Cong chua Đo la My (tieng Anh: American Dollar princess) la thuat ngu chi nhung nu thua ke nguoi My giau co vao cuoi the ky 19 va đau the ky 20 ket hon voi nhung gia đinh chau Au co tuoc hieu, do đo dung su giau co đe co đuoc đia vi quy toc.
Theo mot cuon sach co ten Titled Americans (tam dich: Nhung nguoi My co Tuoc hieu) (1915), đa co 454 cuoc hon nhan giua phu nu My trong Thoi đai Ma vang va Thoi đai Tien bo va cac quy toc chau Au. Thu vien Quoc hoi tuyen bo trong mot tai lieu huong dan tham khao rang "Nhung nu thua ke My đa ket hon voi hon mot phan ba Vien Quy toc." The Spectator tuyen bo rang trong so cac cuoc hon nhan cua nhung nu thua ke nay thi co 102 cuoc hon nhan la voi gioi quy toc Anh, trong đo co "sau vi cong tuoc".


Boi canh Sau cuoc Suy Thoai Keo Dai tu nam 1873 đen nam 1880, nhieu gia đinh quy toc Anh lam vao canh khon kho khi tai chinh cua ho von phu thuoc nhieu vao nong nghiep, lai gap phai canh mat mua bay nam lien tiep. Trong khi đo, o ben kia Đai Tay Duong, gioi nha giau moi noi o My lai so huu khoi tai san kech xu, the nhung vi co xuat than han vi, nen ho khao khat co moi lien he voi gioi quy toc. Nhung đieu nay đa tao nen mot hien tuong la nhung cuoc hon nhan cua gioi quy toc va cac nu thua ke giau co My, hay con goi la Cong chua Đo la My.


Cuoc song cua cac Cong chua Đo la My sau khi ket hon Cac cuoc hon nhan giua cac quy toc Anh va nu thua ke nguoi My đa đem lai loi ich cho ca đoi ben. Vi the cua nhung gia đinh giau co moi noi o My đuoc cung co, va cac gia đinh quy toc Anh co đuoc khoan tien khong lo tu cac nang dau My đe tiep tuc loi song quy toc cua minh. Hien tuong kinh te xa hoi nay đa bom hang ty bang vao nen kinh te Anh, trong đo, chi voi cua hoi mon cua cac nu thua ke My đa co gia tri tuong đuong voi 25 ty đo la, va dong mau My đa hoa tron vao gioi quy toc.
The nhung, o noi xa la, cuoc song cua phan lon cac Cong chua Đo la My lai khong he hanh phuc. Von co cuoc song đay tien nghi o My, cac nang dau My buoc phai thich nghi voi loi song theo kieu xua cu o Anh. Ho phai o trong nhung ngoi nha toi tam, am đam, lanh leo đa đuoc xay tu nhung the ky truoc va can đuoc sua chua, viec tam rua phai do nguoi hau chuan bi. Va truoc nhung co gang cai thien nhung ngoi nha đo, ho gap phai su mia mai va khinh thuong. Gioi quy toc che nhao cac "Cong chua Đo la My" vi goc gac phi quy toc va no luc tu lam moi thu cua ho. Nhieu ong chong cung chi coi cuoc hon nhan voi cac nu thua ke My la vi loi ich va tim kiem niem vui o tinh nhan. Tro treu thay, khi cha me cua cac nu thua ke My đa bo rat nhieu tien đe con gai tro thanh mot phan cua gioi quy toc đe roi ket qua nhan lai đuoc la su khinh bi danh cho cac co con gai ay.


