Kamehameha IV, King of Hawaii Greetings Card
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.










