Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
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María Aline Griffith (y) Dexter, Countess of Romanones (22 May 1923 – 11 December 2017) was an American-born Spanish aristocrat, socialite, and writer who worked in the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II and later for the CIA as a spy. The spouse of Luis Figueroa y Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, a Spanish grandee, she was a close friend to world leaders and celebrities including Nancy Reagan, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Audrey Hepburn.
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Aline Griffith | |
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Countess of Romanones | |
Full name | María Aline Griffith y Dexter (née Aline Griffith) |
Born | (1923-05-22)22 May 1923 Pearl River, New York, United States |
Died | 11 December 2017(2017-12-11) (aged 94) Madrid, Spain |
Spouse(s) |
Don Luis Figueroa y Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, 9th Count of Quintanilla, 3rd Count of Romanones
(m. 1947; died 1987) |
Issue | Don Álvaro de Figueroa y Griffith, 10th Count of Quintanilla, 4th Count of Romanones Don Luis de Figueroa y Griffith, 11th Count of Quintanilla Don Miguel de Figueroa y Griffith |
Father | William Griffith |
Mother | Marie Dexter |
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