Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-10
Marriage Of the P,inoe,s Royal Of England


Royal of England aud heir apparent to the throne
now in the sixteenth year of her age, II bctrothed
to Prince Frederick Of prnss ia, young gentle
man some nine years her senior; and that they
will 10 married probably in the course of the cur.
rent year.
1t ia only few months since the intended bride
groom visited England where. it would seem,
that he wooed and found favor in the eyes of the
Princess Royal and what was more TO the pur.
pose, perhaps. in the eyes If the royal parents.--
The papers Of the day reported how he was con.
Quoted 10 the Palace by Prince Albert; how he
was received in the most gracious manner by the
Queen; and how he WINS treated there Tor some
days as most favored guest. \ general impress
sion was created 1t the time that the visit was
not an ordinary usr oi ceremony. And tho idcR
soon got hold of the public mind that tie Prince
came ms sutor 10 the Princess loyal, or rather
nsa visitor to his betrothcd wife. IN cutlery
made against the pr iected nlhnGoo; the
Queen was lectured nhent The mode of mufryng
her daughter, aud The matter ended At that time
by the departure of the Prime" from Galmor H.
1t IL now apparent that the royal families of Eug
land and Prussia merely deferred the execution
Of their project until more pacific views became
ascendant; aud the renewal of this subject Mt the
present moincut affords decided proof that. in tho
opinion Of both families, the accomplishment OF
peace is certain, ana The contemplated alliance
may have exerted ~ inonnsiderabIe influence in
securing the oonseni Of England tn the admission
Of representatives from the Court of Prussia to
the Paris Conferences.
Prince Frederick William Nicholas Charles of
Prussia was born nn the lst of October, 1881 and
is consequently il his 25th year, lie holds the
commissin of MAJOR Ia suite of the first rcgi
ment of Foot Guard land Chief and tolonel Pro
priatdife of other regiments in the Plnssian ser
vice. He is the eldest son nnl heir of Frederick
William, Prince of Prussia brother Of the King,
aud hier to the throne. Consequential the pro-
jectcd marriage shull take pluc' il shnll be auto
ipatcd That the time is not far distant when the
throne Of Prussia will be occupied 10y Princess
Of England.
The Young lady whose baud is about 60 be
made the pledge Of renewed anty with Prussia
"ller Royal Ilighness Victoria Adelaide Marie
Louisa. Princess Royal OF England" was born
at Buckingham Palace, on the 2l-t Of Nnvember,
1870, and was baptized on the id,h Of February
following.
As the frs, fruits of the marriage of Prince Al
bert and Victoria there were none OF those de-
monsrntiuns ot JOY which sub rquentr marked
the birth Of tae Prince of N'nies, or which hive
Welcomed the arrival Of The King If Algicr- On
the contrary, there WIS general disappointment
felt ut first throughout the natap that II man
child had not been horn to thu people 81 England,
Nevertheless, there wss4ek t. he great eaC>e
for rejoicing. The heir prcsumpiyc, the late
hihg OF Hanover was peculiarly unpopular, ana
many there were who regarding the Princess sa
| possible future, Sovereign of England, cried
| God bless her." The Princess, in fact, barred
| the succession to the Chamberlain family rs her
royal mother had done before her, which was what
| the people wanted. All traces of national disap-
| pointment were soon removed, aud her Royal
llighnes has since received her full STARE of pop
| ulnr devotion. She was TO be confrLard at Wind.
sor Castle on Thursday, the Goth ut, and as n
| prplimiunrv o., brr ma which ia E.olv a.,
| follow in convenient order of the proclamation of
peace, and swell the popular rcjoicings, which
may be expected to succeed that eyent,-N. J.
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