Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton Royalty

Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, also known as the Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton (11 December 1850 – 14 May 1922) was the Lanarkshire-born, Scottish great-grandmother of Prince Rainier III of Monaco, the fashion designer Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, the socialite and actress Princess Ira von Fürstenberg and the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Karel Schwarzenberg. She was the daughter of William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and of his wife, Princess Marie Amelie Elizabeth Caroline of Baden. Through her maternal grandmother, she was a third cousin of Emperor Napoléon III of France. She was a first cousin of Queen Carola of Saxony, Queen Stephanie of Portugal, King Carol I of Romania, and Princess Marie, Countess of Flanders (mother of King Albert I of the Belgians).

Personal facts

Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
Birth dateDecember 11, 1850
Birth place
Scotland , Hamilton Palace
Date of deathMay 14, 1922
Place of death
Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Parents
Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
William Hamilton 11th Duke of Hamilton
Spouse
TitleHereditary Princess of Monaco

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