The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-31
TIE EMPRESS EUGENE = DOUBTS or HER PA
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The lofty and prominent station attained by that dis
tngushed lady who shares the throne of France with
Napoleon III has attracted public attention OF late 10
law proceedings which took place some time past al
Valadolid and Ascvallo proceedings which throw some
doubts upon the paternity OF that insrous lady There
has been great demand for the Spanish law journals of
1927 and the following year On searching through the
files of that period find the snboned account OF the
nullity of divorce pronounced IN 1918 between SIah
ish wife and husband
Don joaquin dc Montijo captain of the regiment of
Segova married. in 1910, Donna Maria dc Pcnansanle
belonging a respectable family OF Fontepcayo. near
Scgovia Shortly after his marriage he was taken prs
oner Of war and was carried cf to France whittier he was
followed by his wife as she ascertained thot
he had obtained appointment as commandant OF
prisoners of war; which made some addition 70 MS pay
Although Donna Maria went to France in compliance
with her husbands request she does not appear TO have
lived happily with him. Discussions soiled the domestic
hearth mutual recriminaons, each charging the other
with adultery, brought about separation Don Joa-
quinn having lost disappointment in consequence oi inc
removal of the prisoners of war from Bourges 70 Dloh
took in the French army being driven there by
want His wife, finding again that he had the means OF
supporting her. went to his regmenta quarters but was
repelled by him with dsdan, and refused admission
Their divorce finally pronounced by the French law
courts in November 1873 On the return OF Ferdinand
VII TO Spain Donna Maria returned to Fontepeayo WITH
her son. aged two years and half and lived there for Six
years with her family Her husband remained in France
till 1920 when Ferdinand took oath to renew the cons
tuition of 1872 He then returned to Spain and resided
crty from thence he wrote to his wife to claim his SON
She refused to send the child Don joaquin went to ex-
ccsc his paerna right but Donna Maria refused 70 give
him up Don Joaquin returned home without his child,
but after few weeks he went back to Fonepclayo foil
in love again with his wife, and proposed that they should
live together again and nothing about the divorce
which was known only to her family and his brothers
She returned with him TO Arcvalo, and there resided
with him until October 30, 1925 when he died from the
effects Of fall from his horse Her son inherited his
Ehers property under the guardianship Of his mother,
who continued to reside at Arevallo. We say her son,
bccanc, although at the death OF Don Joaquin snc haa
daughter aged nine months the child died shortly after
the death Of its father. In the year $780, she had also
the misfortune to lose her son. and her grief was embi
tered by the conduct of her late husband brothers. Don
Antonio and Don Bantio dc Monto VINO ordered ncr 70
leave their late brothers house. she having no right to
call herself his widow, having by her infamous conduct
necessitated divorce She refused to leave her house
Proceedings instituted before the Conegdor OF Are
vallo Don Joaquin Beneito who delivered his sentence
on the 10th Of June, 1927 that whereas divorce had
been pronounced in France in 1913, it had not been an
nued BY after rehabilitation consequently, in fault OF
heirs direct she must restore the property OF Don Joa
oun de Montijo to his brothers Against this sentence
Donna Maria to the Royal Chanccry OF Vaadolid
and after many months litigation the original Judgmcnt
was quashed. Whereas Donna Maria dc Peansandc was
married on juno g. 1910, to Don Joaquin de Montyo,
and whereas the divorce pronounced IN foreign
country then under the rule OF tsurper, under gov
ernmcnt illegal irreligous and not recognised 10
Spain and whereas such divorce had been annul'eu y
entitled to the life interest in the property OF her ate
husband to revert to his brothers at her demise.
Now dates are troublesome things The French Aon-
ae of the 4th June last announced that the Empress
Eugene had attained her thirty second on the pre-
ceedng day and had received the congratulations OF her
friends the occasion. According to the official aios.
,r therefore, the Empress Eugenc was born on the 81
of june 1896 and according TO the undsputed tcstimo-
NY of registers and other documentary evidence her faith
er died on October 3O 1929 from the effects of fall from
his horse These things doubtless admit of explanation,
but has yet been given Indeed, the French Ga
9t de TiJaax Of September Fl, 1881, which contains
the rerbo report of this ce has been forciby
distracted by Imperial ukase from the files OF that jour-
nal which are kept for reference In the reading rooms