Debonnaire von Bismarck

Countess Debonnaire Jane von Bismarck-Schönhausen (German: Debbonaire Jane Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen; née Patterson; born 19 August 1959) is an English businesswoman, stylist, and socialite.

Debbonaire von Bismarck
Full name
Debbonaire Jane Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen
BornDebbonaire Jane Patterson
(1959-08-19) 19 August 1959
Noble familyBismarck (by marriage)
Spouse(s)Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Issue
Count Nikolai von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Count Tassilo von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Count Caspar von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Carl von Bismarck-Schönhausen
FatherWilliam Garry Patterson
MotherSandra Debonnaire Monson
Occupationbusinesswoman, socialite

Personal life

Bismarck was born Debbonaire Jane Patterson on 19 August 1959 as the first child of Major William Garry Patterson, a military officer, and The Honourable Sandra Debonnaire Monson, a daughter of John Roseberry Monson, 10th Baron Monson. Her maternal uncle was John Monson, 11th Baron Monson.[1]

In 1977 Bismarck was featured on the cover of, and profiled in, The Daily Telegraph's Sunday Magazine, which covered her debut into society.[2]

In 1984 she married Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, the youngest son of Otto Christian Archibald, Prince of Bismark and Ann-Mari Tengbom. They have four sons: Nikolai, Tassilo, Caspar, and Carl.

Career

Bismarck founded the company Debonnaire, which she runs out of a boutique in Knightsbridge, London. Her company sells vintage and internationally collected women's clothing and accessories.[3][4] In 2014, after a trip to India, she began producing cotton shirts and boxer shorts, and later opened a Debonnaire showroom.[5]

References
  1. "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com.
  2. "The Sunday Telegraph magazine - Debonnaire Patterson cover (10 July 1977)". CrazyAboutMagazines.
  3. "Debonnaire". Departures.
  4. Staff, C. N. N. "Debonnaire Von Bismarck: 'It's lovely to give back when you're giving'". CNN.
  5. B-B, Alice. "Inside the Secret Showroom of a Luxury-Gifting Genius". Vanity Fair.


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