Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, also known as the Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton 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 Czechoslovakian Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Karel Schwarzenberg.
Background
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. Her first marriage, on 21 September 1869 at Château de Marchais, was to Prince Albert, only child and heir of Charles III, Prince of Monaco.
Career
Titles and styles 11 December 1850 – 21 September 1869: Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton 21 September 1869 – 3 January 1880: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Monaco 3 January 1880 – 2 June 1880: Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton 2 June 1880 – 21 June 1911: Countess Mary Victoria Festetics de Tolna 21 June 1911 – 14 May 1922: Her Serene Highness Princess Mary Victoria Festetics de Tolna.
Membership
There are still portraits extant in the Palace of numerous members of her family, including one of her father in full Highland dress.