Wandering Princess: Princess Helene of France, Duchess of Aosta 1871-1951

by Edward W. Hanson

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Helene was a strong-willed princess, raised in France but closely connected with the court of Queen Victoria. After the premature end to a romance with Victoria's grandson, she married into the royal family of Italy. However, Helene began extended adventuresome trips into Africa where she became a big-game hunter, explorer and travel writer, escaping from an unhappy marriage and the boredom of court life. Her travels took her around the world, but her sense of royal duty brought her back to nurse aboard a hospital ship in Libyan waters, then to an important role as head of the Italian...Read more
  • ISBN13 9781781555927
  • Publish Date 11 May 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Fonthill Media Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 464
  • Language English