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| Marlene A Eilers Koenig collection |
One wonders what these three ladies were discussing before this photo was taken.
The three ladies, wearing mourning, are the Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy, and her two sisters-in-law, Princess Clotilda, the widow of Prince Napoleon, and Queen Maria Pia of Portugal.
Princess Clotilde (1843-1911) was married in 1859 to Napoleon, Prince Napoleon. Her younger sister, Maria Pia (1847-1911) married in 1862 to King Luiz of Portugal. Margherita (1851-1926) was the widow of Umberto I of Italy, who was assassinated in 1900. Margherita also was Clotilda and Maria Pia's first cousin. This photo may have been taken after Umberto's assassination.
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