Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-14
THE ROMANCE OF ROYALTY

rue Young Empress OF Austri, and her husband ara
I''' cousins, the Archduchess Sophie and the Drchs
Louise Of Bavaria being sistet. Nsy.r DuIness
hve sisters had such brilliant fortunes as tho f., -.
hen these psincesses belong. |, !, more lits i.,,
", rpai hstory. Daughters Of Haximian Jossp6
h'"s " bi'.na, oy his second wife, Caroline R.S.,
every one Of the tive either queen or tbe mo,h ~
kings or queens And, crown the marvel tvo n.; -
~ see WITS W the elder pair Of twins. one Is Queen
VI the OTHER mother OF the future kim of s.r
ohy. vi the second pair of twins one Is Ous.n or
ana the other ia the Archduchess Sophie mother
., e present Emperor Of Austria. The second daughter
VI 'ne nith princess OF ths ortu-ate house In nov E,
press OF Austria, while her eldest daughter \. aid n, h
ne"otned 10 the hereditary Grand Duke OF Tuscany hs
o 'ne Soourgs themselves pales before the brilliant
aihahees acneved by i've daughters, by a second mar
rage OF third rate German Po,en.ate Who had isrs
'amly by his first wife. or the daughters by the 6ssr
e one was married to Eugene Beiuhsrnois and snotb
er was toe fourth vile Of Francis sf Arsri. O., ,b,l
every one OF the daughters Ia 4hor hal b.r or
oro" encrcled With d!adem or NAV took fo,v,,i -
eng grace some one Of her in,med,te deseend,,ts
er is kirg OF Greece ANu s"o'n-
when We consider that /; Is nc, much abov, IN ,..-
nce the elector OF Paitns succeeded to the ,hron ~
bAVAria-not seventy since he was confirmed o, !; ,h
family must be cot tessed to nave prosne,ei C,.;L
the hostein Got'ops, Lorraine Hapshug the Cobnrc,
were scarcely more the ayorites OF fortune In our sc
count o tue fairy fortunes OF the seven Bsrar;an
ceses last week, We entirely forgot include the children
OF oGe OF them, the vice green OF ay cne of Epgers
beaunaFnos OF her Ave children one il the n,eson,
qaSsh G sreder another was hing (consorp of Por,u-
H. ana ihi'd empress doragrr of Brazil having been
married to her brothers alhe-n law the Emperor Don
ieIro 1. Inc daccmed descendants OF Ma1imilian Jo
seph himself made King b. Neuoeons favor in Iso6
therefore stand thus: Chldren-eIKing Of Bavaria er
empress oil Austria ex-Vce Queen OF Italy, Queen Of
fiuss'a queen OF Saxony Grand .chidren-King of Ba
yaria h'ng oi Greece, Emperor of Austria, jbv one
daughter Empress of Austria 10y s-other danehterS
Sesn Of sweden King consort) Of Portugal cr.Empress
o m brazil (uture) King of Saxouy Grand DUCHESS of
esse puchess ct Aodena, (future) Grand Duchess of
tuscany. Pretty well for family in two generations
hasara even nov aspires to become the third German
power oi the first rank rvapg and Prusss but
u Is not easy TO see where she acquire sufficient ter
htoty She was Obliged restore to Austria most n,
na Napoleon gave her Our readers must not suppose
na' OF this kind trivial uninstruc,iye
Froni tie disuss OF many of the sanguinary re-
sources ot State policy aud the vastly increased facilities
constant intercourse between and court Europ.
i1'ing more and more into the power OF a hall of
GoIen oynas;'es all intimately conuected-anI however
they may rival try each other all PLAYING into
each others hands. ''