How the Duke of Manchester Was Bled. Share full article. Oct. 29, 1901. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from October 29, 1901, Page 5 Buy Reprints.

DUKE OF MANCHESTER'S DEBTS.; Creditor Claims that Jewelry Was a Necessity to His Grace. Share full article. Jan. 15, 1901. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

The 10th Duke of Manchester at that moment was Alexander, nicknamed ‘Mandy’ for ‘Lord Mandeville’. His dissolute father, the 9th Duke, had felt the chill wind of poverty back in 1933.

After the 13th Duke of Manchester’s marital misdemeanours were aired in the High Court, his (very) extended family talk about the trials that the ignoble aristocrat has put them through.