Royalty
[FRIEDRICH III
(Wilhelm Nikolaus, 1831-1888, son-in-law of Queen Victoria, Emperor of Germany for 99 days)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo
showing the Crown Prince head and shoulders in military uniform with his head turned slightly to one side, 4 x 2½, no place, no date
Item Date: 1868
Background
Pictures of Friedrich III are uncommon due to his early death from throat cancer. He only survived his father Wilhelm I by three months. As Crown Prince his position was made very difficult by his opposition to Bismarck and also as his wife Victoria, Empress Frederick antagonised the Prussian people with her aggressive & tactless Englishness.
Stock No. 36249