Margaret Wright "Peggy" de Crussol, Duchess d'Uzès (née Bedford, formerly Bancroft and d'Arenberg) (October 18, 1932 – October 16, 1977) was an American‐born oil heiress who married three times, first to an American textile and banking heir, second to a Duke of Arenberg, and third to the premier Duke of France.
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Early life
Margaret, who was known as Peggy to her friends, was born in New York City on October 18, 1932. She was the only child of Frederick Henry Bedford Jr. and Margaret Wright (née Stewart) Bedford. Her father was a director of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (today known as Exxon). She grew up between her family's estate in Greens Farms, Connecticut and their apartment in the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan.
Her paternal grandparents were Jane (née Dingee) Bedford and Frederick Henry Bedford Sr. (a director of Standard Oil of New Jersey from 1911 to 1926). Her maternal grandparents were William Lincoln Stewart and Edna (née Wright) Stewart.
Peggy attended the Chapin School in New York City followed by Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut. In 1950, she was presented to society at a dance given by her parents at the Creek Club in Locust Valley, as well as at a Junior League ball.