Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
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.
Aline Griffith | |
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| Countess of Romanones | |
| Full name | María Aline Griffith y Dexter (née Aline Griffith) |
| Born | 22 May 1923 Pearl River, New York, United States |
| Died | 11 December 2017 (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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