The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-19
ObttuarY.

DUKE PROSPER LOUIS D'AREYBERG, ETC.
Death has just cast gloom over family whose name
has been famous in European annals for several centuries
The Duke OF Arenberg died tho 27h u in the seventy
sixth year Of his age The Duke Prosper Louis Arenberg
Duke Of Aerschot ana Of Croy, Duke Of Meppen and
Prince Of Recklnghausen the head Of that pnccly
house which formerly occupied q seat in
with the ancient sovereign houses at the Diet
Of the Germanic Empire. Born at Eughein,
the 2sth of April, 1855, he Of the Duke
Louis Engelbcrt and Pauline Louise, daughter
OF the Duke Of Brancas Iauraguaiss The trou-
bes OF the French Revolution compelled the Aren-
berg family 70 emgrate On their return TO Belgium at
the commencement Of the present century, the Duke
Prosper Louis at the age of eighteen years. and with tie
consent his father assumed government Of the duchy
situated In the north Of Germany which constitutes
part Prussia and the kingdom Of Hanover. In his
pacy Of sovereign prinVhe signed the Act Of Paris Of
July IL, 1906 which placed the Confederation of the
Rhine under the proiecsorate OF Napoleon T.
Two years later he organized ut his own ex
pense regimen, OF Belgian light calvary, which
afterwards the Twenty seventh regiment OF Horse
Chssscurs THIS regiment he commanded himself during
the campaigns u Germany and spain and 10 every battle
tary prowees of his family which had won brilliant
distinction for many his ancestors in the
Of the House of Austria the Low Countries, In
Germany and with toe Turks. His bravery during
the IN the Peninsula gaines for him frequent
honorable mention n the army orders ., IN, day lie
seriously wounded at the battle Of Arraya Monoe and
prisoner by the Eng sh.
While thus lavish OF hrs blood Napoleon by the
ton Of The Kingdom Of Wesphaa ana Vie extension OF
once the banks Of the Epa, dotted out the Duchy
OF berg from the number Of sovereign States For
this sctos srcation there no possible remedy The
Duke, besides IVES still captive In England, and not
sct AT liberty until after the st peace Of PARIS in 1874!
lie embarked at Dover in Nay OF that year. and betc,k
himself TO the Congress u Vienna. there 70
plead the causo of his house, nousty de-
spoiled Of ~ sovereignty. Bot hs efforts were
81 avail The act of tine Congress OF Vienna Of June,
1916 placed House OF Arenherg aIuong the msatzed
incey houses where occupies the first rank, because
The only princey house OF ancient creation which
met Win that fate. Since that time The Duke Of Aren
berg has been hereditary memoer u tho First Chamber
OF The STATE Prussia aad Hanover, and Ia these t~o
Kingdoms Tho Of Arcnberg occpies the first post
ton after the royal bosss In 1919 the Duke married the
Princess Maria Indmlc of Iobkowtz, whose family has
been uxrioas Tor many centuries ia Bohcmta and AUS
tria Five chiidren-four and daughter-the of
spring Of fhs union, survive their father.
Retiring from political life, the Duke, he advanced In
gears devoted hunsato the cu'tyat Of ary tastes
and showed himself proncsent IN everything that charm
e the tedium Of his leisure hours. Ills palace at Brus
ses econetrnctsd In part and considerably enlarged be-
museum c the arts and sciences, whore pctcres
statues, epgravmgs magnificent library we're col.
ecfed ali exhbstsug enlightened OK The owner
The Duke Grano Gordon VI the Black Eagle Prasa
Grand Gordon Of toe orde. o. Leopold Grand Gordon Of
the Order Of the Lion Of the Nerssnds Grand Gordon
of the of ~ Mlohael and 10. Hubert OF Bavaria
and oGsser Of the Legion OF Honor.
JonS xscrRE, who sied ~ Trenton y. IL on the iO.h
instant IN tie SIXTY esbh year OF ha age
major Of the Fourteenth regiment Unxcd states Infantry
a. the bombardmeat FORT ncsnry and gave NOTICE Of
tie spproa n the cneye barpas ny ordering the
tyss 10 dhchpc their mieka,s he seryei on board the
fr,yhfc United states, Commodore Decafu In tue acto1
With ard cac-~rs ~ the Brksh fgste Ma edcnian, snd
rsas wynde4 the right ier oy sputer. from the 81
fscts " shirh entirely recover q, and which
psocably FASTENED bis death.
Iieuenspt Colonel Ia.TovR vice rss0en. OF the Ma
siopaI So lss c and IornIery Minister ~ Napes j.
dead This Sst pgu!shed but hrty -four years
u bgr
Riss,sE cue ~ the bsg. sta.aaries IN Germany, lss
ust died n Dresden.