[ALBERT I (1848-1922, from 1889 Prince of Monaco, distinguished Oceanographer) and his second wife Alice HEINE (1857-1925, Princess Consort]

Pair of Original Vintage Unsigned Photos showing them head and shoulders, 2¼" x 1½" mounted on card 5" x 3½", no place, no date, circa

Alice first met Albert I of Monaco in Madeira in 1879. At the time, the Hereditary Prince was still in an unhappy marriage with Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton. The prince's first marriage was eventually annulled by the Church on January 3rd 1880, and Alice and the prince began a relationship soon thereafter. The marriage to Prince Albert I of Monaco, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, occurred on October 30th 1889. Despite the initial success of their marriage they separated legally in 1902,without issue, though did not divorce.

Item Date:  1890

Stock No:  41517      £150

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