackville-West became intense. Decorated by both French and Italian governments for her activism during the Second World War.

Further Reading/Research


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