Queen Emma of Hawaii
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Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke was queen of Hawaii as the wife of King Kamehameha IV from 1856 to his death in 1863. She was later known for being a humanitarian, establishing a ho
Emma in 1866
Emma and her hānai parents.
Composite image of Emma and Kamehameha IV
Laying of the cornerstone of St. Andrew's Cathedral in 1867
Ludwig I of Bavaria
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Ludwig I or Louis I was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As king, he encouraged Bavaria's in
Queen Emma of Hawaii
…Ireland before sailing for New York. In her time in Europe, she met with Queen Victoria, Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie of France, and King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who unsuccessfully proposed to Emma, and Grand Duke Frederick I and Grand Duchess Louise of Baden and other Europeans royals, government…
Portrait of Ludwig I by Joseph Stieler, 1826
Ludwig I of Bavaria, c. 1830
Portrait of Lola Montez by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1847
Ludwig I of Bavaria, c. 1860