Jane Engelhard (Qingdao, China, 1917 - Nantucket, Massachusetts, February 29, 2004) was an American philanthropist of Brazilian, and Irish ancestry known for her marriage to billionaire industrialist Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. as well as her donation of an elaborate 18th-century Neapolitan crêche to the White House in 1967. (Simplified Chinese: 青岛; Traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: QÄ«ngdÇŽo; Wade-Giles: Ching-tao), well-known to the West by its Postal System Pinyin transliteration Tsingtao, is a sub-provincial city in eastern Shandong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, formed of glacial moraine. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A philanthropist is someone who devotes his/her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ... A Neapolitan is a resident of Naples, Italy or the language of Naples, the surrounding region of Campania, and most of southern Italy. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ...

Christened Marie Annette, she was called Jane as a child by her family.

She was the youngest daughter of Hugo Pinto Reis, a Brazilian diplomat who served as Brazil's minister to China in the 1920s, and his wife, Mary Murphy, a native of San Francisco, California. She had two older sisters, Barry J. (died 1972, unmarried) and Huguette Gerard Hoguet (died 1994, married twice). By her mother's second marriage to Guy Brian, she had two half-sisters: Brigitte (Countess Bernard de La Rochefoucauld) and Patricia (Madame Jacques Bemberg). All five daughters were raised as Catholics, with the three eldest girls spending their infancy and early childhood in Shanghai, China. The Brian family lived in Paris and Jane graduated from the Convent of Les Oiseaux. Actress Mary Murphy appearing as Cindy Hilliard in The Desperate Hours Mary Murphy (born January 26, 1931) was a film actress of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is Chinas largest city by population. ...

On 1 June 1939, she married Dr. Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), a German Jewish banker and art collector. The director of Mendelssohn & Co., Amsterdam, a branch of a fabled private bank headquartered in Berlin and known for floating multi-million-dollar loans to various European governments, including that of Germany, he died eight weeks after the wedding of a heart attack, on 9 August 1939. The actual cause of Mannheimer's death remains as speculative as its timing was suspicious. One day after his death, the Amsterdam branch announced that it was insolvent and that it was confiscating Mannheimer's art collection, which had been financed with unlimited bank credit. Shortly thereafter, the entire firm was liquidated by the German government. Dr. Fritz Mannheimer (Stuttgart, Germany, 19 September 1890 - Vaucresson, France, 9 August 1939) was a controversial and powerful banker and art collector who was the director of the Dutch branch of the Berlin-based investment bank Mendelssohn & Co. ... This article is about Germanys largest city. ...

The couple had one posthumous child, Anne France Mannheimer (1940-), later known as Anne France Engelhard (married 1, Samuel Pryor Reed, and married 2, Oscar de la Renta). Today she is known as Annette de la Renta. Annette de la Renta (born 1940) previously known as Anne France Mannheimer and Anne France Engelhard is an American philanthropist and socialite married to fashion designer Oscar de la Renta. ... Oscar de la Renta Logo Oscar de la Renta (born July 22, 1932) is a fashion designer who is considered by fashion critics to be one of the most influential fashion creators of the 20th century. ... Annette de la Renta (born 1940)Anne France Engelhard is an American philanthropist married to fashion designer Oscar de la Renta. ...

She moved to New York City after her husband's death. During this period, she worked for John Raskob and was helped in running a microfilm company by George Murnane and Andre Meyer, which she inherited from her late husband. In 1947, she married Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. (1917-1971), a multimillionaire minerals industrialist from New Jersey. The couple lived in Far Hills, New Jersey, where they raised golden retrievers and thoroughbred race horses, including the fabled Nijinsky II. They had numerous homes, including Cragwood, a 1920s neo-Georgian mansion in New Jersey , a country house in South Africa, and homes in London, Paris, Maine, Nantucket, New York City, and Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula. Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC, CKC KC(UK), NZKC, UKC The Golden Retriever is a relatively modern and very popular breed of dog. ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... The racehorse Nijinsky II (named after the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky) was a son of Northern Dancer and Flaming Page and a grandson of Nearco. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 39th 33,414 sq mi  86,542 km² 190 miles  305 km 320 miles  515 km 13. ... Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, formed of glacial moraine. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower White garden lily Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 1,183... NASA satellite image of the Gaspé Peninsula. ...

The Engelhards had five daughters: Annette Engelhard de la Renta, Susan Engelhard O'Connor, Sophie Engelhard Craighead, Sally E. Pingree, and Charlene Engelhard Troy. Sally Engelhard Pingree is an American philanthropist and daughter of industrialist Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. ... Charlene Engelhard Troy is an American philanthropist and daughter of industrialist Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. ...

Jane Engelhard was known for her generosity to many causes, including the New Jersey Symphony. She served on the Boards the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Morgan Library for many years. She also was a leading member of the Fine Arts Committee of the White House, organized during the Kennedy administration, and a major donor to its restoration. The decoration of the Small State Dining Room is among her reported contributions. In 1978, she was the first woman appointed as the Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She was also a member of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board. She was a recipient of the Legion d' Honneur. The central lobby of the museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as The Met, is one of the worlds largest and most important art museums, located on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan, New York, United States. ...

She died in Nantucket, Massachusettes in 2004.