Brinda Devi

Crown Princess Brinda Devi
Crown Princess of Kapurthala Princess of Jubbal
Brinda Devi in her mid-twenties
Born	(1890-01-11)11 January 1890 Deorha, Principality of Jubbal
Died	May 1962(1962-05-00) (aged 72) Woodville Palace, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Spouse	Paramjit Singh, Crown Prince of Kapurthala (m. 1911 - 1955; his death)
Issue	Princess Indira Devi Princess Sushila Devi Princess Urmila Devi
Father	Prince Gambhir Chand of Jubbal
Mother	Devi Kaur

Brinda Devi, Crown Princess of Kapurthala (11 January 1890 - died 25 July 1962), was an Indian royal and a socialite, the wife of Crown Prince Paramjit Singh of Kapurthala (eldest son of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh I of Kapurthala in Punjab, British India). Her daughter was Princess Indira Devi and her sister-law was Princess Sita Devi. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The tune Let's Misbehave by Cole Porter was written for her. ^{[4] [5]}

Gallery

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  Devi age eight years (before 1900) ^[6]
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  Devi with her three daughters ^[7]
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  Devi ^[7]

See also

• Michael O'Dwyer

References

1. Williams, Elaine (1954). Maharani : memoirs of a rebellious princess : Brinda, Maharani of Kapurthala. Henry Holt. ISBN   0-595-09428-7.
2. Spielberger, Charles (18 April 1954). "Home Was a Golden Jail; Maharani: The Story of an Indian Princess. By Brinda, Maharani of Kapurthala. As told to Elaine Williams" . The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
3. "Maharani of Kapurthala Dies; Wrote Autobiography in 1954". The New York Times. 9 August 1962. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
4. Williams, Elaine (2003). "Preface". Memoirs of a rebellious princess. pp. i–ii.
5. Orient-express Magazine. Vol. 24. Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Limited. 2007. pp. 48–50.
6. Williams, Elaine (2003). "Photos". Memoirs of a rebellious princess.
7. Poddar, Abhishek; Gaskell, Nathaniel; Pramod Kumar, K. G; Museum of Art & Photography (Bangalore, India) (2015). Maharanis: women of royal India. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing. pp. 137–141. ISBN   978-93-85360-06-0. OCLC   932267190.

Bibliography

• Williams, Elaine (2003). Maharani: Memoirs of a rebellious princess. Brinda, Maharani of Kapurthala. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. ISBN   0-595-09428-7.
• Williams, Elaine (1954). Maharani: Memoirs of a rebellious princess. Brinda, Maharani of Kapurthala. Henry Holt. ISBN   0-595-09428-7.

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Crown Princess Brinda Devi Born: 11 January 1890 Died: 01 May 1962
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Princess Lachmi Kaur	-Titular- Queen Consort of Kapurthala 1949–1955 with Lilavati Devi Kangra & Stella Alice Mudge	Vacant Title next held by Princess Gita Devi of Jasdan