Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-02-22
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Another Royal Romance.


Another Royal Romance.
WySteyous Murioge Of a Bfother cfI
George lll,--A Royol Princess Igno-
rant Of her dIrih--the cIaims Ct her
AelfS.
At time when the American Bona
partes are urging in the French courts
their nlaims to imperial recognition, ease
not wholly dissimilar is occupying the at
tention of English lawyers and gossips,-
The facts of the case, as alleged by the
parties seeking to establish their claims to
royal relationship, are these
On the 4th Of March, l7G7-thore then
no restriction on the matrimonial alliances
Of members Of the royal fGmily-one
Olive Wlmot, the daughter of an Eng
lish clergyman high in favor at the Court
Of George l., was married by her father
to the Duke of Cumberland, brother of
King George ILL.,, aud the certificates Of
tie marriage still exist, attcstcd by the
signatures Of the Earl Of Chatham, the
Earl Of Warwick aud King George Ill,
1t further Nppeaas that on the third OF
April, l712, there was born OF this mar
riage Il daughter, who was baptized by the
the name Of Olive, in the presence Of the
AL Of Chatham and Lord Ashburton.
In the same year in which this infant
first appeared, her father, the Duke of
Cumberland, married again with Lady
Annie Horton, This action iucensed the
King very much he refused to recognize
this second wife, and under The excitement
Of tie moment, enacted the RoyGl Marri,
are act, which iorDids member Of the
royal family from marrying Il subject
lie, however, @nAious to p'otcot his broth
or from the punishment lis biIamy incur
red, directed that the child should be re-
baptized unper the name Of Wimot, but
at the same time created her the Duchess
Of Lancaster, made provision for an annu'
al income for her, and had the following
document grawn up
George R. We declare the birth o.
Olive, the infant of the Duke of Cumber-
land by Olive his Duchess, to be Legitimate
who is condemned tc privacy by the act o
! bgamy committed by her royal father
, "(Signed,) WARWICK,
(Sjgncd,) CHATHAM,
j "J. WILMoT, DuNNINe."
9 So the child grew up under the name Q
+ Wiluot, residing principally with he
" grandfather, Or. Wimot, at Baritone on.
the Heath. In 1872 she married a Mr.
john Series, Seventeen years after he
ma,riage--that IS, in lSl5- the late Ear
of Warwick revealed 20 her the secret c
her birth, aud informed her Of the will 0
! George Ill, in which he gives and be-
/, oueaths TO "Oliyc, our brother of Cum
berland's daughter, the sum Of $4,000
commanding our heir and successor t
pay the same privately to our said neic
:. for her use, as recompense for tie mis-
b fortunes she may have known through he
father"
!. The Duke of Kent, satisfied Of the au
I. thonticity of this and other documents, be
T, friended Mrs. Serres up tc tie day of hi
death, and on his dcath.bed wrote
i, "Should ] not recover, I recommen
my dear cousin Olive to my wife, who wi
for my sake, love and serve her until sA
- RECEIVERS her royal rights. | sOlemnly re
commend my daughter to revere the Prir
cess Olive of Cumberla nd for my sake.
~, M And again;
ii65 "If this paper meets my dear Alexand
on on rina's eye, my dear cousin Olive will pr
CT. sent it, whom my daughter will, for n
,,s /, sake, hope, love and serve, should b
s, part this life o,
/; "EDwARI