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Holland is son of Vyvyan Holland, one of two children of Oscar and Constance Wilde, and the only grandchild of the author. In the 1950s Vyvyan and his wife Thelma, fearing the homophobia of the time, advised their son not to trumpet his connections to Wilde.
What happened to Oscar Wildes two sons?
Cyril Holland (born Cyril Wilde, 5 June 1885 – 9 May 1915) was the older of the two sons of Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd and brother to Vyvyan Holland….
Cyril Holland | |
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Died | 9 May 1915 (aged 29) Festubert, French Third Republic |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Nationality | British |
Who are Oscar Wildes descendants?
Cyril Holland
Vyvyan HollandLucian HollandMerlin Holland
Oscar Wilde/Descendants
Who was Oscar Wilde’s mother?
Jane Wilde
Oscar Wilde/Mothers
Jane Francesca Agnes, (1821–1896), was Wilde’s mother. She became Lady Wilde in 1864, when her husband, Dr William (1815–1876), a surgeon, was knighted for his involvement with recording births and deaths in Ireland.
Who was Oscar Wilde’s wife?
Constance Lloydm. 1884–1898
Oscar Wilde/Wife
Did Oscar Wilde have siblings?
Willie Wilde
Isola WildeHenry WilsonEmily WildeMary Wilde
Oscar Wilde/Siblings
What caused syphilis?
The cause of syphilis is a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. The most common way syphilis is spread is through contact with an infected person’s sore during sexual activity. The bacteria enter the body through minor cuts or abrasions in the skin or mucous membranes.
Did Oscar Wilde have an operation?
Wilde underwent an operation on October 10, 1900 (most likely a mastoidectomy) but thereafter suffered terrible pain and required a great deal of oral opium and the sedative, chloral hydrate. His infection raged during the second week of November and by the 25th he was racked with fever, pain and delirium.
Did Oscar Wilde have any children?
Yes. Wilde had two children: Cyril Holland, who died, childless, in the First World War; and Vyvyan Holland, who died in 1967. Vyvyan Holland was the father of Merlin Holland, born in 1945; and Merlin Holland is the father of Lucian Holland, born in 1979.
His son, Lucian Holland (born 1979 to first wife Sarah), studied classics at Magdalen College (he occupied rooms that his great-grandfather Wilde had occupied. He is a computer programmer, living in London). The senior Holland briefly toyed with the idea of changing his name back to Wilde.
What is the best book about Oscar Wilde’s niece?
There is also an interesting book about Wilde’s niece. She was gay and lived in Paris but never really lived up to the promise that seemed inherent in her personality. That book is called “Truly Wilde : the Unsettling Story of Dolly Wilde”. ” Oscar Wilde, a Life in Letters” edited by Merlin Holland. Can I still get a mortgage?
Why did Oscar Wilde change his name to Holland?
His paternal grandmother, Constance, had changed her and her children’s surname to Holland (an old family name) in 1895, after Wilde had been convicted of homosexual acts and imprisoned, in order to gain some privacy for the boys and distance from the scandal. Holland has studied and researched Wilde’s life for more than thirty years.