, 1870-07-10
THE SPANISH CROWN.
PRIMES Leopold Etienru Charles Aus
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From. sss S,x rors Htrnsd, Ja.ys.
n ia singular fact that of al the Princes
Of Europe outsido Of Franco. the only ones
with whom the Emperor Of the French = con.
nected By ties Of blood afe Germsnst anu sAss
those to whom be il nearest related are NOM
hers Of the house Of Hobenzollern. and luf-
tbermore. It Is fact That such family connec-
lion il coutjncd to ths Beauharlals tatnils, tAo
Henaparte house being limited to France.
Tho young Prince whose g. eanda1'oso s.natsls 10
much excitement in Europe, rcqtlet1ns
tho reIatons Of France aud Prussla
exceedingly grave, is, in fact, an oTn cousin
OF Napoleon by hts mothers SIDE. AoKIsnse
and Eugene do Eeauharnais we're, II VIII pn
borne IL mind, the children OF Josephine; as-
terxsrds EmpTcee OF Franco, by her first hna-
band. Viscot1nt Alexander do Beanhsxaais.
An uncle OF The Vlseount, Count do Bearhaf
uais, married The famous Countess Fanny. y
whoIn la hsd Ciauds de Deauha1rass., 1ms
Honor to the Empress Marie Louise, wife 81
Sapo1eonI. Ono Of his daughters, Stsphsn1e
1ot,ise Adrienne, YES tho adopted child OF the
Emperor. On the sth Of April, 1so6, sho mar.
red Charles Louis Egeder1e Grand Doke OF
OF phom. The Princess Josephine FEederiaue
Louise, was married on the 21st OF Octcber,
1874. 10 Prince Charles Antoine Joachim
Zephyrin FREDERIC Mainra5, bead o. the honse
Of Hohenzollern.S Sicnaringen 1t y noe
NOff6T tt4[ l0lH k14ICc - A4+U IL AA4~1As~-N
connected xith tho Napoleon family by reason
Of III. mother, tho Princess Antoirettr Mans
I Nurat, beiQ1 sister of joachim Nurat, the
| great cavalry leader, who married Casonne
| Uopaparte, md whose children aze now tecog-
| uiked " hereditary princes cf The French En-
olre. The mother Of the present Emperor OF
! The French. Hosteusc Dc Dearharnass. having
1 beeu blood cousin 10 Stephan'e Do He2uhaz-
nnIs. the grandmother Of the pe~candidate FOR
tia Spanish orovn, it follows that Napoleon
| and Leopold are cousins also.
! ScanGal, which did net spare the u21na OF
| HLrteuse. WIS not over careful OF tho fAle OF
| S,cuhauic, OF whom soIae not Se1g favorable
! st.Ii.s are told. sho Was, however. so CON-
! pssatirely obscure that hut few persons :: tue
present time are eveu aware OF heF hasine
! She lived to zipe old age-1l-ana died On
| tie 2.th Of January, 1860. Apzopos OF ste-
,yLauic, Ler Gran1uaother. the Countess Fanny.
| was one at tho Iuoet talented ana 's,ssoinfs
| women OF hcz day. Sho WIS poetass and
| ronaancer, Of remarkable personal beauty, aud
| was notorious in Paris for her numerous
! loyc1s, to The emoruus poems Of sou,a OF
vLom she IL sail to haze sis1led her na1n4'
Altogether. md truth to tell, the feI1aiss of
| the Icaul,a1ais family hare never borne all
unsulIicI reputation fos morality, although it
| FAUST lie admitted that sevez1 ot them have
been distinguished for the possession Of lsgh
order of Intellect.
1t Is curious to notice that Of all the Princes
CIT atGl pS &QA GfSk 4s3ktf*a11A HH- g
alope made 4 stir In the world siuce the fasal
day Of Waterloo. Already q grandson OF
| Stcphnrio has aecended a th1ono--the brother
Of frince Leopold, psiuce Charles Eite1 F1efl-
ericA ZephyIiii Louis. being the. present ruieF
Having thus briefly sketchel tho ancestry
Of the Prince whose name heads this article,
,e nttiye At a consideration Of himself. But
little can be said OF him, for the reason thai
! LIE has never before appeared prominently IL
European politics. Ho ID the eldest stu ot
Prince Charles, and was born on th. aA1 ol
J September, 1885. At. present he holds tie
RINK Of Lieutenant Colonel Of the First Rcgi-
ueit u Plt siaia Foot GuaEas. On tie l2tt
Antoine Mario Ferliuands Michaela ttauri
ellie IapLaele d A=sise Gouzague Slviue
Julie Aug guste de Brasance bourbon, Dnches:
OF SAKE, Alster of the rsisniog kiug OF portu
| cal. The multiplicity OF naiues belonging II
tAis lady has moi prevented lar from becoming
tho mo,bcr Of three c1iIdrcn--au toys-st
| l,riuce Leopold, tho oldest ct whom was born
i; iu ls6i- THIS is about all that can be said @
| Irincc Leopold.
for the crown Ut Spain lies in the fact that IL
| is Prince Of the royal Lonse Of Prussia Il
tb40 his father cedel his territories to Prussia
: abdica.ing III favor Of HLg William. In 1850
, by royal decree, tho family were insested wit}
: tiyes Of Trinces Of tile royal family. In 156
: hin rank WAS increased By his investment witt
the title Of Eoyal Hlghnees, Which, being he1etl
diary. dcacends to lis eldest son. the Pnuc
q LcoEold. Remote ~ is tho probability Of suc
i thing, it u nevertheless NOT impuissble II
G tlc sigulariugcn branch Of the Iol1enxoller
i ! family. Of which tie Hing Of Prussia is IL
r head of all, to ascend to tie tArone Of Pr1ssft
r For tAr purpose Of enabling the reade1 I
: perceive at q glauco the relationship o1istiu
It between tho Emperor Napoleon and I'ri,lc
3 Leopold, We subio1u the following geneaioe
: ! ical liable:
= HEAD Of THE FANltf.