[MARIE AUGUSTE (Princess, 1898-1983, daughter of Prince Eduard, Duke, 1918, of Anhalt) and wife, 1916-1920, of Prince Joachim, 1890-1920, youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II) and her only son Prince FRANZ JOSEPH (1916-1975)]

Unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by Else Niemeyer of Potsdam, showing her seated three quarter length, nearly three quarter face, looking down at a playful Franz Joseph on her lap in a white child's dress, published by Gustav Liersch & Co. of Berlin, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date but circa

The Princess's marriage, arranged by the Empress Auguste, was stormy, owing to Joachim's rakish habits and gambling debts. The couple were divorced in 1920 shortly before Prince Joachim's suicide.
Prince Franz Joseph's first wife, (1940 at Doorn), was Henriette, step daughter of his grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Item Date:  1917

Stock No:  54781      £50

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