Complex sentence: Tellegen's marriage to Farrar did not last (they divorced in 1923), and he would go on to marry a total of four times, the first being a countess, the second Farrar.
Split into simpler sentences: Tellegen's marriage to Farrar did not last (they divorced in 1923). He would end up marrying a total of four times, the first being a countess, the second Farrar.