She was a reluctant bride forced into her marriage by Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife. She hated the stifling formality of the Weimar court and fled to Switzerland. She was persuaded to come back, but fell into melancholia. Her marriage lasted 18-months. Her Wikipedia article is here.
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ca. 1555 Caterina de' Medici by ? (Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze, Toscana, Italy)
1900s fashion at a grand ball in Vienna
1894 Condesa de Santiago by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (private collection)
1905 Maud Glen Coats, Duchess of Wellington by John Singer Sargent (private collection)
Karoline Reuss zu Greiz wearing court dress
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