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orable stories are told. She was, however
so comparatively obscure that but few per
sons at the present time are even aware O
her having been the adopted child of tn,
great Corsican. She lived to a ripe ole
! age seventy.one-and died on the Goth o
January, 1860. Apropos Of Stephanie, he
grandmother, the Countess Fanny was one
of the most talented and dissolute womer
of her day. She was a poetess and roman
Ger, Of remarkable personal beauty and wal
notorious in Paris for her numerous lovers
to the amorous poems of some whom she il
said to have signed her name. Altogether
and truth to tell, the females Of the Beau
harnais family have never borne An unsul
he'd reputation for morality, although il
must be admitted that several of them have
been distinguished for the possession of 6
high order of intellect.
1t is curious to notice that of all the
princes created by the first Napoleon, this
family have alone made stir in the world
since the fatal day of Waterloo. Already a
grandson of Stephanie has assembled a
tarone-the brother Of Prince Leopold,
Prince Charles Eitel Frederick Zephyrin
Louis, being the present ruler of Rou-
mania.
Having thus briefly sketched the ances.
try of the prince whose name heads this
article, We arrive at consideration cf him
self. But little can be said about him, for
the reason that he has never before appear
ed prominently in European politics. He
is the eldest son of Prince Charles, and
was born on the 22d of September, 1886
At present he holds the rank of Lieutenant
Colone! OF the First Regiment OF Prussian
Foot Guards, On the 18th of September,
1861, he married the Princess Antoine Ma
RE Ferdinande Michaela Gabrielle Raphaele
e'Assse Anne Gonzagne Silvine Julie Au-
gnste de Bragance Bourbon, Duchess of
Sake, sister of the reigning King of Portu-
gal. The multiplicity Of names belonging
to this lady has not prevented her from be-
coming the mother of three children-all
boys-to Prince Leopold, the oldest Of
whom was born in 1864 This is about all
that can be said of Prince Leopold.
The political significance Of his candi-
dature for the crown of Spain lies in the
fact that be is prince of the royal house
OF Prussia. In lS49, his father ceded his
territories to Prussia, abdicating in favor
OF King William. In 1850, by a royal de-
cree, the family were invested with the
title of Highness, and with the preroga-
tives of princes of the royal family. In
1861 his rank was increased by his invest.
ment with the title Of Royal Highness,
which, being hereditary. descends to his
eldest son, the Prince Leopold. Remote
as is the probability of such thing, it is
nevertheless not impossible for the Sigmar.
ingen branch Of the Hohenzollern family,
Of which the King of Prussia is the head
of all, to ascend the throne of Prussia.
For the purpose of enabling the reader
TO perceive at glance the relationship ex-
iscing between the Emperor Napoleon
and Prince Leopold, we subj in the follow
ing genealogical table:
HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
MARQUIS AND MARCHIoNESs DE BEAUHAkNAIs.
THEIR SONS.
MARQUIS DE BEAUEARNAIs. COUNT DE BEAU
Father of Father of
ALEXANDER. First cousins, CLAUDE.
Father of Father of
HoRTENsE. Second cousins. srEpHANIE
Mother of Mother of
NAPoLEos Ill. Third cousii.s. JOSEPHINE.