The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-15
Greniug Telegraph
TnURsDAY, DEcBNBER IS, l8Gl.
KINGS AND HEIRS TO THRONES
IOOKING FOR WIVES.

First On the list Is the Grand Duke Nicholas OF
Russo, heir apparent to a scep,re that extends
over one seventh Of the habittbc globc-an om-
piro that has its feet upon three continents ana
upon Two Of them possesses broader area than
any other nation. lie is twenty-one years old,
handsome, proud, selfwillcd, as are all the
Romanons. He resembles, in appearance and
character, his grandfather Nicholas, who was in
his day among the first sOyoreigu5 of Europe.
The ugly habit Of his imperial ancestors OF
beating their wives now that Russia has passed
It's tbousabdth year OF existence, and civilization
has reformed the people and soitened their man
ner, is no longer an objection to him.
When the matter Of his marriage was FIRST
spoken Of, s me one sad that there were tut i've
pTinoesses within the circle OF his choice, three OF
whom he disiiked, and the other two we're Oh
jectiunahie TO his father This however, was not
true. The Russian emperOrs have married from
among the virgins who HdJu the residences OF
the kings, dukes, aud other rulers OF Germany,
the only thing required Of them being the RdJp-
tion OF the Greek Church as their religion. In
the days OF Peter the Great, and also OF Catherine
III, it is affirmed that when a Wite was wanted
fjr a grand duke they sent TO the then hundred
German courts TO have the most beautiful OF
the PrnCesses sent to st. Petersburg, that
selection might be made, the chosen one
being retained and the rest sent back. How
ever that may have been, there were very few Of
the poor Germans who we're not glad to furnish
m Empress for Russia. Nicholas married the
cousin to the Prussian King; and the present
Car, Alexander III, married the Grand Duchess
Of Hesse Dsrmstadt. This was a marriage Of
affection, his lwife not being selected Tor hlmi
but one of his own choice from among host of
German Princesses. The same liberty was given
to the present Grand Duke, who is betrothed to
the second daughter Of the King of Denmark,
the Princess Dagmar, who is much handsomer
than her sister, the Princess OF Wales. Ihis
Danish alliance may give TO Russia what she
has long desired, the control of the entrance to
the Baltic Sea. II will give Denmark, also, what
in her extremity she needs-a strong friend
THE KING OF GREBCB.
At the same time that Danish Princess goes
TO Russia, Russian Princess Is going to a Dane
If SO the family of the Danish King, which is
purely German, may be clled-George l, King
of the Greeks about p years old, who s 0etrothed
to the very young and only daughter OF the
Emperor Ut Russia. The alliance, therefore, be-
tween The royal families of Russia and Denmark
is TO be double; and again Russia will take a step
towards the realization of her great ambition, an
idea that has filed her mind from the days OF
Peter viz. the acquisition of the Turkish empire
in Europe, through union with the Greeks, and
so way TO the ocean on the south.
If these marriages should take place, a most
singular fortune will have befallen poor Ger
man family (Of pure Teutonic blood for thou
sand years. which now rules Denmark-in its
advancement TO high hOnOrs and great power
The father, by the choice of the Great Powers, is
King of Denmark; by election, sou Is King OF
be Queen-consCrt of Great Britain, Ireland, and
colonies that extend around the globe; a9d by
marriage, the second daughter will be Empress
consOIt of Russia, that numbers seventy millions
Of inhabitants. But one other daughter remains,
and rumor has il that the French Emperor has
his eve her for the wife of the Prince Imperial,
and futrre Empress Of France. In that case they
VII aue ba ns hoon great deal of romance with
,bis Frii o1 a. ~tpg An uncle to these girls
and the Greek king DLS Cnarlss, neau ,,I UI tne
house of Schleswig Holstel @ E I1fI
burg, married the divorced vii. Tondon &c.
of OfDenmRrk, for reasons says the noo aaIo
tor, wonderful enough 10 fill til. y. The
novel. The Duke is her senior by six yeas. Hno -
eldest aunt Princess Mary, Is connected with IA.
other romance, which ended in morganatic
marriage with Colonel Lasperg, at whose
death, in l843, she gave her hand in fresh NOR
ganatic alliance TO a Count of Hohenthal. The
next aunt, Princess Frederca, an exceedingly
handsome and accomplished LADY, married IN
early life the regning Duke of Anhalt-
Bernburg, who not long after became
mentally affected, so as TO be tncapactated
for government. The decrease of happiness
however brought with it an increase OF lower
10 the Princess Frederick, who is now STYLED
Duchess cO-hegent Of Anhalt sernbnrg The
history of another aunt a more striking still.
Princess Louise was cJunted some twenty years
ago, one oil the Ost beauteous Of royal ladies in
SeImany'"Id, as such, was naturally surrounded
by PIOst of high-born admirers The Woolng,
HoWeyer was unsuccessful in every instance, and
one after the other all had TO retire from the
matrimonial field, hopeless OF the hand OF the
fair Princess. The romance ended by Frincess
Louise becoming a nun, entering the little con,
vent of Itzehoe, in HOlstein 10 the dguly o.
abbess OF which She was elected in August looO.
Very recently an uncle, Prince de Noer, mas mar
Tied at Paris Miss Mary EsLelle Lee, oi eI Nen
York This marriage would have been morgan
attic but that the Prince was willing 10 renounc
his title 10 wed one of common blood.
THE HEIR OF ITALY.
Next 10 the above named matrimonlally in
cliped comes Prince Humbert, heir apparent
the throne Of Italy, with Its twenty millions
ueople He will become head OF the House Q
Savoy, which is the Oldest reigning family !
Rurope dating historically from Humbert OF th
s'White Heads" Marquis Of Savoy, and coVerin
period of more than eight hundred years, an
the reigns of forty soveTeigns, VINO nave been 10
VolVed in nearly all the general wars and reatie
aimee 1000 This house has been distinguishe
for ability and courage. All writer's on Europea
politics have acknowledged this. Montesquel
in his spirit Of Laws" renders them splendi
eulogy and Robertson, in his "HistOry," give
the reasons for the fact. Prince humbert
twenty. one years old like his father, brave
rRshness. He was in command OF brigade
the war against Austria when only fifteen yeal
old. He is beautiful in person, extremely dem'
cratic in his habits and great tayorite VII
the people Like his father he is also fon
of hunting and all manly exercises p'
unless he has more social virtue, whoever b
comes his wife will be annoyed by his stranG
acouaintances. Recently he has visited Par
and London, where Il was thought ne mig
marry. The Empress Eugene was very anNtiol
10 introduce him 70 her dearest friend, Prince
Anne Murat who Is several years his senior, bo
in this country, AZ Philadelphia, IN 1851, l
daughter of Napoleon Lucien Murat and Car
line g. Fraser, Southern LADY. The alhan
was expected TO do away with the Murat clai
10 the crown of Naples. But Prince Humb'
returned neither pleased with the daughters
Britain nor France and now we are told that