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Ladies of Llangollen

The "Ladies of Llangollen", Eleanor Butler (1739–1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755–1831), were two upper-class Irish women who lived together as a couple. Their relationship scandalised and fascinated their contemporaries. The pair moved to a Gothic house in Llangollen, North Wales, in 1780 after leaving Ireland to escape the social pressures of conventional marriages. Over the years, numerous distinguished visitors called upon them. Read more on Wikipedia

Their biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Ladies of Llangollen is the 1,350th most popular nobleman (down from 1,344th in 2024). (up from 4,575th in 2019)

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Ladies of Llangollen ranks 1,350 out of 1,415. Before them are Isabella of Urgell, Infanta Sofía of Spain, Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Cuthred of Kent, Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, and Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. After them are Pratap Singh Shah, James, Viscount Severn, Pierre Casiraghi, Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco, Æthelric of Deira, and Princess Mako of Akishino.