Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton 1 2
- Born: 11 Dec 1850
- Marriage: Albert I Honoré Grimaldi on 21 Sep 1869
- Died: 14 May 1922 aged 71
Another name for Mary was Mary Victoria Hamilton.
General Notes:
She was the daughter of William Alexander Anthony Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and of his wife, Princess Marie Amelie Elizabeth Caroline of Baden.
Her paternal grandparents were Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and his wife Susan Euphemia Beckford (14 May 1786 - 27 May 1859). Her maternal grandparents were Karl Ludwig Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden and Stephanie de Beauharnais.
Her paternal grandmother was daughter of William Beckford and Lady Margaret Gordon, daughter of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne and Margaret Stewart.
Margaret was herself a daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Catherine Cochrane. Catherine was a daughter of John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald and Anne Murray.
Anne Murray was a daughter of Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore and Catherine Watts, daughter of Richard Watts of Hertfordshire.
Marriages
Mary married twice. Her first marriage, on 21 September 1869, was to Prince Albert I of Monaco. They were divorced on 28 July 1880. They are great-grandparents of the current prince, Rainier III of Monaco. Her second marriage, on 2 June 1880, was to Tassilo, Count Festetics von Tolna. They are great grandparents of Princess Virginia Carolina Theresa Pancrazia Galdina von Fürstenberg, known as Ira von Fürstenberg.
Mary married Albert I Honoré Grimaldi on 21 Sep 1869. (Albert I Honoré Grimaldi was born in 1848 and died on 26 Jun 1922.)
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