Cléo de Mérode: astrology, horoscope, natal chart

Cléo de Mérode, born September 27, 1875 - died October 17, 1966, was a French dancer of the Belle Époque. Born Cléopatra Diane de Mérode in Paris, France, she was the daughter of the Austrian landscape painter. Karl Freiherr von Merode (1853-1909). The painter was an offspring of a famous Belgian noble family 'de Mérode'. Nicknamed Cléo, at age eight she was sent to study dance and made her professional debut at age eleven. She grew into a beautiful young woman, noted for her tiny waist which was accentuated by tightlacing that was popular with women at the time. Cléo de Mérode became renowned for her glamour even more than for her dancing skills and her image began appearing on such things as postcards and playing cards. A particular new hairdo she choose to wear became the talk of ...