New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-09
A BIT OF GENEAlOGY.

A BIT OF GENEAl.oGY.
IT, tAe Editor Of fhS " y. Tttoune
SIR: TIE last published volume, the iad Of DIR.
Nehses remarkable work, The History OF the Courts
Of GeImsny, furnishes with interesting particulars
Of Of rksbsrg tie celeb stei pianist prncely
arcesly. The family of Dietrichstein whose tts in
the Of time sseled TO the ample dimsnsi,os Of
Price Dielrichsein of Nikolsburg-Prosks,-Lesl esle,
Baron OF Hollersbwg Trkenst:n and TRalberg, dates
back historically to the century Of tbs Conquest OF
England. at which time they appear nobie owners
Of fortress esstle in CSrnthis in Austris the psOud
ruins Of which, still standing ON the brow Vi mighty
rock attest their early weight. The founder OF ths
present line, Sgismusd, strongly suspeotsd though
born in wedOck OF being son OF the gallant Emper,r
Max !. Of Austris, by him raised to an iodepend-
ent prioce down esry as l5l sud in l5l5 acquired
the iordship OF TAacrg through his wife, Lsdy Bar
bara of Roihsl. This marriage was celsbrsted with
the most exusOTdlnsry pomp in the Cjutt C1apes oi
Vienna The groom marched between the Emperor
himself snd king Nladi,las OF Hungary and Bohe-
mia, while the BRIDE was led by Louis, Crown Prnoe
Of the latter realms, and kiog Slgsmund OF Poland
A. the wedding breakfast king Nlldslis and the
bride cate at the head of the tsbe 10 tler ht the
Emperor and Princess Ann Of Bohemia, 10 their left
the Hing of Poland with the Emperor daughter and
Prince Louis Of Hungary WITH the mcher OF the
bride. Two Cardinals in their purple robes lone Of
these aso cooked the Emperor as his aher two Pa
pei Nurcios the ambassadors OF Spain and Easla land,
beside et csss archbshops, bishops regnipg princes
dukes.
presence while at other intermnabe boards safe the
msenates Of the realm in dazzling array. More than
800 different dishes served up silver ard gold.
At the sensible hour of TO- the tables were removed,
ard dancing began II was worth while getting mar
ried in those days Two years later fad the noble
groom founding the plOus order OF 3. Christopher
against drinking swearng, and all profanity, walch
agrees rather strangely with the next paragraph de-
scribipg how he barely escaped with hls HE iiom tho
revepgsful hands of body of insu,geut peassntry,
vino overlook him, the chrOnolor rather
inoecorously remarks, "when he lay drunk in
the middle Of the night He took the
vows il seems, but could not keep them.
As founder If the line he has received lengthy
notice than afford for his defendants, among
whom observe one who for number OF years ear
ned on an extensive correspondence Si.h Luther,
while another wandered with reluctant Charles V. -
Spain. Children of this Detrichsten furnished Me-
me rs of several mportant events during the succeed
ing reigns, among Others of the mysterious death OF
the unhappy Don Carlos, which We do not remember
among Prescotts authorities. Further down tne
stream cf time we meet another Dietrichsteln-"s
stout Cardinal" who was sonewha: oil 4 wag IN his
old sge as witness: At grest dinner given oy tha
venerable gsLtlems an in his S"th year. the table was
- similar to o.s bairpooh they sitting outside, the
mepials standing within and serving, 10 the end that
no dishes should be passed over the he IDS OF the
guests. The first consisted of pastries Of game
" and poultry, but when the orusts were rassd ths
"contepts OF each dish rushed out aye-p seoDs and
a. chi keDs, and rabbits and hare-hyDg and running
" in all deciiOns, some on the table aud under
"(probably the chickens from early associations,
&C Others perching quietly upon the heads OF ladies'
and geniemen-a of which did cause great oucry
and lsugh ghter.' A lady Of the house became the
wife of the English Lord Walther Leslie, Of the
assassiIs Of Walenstein, Duke of Frsdand tie mar
velOus general of the Thirty Years War the greatest
subject Of the Empire. The seventh Prince Dietrich
stem IN S at the Ilpe age of married To the great
disgust of his family aud friends his frmer mistress,
with whom ho lived in peace and comfort to the sgeof
~, though declared mon compOs by a commission
de lunstco," in consequence OF that tardy act of
Justice to "a lady who had committed the Sckedness
of not being born noble.
The most remarkable mln of this remarkable line,
Of whom we do not pretend to give more than the
ysIest sketch, was the eighth Prince, born IN Ho|,
and father of SgismuId Ihalbsrg. lilo was an jnpe-
rial Privy Councillor, General, and Chancellor OF the
Empire, true patriot, an earnest opponent OF Napo-
leon: and after having served his country on msDy
important oco asioDs as dplOmatist retired 30 En-
glsnd when the weakness OF the Empire and the
rage Of Marie Louise changed the policy Of the Aus
risrs He resided long in England, studying her in-
stitution1 and particularly the Eogsh system Of land
teLure Ga bis return. at the Peace, hs abolished,
voluntarily, seridOm on his own estses-and with
bereft 20 hiu SELF for ~hep, 10 1875 all the lsnded
nobility Of Austria were about ruined By its forcsd
abolition he drew his Ing established rents with
dimListed regularity. His marriage with tho we'll
knosn eXtravsgsnt Countess SchugalOv, who died In
lsi7, rot a happy one, sno may AFFORD some ex-
cuse for the connection Of which the well known COM
poser aud pianist Is ssid TO be the Offspring. He was
man of grea. independence; and, in a long private
cOnespOnoence state Affairs carried on with the
Emperor Francis tod him such pl.in truths that the
latter impsriously Cecned further Communications
When offered in lell, the order of toe Golden Fleece
next TO Engands Carer the MODEST decoration IN
Europe he refused IL because Il had be<D given asO
to Count Wsis the minister who cecided upon the
declsrao Of Auttras b,DkruPtcy. He attained ike
mcst Of his family, great ege counting 81 years AZ
his death in 1854 The present Prince, tbs ninth, VIII
probably be the last OF his race having no mte ISSUE
hsw l0fk, Jute H. 1853 sIODhsi'