Mot so Cong chua Đo la My Jeanette "Jennie" Jerome, con gai cua Leonard Jerome, ket hon voi Randolph Spencer-Churchill, con trai thu ba cua John Spencer-Churchill, Cong tuoc thu 7 xu Marlborough, vao nam 1874. Cuoc hon nhan cua Jeanette đa mo đau cho nhung cuoc hon nhan giua cac quy toc Anh va Cong chua Đo la My sau đo. Lord va Lady Randolph Churchill cung la cha me cua Winston Churchill.
Mary "Minnie" Stevens, con gai cua Paran Stevens, ket hon voi Tuong Arthur Paget, con trai ca cua Lord Alfred Paget va la chau trai cua Henry Paget, Hau tuoc thu 1 xu Anglesey, vao nam 1878.
Frances Ellen Work ket hon voi James Roche (sau nay la Nam tuoc Fermoy thu 3), con trai thu hai cua Edmond Roche, Nam tuoc Fermoy thu 1, vao nam 1880. Hai nguoi la ong ba co ngoai cua Diana Spencer, Vuong phi xu Wales.
Mary Victoria Leiter, con gai cua Levi Leiter, ket hon voi Hon. George Curzon (sau nay la Hau tuoc Curzon thu 1 xu Kedleston), con trai ca cua Alfred Curzon, Nam tuoc Scarsdale thu 4, vao nam 1895. Sau khi đuoc chong bo nhiem lam Pho vuong An Đo vao nam 1899, Mary tro thanh Pho vuong phi cua An Đo, tro thanh nguoi phu nu goc My co đia vi cao nhat trong lich su Đe quoc Anh.
Consuelo Vanderbilt, con gai cua William Kissam Vanderbilt, ket hon voi Charles Spencer-Churchill, Cong tuoc thu 9 xu Marlborough vao nam 1895.
Nancy Langhorne, con gai cua Chiswell Langhorne, ket hon voi Waldorf Astor (sau nay la Tu tuoc Astor thu 2), con trai ca cua William Waldorf Astor, Tu tuoc Astor thu 1 va chat cua John Jacob Astor, vao nam 1897.
Mary Goelet, con gai cua Ogden Goelet, ket hon voi Henry Innes-Ker, Cong tuoc thu 8 xu Roxburghe vao nam 1903.
Alberta Sturges, con gai cua William Sturges, ket hon voi George Montagu (sau nay la Ba tuoc thu 9 xu Sandwich), con trai duy nhat cua Chuan đo đoc Hon. Victor Montagu va chau trai cua John Montagu, Ba tuoc thu 7 xu Sandwich, vao nam 1905.
Margaretta Drexel, con gai cua Anthony Joseph Drexel, ket hon voi Guy Finch-Hatton, Tu tuoc Maidstone (sau nay la Ba tuoc thu 14 xu Winchilsea va Ba tuoc thu 9 xu Nottingham), con trai ca cua Henry Finch-Hatton, Ba tuoc thu 13 xu Winchilsea, vao nam 1910.

Vao đau nhung nam 1920, mot goa phu giau co ten la Nonie May Stewart, sinh o Ohio, đa ket hon voi em trai cua Quoc vuong Hy Lap va đuoc cai ten thanh Anastasia. Nonie May đuoc mo ta la nguoi đau tranh voi khuon mau ve cac nang Cong chua Đo la My.
Mot ban tin nam 1928 cho rang mot Cong chua Đo la My khong neu ten co the la su lua chon cuoi cung trong danh sach nhung nang dau tiem nang danh cho Boris III cua Bulgaria.
Consuelo Yznaga, mot nu thua ke nguoi Cuba, ket hon voi George Montagu, Tu tuoc Mandeville va la nguon cam hung cho The Buchaneers cua Edith Wharton. Consuelo tro thanh Cong tuoc phu nhan xu Manchester khi chong ba ke vi vao thang 3 nam 1890.


Trong tieu thuyet Cum tu Cong chua Đo la My duong nhu thuong xuat hien nhu mot an du trong tieu thuyet, chang han nhu trong Tregarthen (1896) cua Georgina Shute:

With Coventry so expensive a man, and Algernon's debts always coming to be paid off, and the girls unmarried, I can assure you that we are awfully poor ourselves. I may tell you, in confidence, strict confidence, that I often dare not send Madame Elise's bills to the earl! But you must must try, my dear. We must look out for an American dollar princess for you. They expect a title, certainly, in general, but we must hope.

Mot bai đanh gia sach nam 1920 mo ta mot cuon tieu thuyet moi la "cot truyen đon gian, chu yeu xoay quanh cuoc đau tranh cua hai co gai giau co, mot Cong chua Đo la My tho tuc va mot quy co xu Lancashire quyen ru, nham gianh lay tinh yeu cua mot Tong Nam tuoc kiem nong dan tre, nguoi trung thanh voi ton giao cu giong nhu to tien cua minh."
The Buccaneers, mot cuon tieu thuyet nam 1938 cua Edith Wharton, đuoc lay boi canh tu thoi ky cua cac co Cong chua Đo la My.
Bai đanh gia cua to Library Journal nam 2023 ve mot tua sach trong loat tieu thuyet lang man "Gilded Age Heiresses" (tam dich: "Nhung nu thua ke Thoi ky Ma vang") đa mo ta ve mot "Cong chua Dollar" nguoi My Camille, hien la Thai Cong tuoc phu nhan xu Hereford sau khi nguoi chong te hai qua đoi, đa quyet đinh nho Jacob Thorne, đong so huu mot cau lac bo khet tieng va la con trai ngoai gia thu cua mot ba tuoc, giup ban than kham pha xem lieu minh co the tim thay khoai cam voi mot nguoi đan ong hay khong."


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