The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-17
Curious and Romantic History of
Count De Iormy's Bride!

GENEVA, Jan. %, 1857.
The chief topic of exciting conversation in
the diplomatic-fnancial world, in which &C.
neva holds high place, is the marriage of
Count de Morny, celebrated on the Bourse
as we'll as the Cabinet, with the Rus~ia
Princess, Sophie Troubetzkoi.
About eight or nine years ago, the young
Princess, with her mother, lived here, and
then a child, went to boarding school in
this vicinity. The romantic story of both is
within the memory of all, and is now on ev.
cry ones tongue.
Pouschkine, belonging to one of the eldest
Russian families, young and beautiful, was
maid of honor to the Empress Alexandria,
the Winter Palace, the Imperial residence
Gaiety at that time was al the rage. A fir
taton commenced between the fair maid of
honor an the Prince Sersius Troubetzkoi, a
young and fast officer of the Guards, and
whose parents were among the most. select
habitues Of the Imperial mansion. The
Prince had no idea of marriage the lady
strayed from the paths of virtue; the affair
became known the Empress brought it to
the notice of the Emperor, and the seducer
was ordered to marry his victim within twen-
ty-four hours. This was, of course done );
but Prince Sergins on the very day of his
marriage, resigned his commission and ADAM
ed his wife.
\ few months afterwards young Prin-
cess was born. The abandoned mother
mourned for while her faithless spouse, but
finally, having taken gayer view of life, she
was again accused by the otherwise not too
rigid opinion of the world at st. Petersburg,
of various Hoisosas with the gallants of the
day, and among Others, with the veteran
Ribeaupiorer. She stayed some time in &C.
neva, and settled at last in Paris, where she
did the honors Of the bachelor establishment
of NJ. de Kisschlef, Russian Minister, of
Eastern War celebrity, and now Minister at
Rome Scandal assures us that the lady's in.
timacy with de Kissclelf was not fruitless
one.
After this event, the mother withdrew her
daughter from Geneva, and both returned to
st. Petersburg, where the young Princess
was to finish her education in a monastery
an aristOcratic educational establishment IN
der the direct superintendent of the EN-
press.
Prince Sergius, her father. after leaving
the army, resided for some years in Paris,
and afterwards in Italy, with his brother.
Prince Alexandra, well known as the friend
of the celebrated Taglioni, husband of her
daughter, and possessor of one of the most
charming villas on the Lake of Como. In
lS49 and 1850, Prince Sergius returned to
ST. Petersburg. where the gay Lothario
again had the fortune to ensnare young girl
of good fortune. The couple tried to run
away, but were, but were caught at Constadt
just as they were on the point of leaving for
Germany. They were separated and the
Prince was sent by Nicholas to the army of
the Caucasus, land not, as enormously stated,
to Siberia there to cool his bloou in con-
flicts with the Circassians.
The Princess Sophie, at the completion of
her education in the monastery, was created
maid of honOr-it being customary to be-
ing customary to bestow this distinction YEAR
iy on two or three pupils that passed the pub
lie examination in the presence of the En-
press and the Court. Care, of course. is ia
ken that the lot shall fall on the handsomest
and best born.
Such is the romantic story of the present
Countess de Morny. She, like her husband
is an enta& 6t Eanaour. Both her father and
mother, though highly aristocratic bv birth.
are very poor and should it be true that the
Emperor bestowed an income of 100000 n
yeor on the bride, the fortune is taken from
the public or Imperial domain, and not from
any confscation, as it is enormously stated.
for there is no such thing as confiscation IN
Russia proper. In this case there was moth
ing to conliscate. The Imperial munifcence
is a shlewd and judicious investment.
AS to the projected marriage between the
Count de Morny and Miss H, of New
York, and who know, positively affirm that
a difference in religion was not the cause of
the match being broken of. but that positive
orders of Louis Napoleon forbade his brother
to commit mesalliance.