- Born
- Died
- Violet Keppel was born on June 6, 1894 in London, England, UK. She was married to Denys Robert Trefusis. She died on March 1, 1970.
- SpouseDenys Robert Trefusis(June 16, 1919 - September 2, 1929) (his death)
- British author and socialite.
- Had a long, turbulent affair with author Vita Sackville-West. Their relationship inspired the story of the Russian princess Sasha in the Virginia Woolf novel Orlando.
- In addition to Vita Sackville-West, Violet Keppel's other famous lesbian lover was Winnaretta Singer, heiress to the Singer sewing machine fortune. Winnaretta was married to Prince Edmond de Polignac, a homosexual.
- Great-aunt of Queen Camilla.
- Parents were Lt.-Col. George Keppel and Alice Frederica Edmonstone Keppel.
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