New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-13
ROYAL MARRIAGES. IN ENGLAND.


ths " ved6n1 or betJotbsl sd the subsequent
mage. In the later ceremony Ie ssIs so"e sssemh
ot ti The reign OF Ii, nry The Fast that the groom"
VA. taught By the priest 70 say tAAe thee, IL 70
he NV vetoed wife" and the BRIDE, In Ike sense.
81 taie % ee, NJ 70 be my wedded husband" Roya.
noble gentle and siHpe, Nefo eosoI oihco W ioiOv
he same form Of words.
Some time elsp4sd subsequent " tne conquest be-
Core A Princess Of England Was married ON English
ground and even then the Ceremony had very much
Ae sy Of an Irish abduction None Of he daugh
sy. 81 Wilhsm the Flint be called English prn-
eas.e. They were all Norman born.
n - mot tin the reign Of Henry the First that
meet with princess born on English soil, and
de.rended from the SaIons by her mother. We
allude 10 Matilda. She was but seven yesp old
uhen An army Of German bObles came hither TO
SAX her hand for the Emperor Henry the Fifth.
Uer sire was hard put IL 20 fit ont this little lass
s ~n~ him AIM That j. would be most .eemiy, and
certainly most convenient, TO compel the patient
public 10 furnish the "tOchsr." Accordingly, the
enormous tax Of &c. was levied on every hide Of land
throu ghout the kingdom! Since the establishment OF
that admirable precedent, IT has been the privilege Of
the people 70 provide portions for the daughters Of
Royalty. Mary, second daughter Of Stephen, was the
6rst English Princess since the Conquest who Was
married in England. When Henry the Second was on
the throne, the LADY Mary" was Abbess of the
solemn sisterhoOd at Romsey in England. She was
Also Counters of BoulOgne, but her estate, like her
person, belonged to the Church and this circumstance
rather perpleIed for while the mind Of lover Will
ham Of Alsace, who was favored by the King and not
i'll thought Of by the lady. Matthew fsnced, if he
could secularize the Princess her property would fall
into the same condition Thereupon he took with him
fourteen stout gentlemen tarms crossed the Channel
sent herald Of his coming TO the lady-Dohng 10th
married her, and carried her away; while the eava-
hers stood by to keep off ntruders. l. WAS a merry
ride back to the coast by moonlight and there was
bOisterous passage over TO BouOgne afterward; but
all well again, when the joyous party shook their
feathers and smoohed their silks, as they stood on
Al E.l.u n~.f fha
way match of the first Princess Royal married on En-
glish ground.
II ended badly. There was wonderful mage n
Bouogne that would work miracle 20 long as the
welded couple continued together and held their prop
erty At the end of three years the church dsunted
them, drove Matthew abroad as wsnderer, clapped
the Princess into a convent and assumed the guar
dianship Of her two daughters with the stewardship
of their property.
The first really arful marriage Of Princess Royal,
was that Of Joanna, the daughter of king John, who
married Alexander the Second Of Scotland. The GER
emouy took place at York; whittier the royal BRIDE
groom was too poor to proceed at his own expense,
and his Journey to York and back to Scotland was
paid for ont Of the English treasury. There were
English mobiles appointed TO escort Alexander, but 10
unpopular the honor of waiting on needy BRIDE
groom, that some of the mobiles avoided by paying
fne-of bulls and sheep, which probably helped to
furnish forth the marriage tables.
Isabella, Johns second daughter, was refused az a
fitting bride for Henry, King of Germany, by his
tT,
auently ashed for her hand himself. The Imperial
German sent splendid embassy, whose hrst re-
quest was that they might have LOOK at the lady
This request not declined. Isabella was then at
the Tower whence, after DOMINIC her most brilliant
costume she repaired to Westminster. She was not
only an unusually pretty girl, with especially sparkling
eyes, but she was 10 sehpossessed, and she so well
knew how to maintain her self dignity, that the en-
voys were subdued by love and admiration. The chief
ambassador enthusiastically pronounced her >" wor'
thy" and placing ring on her finger did homage TO
her Empress. Isabella in return, sent mig to her
future lord, and when she repaired TO Worms to be
married she took with her such q mighty load OF
clothing and furniture and dishes and pots and pans,
(sn silvered), and light knick-knscks, and heavy
a Supplement at our hands. -Four kings stood by to
present her to her lord and money was scattered al
the wedding festivities az every man had plethora
of wealth. and that to bleed freely was at once ben
offers strong contrast to the private ceremony at
Portsmouth, which bound Isa6ellas sister Eeanora
TO William Earl OF Pembroke. At this ceremony the
"groom" was less willing than the bride. When the
widowed Princess Eeanora subsequently marled
privately at Westminster the irresistible Simon dc
Montfort, the bride who would fair have been nun,
was less willing than the "grUOm." 1t was misera'
bic match, and the misery was chiefly caused oy the
guilty levty of the lady, who, had she taken, the
vail would have been the vehest nun that the word
ever heard Of except at Farmoutier.
The reign of Henry the Third presents Us with
smother royal marriage at Yort, between an Enghsh
u
and Alexander the Third. There were some curious
incidents connected with this political union. Inc
English and Scotch mobiles who attended az officials OF
guests, were quartered in two opposite DIVISIONS OF
the oy in order TO prevent bloody collisions between
them This arrangement only partially success
full for when these mobiles or their serv ants snooun
tered in the streets, very ssngunary quanes aIose OF
which stones sticks and swords we're more scuve tnAn
argument The sntagonism between the two parties
rose to so dangerous hight that the wedding OF mar
gnret and Alexander was cevery celebrated In snug
way so early in the morning, that the ceremony wa
concluded before half the notous mobiles were out OF
their beds Alexander, too, was as tannY as his
predecessor and namesake who had stood at the same
place to espouse English princess. The King OF
England dubbed him knight, but no persuasion ORE
monstrance could induce king SANDY to pay
declining to pay any homage to Henry that
might sacrifice his own Independence. Henry
had splenddly endowed his daughter, had bound
himself to deirsy. all the erdesro0ms expenses Ss
had entertained him with unparalleled spendor least
ing him at cost of death to edible beasts Wen
to caterers and cooks who expired at their Isoor ana
had sunk and had squandered thousands upon thou-
aapds of poands of our present value-but nothing
could move the Scot, the lovely eyes OF Dis gsnte
lady, and even those could not open his POCKET noI
oarsts sister Beatrice, married John, Earl Oh pre-
tagne but let pass to the rst real love mstch u
Princess ROYAL namely, that Of EleaDors, the eldest
daughter of Edward l., with Henry, Duke OF p 1
The duke was q visitor TO the EDgiish KING ana our
ing sojourn here of some months learned 70 spPre
cs,e and win the Princess Eieanors- The lover paid
his own expenses and endowed his bride with tern
tories which made her the wealthiest OF duehesess.
The wedding took place in Bristol in l3; and Is Ine
Lord Prmats absent, and his Grace OF dork was
out of favor the Archbishop of Dublin had the honor
of uniting this pair Of prncely lovers The festival
held in celebration of the marriage, at Bar, IN pres
ence of the iustrous couple, ended however fatally
The old Duke of Brsbant, stimulated by the oesuty
Of the BRIDE and eager to win the crown OF victory
from her hands fought in the lists with such earnest
ness, that something hike real combat ensued, and
he received such injuries from his adv.rsary, ST
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