Kamehameha IV, King of Hawaii Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Kamehameha IV, King of Hawaii NPG D22063

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart

Born in Honolulu on the island of O'ahu as Alexander Liholiho, he was the son of Kekuanaoa, High Chief Mataio Kiuanao'a, Governor of Oahu, and Princess Elizabeth Kina'u, a female chief who had served as Kuhina Nui (Prime Minister). Alexander Lholiho, grandson of the first monarch of the islands, Kamehameha I, was adopted as a toddler by his uncle Kamehameha III who decreed him heir to the throne and raised him like a prince. The young prince's education was governed by Protestant missionaries. To prepare... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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