Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-07-28
THE GROWN OF SPAIN.


1t is singular fact that oil of the princes
of Europe, outside of France, the only one
with whom the Emperor Of the French is
connected by ties of blood are Germans.
and that those to whom he is nearest re-
lated, are members of the house of Hohen-
zollern. And furthermore. it is fact that
such family connection is confined To the
Beauharnais fSmily, the Bonaparte house
being limited to France.
The young Prince whose candidature for
the Spanish crown has created so much ex-
cltement in Europe, rendering the relations
OF france and Prussia exceedingly r,sye,
Is, In fact. an own cousin of Napold -.
his mothers side. Hortense and ENen$A
de Beauharnais were, il will be borne in
mind, the children of Josephine. afterwards
Empress of France, bv her first husband
Viscount Alexander .'s Beauharnais An
uncle of the ViscouL Count de Beanbar
nais, married the famous Countess Fanny.
by whom he had Claude de Beauharnais.
This nobleman filled the position of Chew
alier of Honor to the Empress Marie
Louise, wife Of Napoleon l. One of his
daughters, Stephanie Louise Adrinne.
was the adopted child of the Emperor.
On the Sth of April, 1906, she mar
ried Charles Louis Frederic Grand Duke
of Baden, by whom she had two daughters.
one of whom, the Princess Josephine
frederique Louise, was married on the 2Ist
OF October, 1884, to Prince Charles An
tome Joachim Zephyrin Frederic Mainrnd.
head of the house of Hohenzollern Sic.
narlngen. 1t is noteworthy that this
prince Is also in a measure connected with
the Napoleon family by reason of his moth,
er, the Princess Antoinette Marie Murat.
being sister Of Joachim Murat, the great
cavalry leader, who married Caroline Bo-
mo- xfo lxrl,. IL. \
nized as hereditary princes of the French
empire. The mother of the Present En-
peror of the French Hortense de Beaular-
nais, having been blood cousin 20 Sic
phanie de Beauharnais, the grandmother of
the new candidate for the Spanish crown.
1T follows that Napoleon and Leopold are
cousins algo.
Scandal, which did not spare the name of
Hortense, was not over careful OF the name
OF Stephanie, of whom some not very fay-
orable stories are told. She was, however
so comparatively obscure that but few per
sons at the present time are even aware of
her having been the adopted child of the
great Corsican. She lived TO a ripe old
ge-seventy-one-and died on the 2gth of
1860. Aprupos of Stephanie. her
the Countess Fanny was one
Of the most talented and dissolute women
Of her day. She was poetess and roman
Ger, OF remarkable personal beauty, and was
notorious In Paris for her numerous lovers.
% the amorous poems of some whom she Is
iaid to have signed her name. Altogether
md truth to tell, the females Of the Beau
larnais family have never borne an unsul-
led reputation for morality, although il
must be admitted that several of them have
'een distinguished for the possession of q
Ugh order of intellect
1t is curious to notice that of all the
'rinces created by the first Napoleon, this
amily have alone made stir in the world
ince the fatal day of Waterloo. Alreadva
randson OF Stephanie has ascended a
hrone-the brother of Prince LeopolJ.
'rince Charles Eitel Frederick Zephvrin
,ouls, being the present ruler OF ROu
lania.
Having thus briefly sketched the anees-
y OF the prince whose name heads this
rticle, We arrive at a consideration of him
alf But little can be said about him, for
lie reason that he has never before appear-
prominently in European politics. He
the eldest son of Prince Charles. and
as born on the 22d of September. 1885.
t present he holds the rank of Lieuterant
olone. OF the First Regiment of Prussian
oot Guards. On the 18th of September.
S6l, he married the Princess Antoine Ma
Q eFerdInande Michaela Gabrielle Raphaele
e'Assise Anne Gonzagne Silyine Julie Au-
nste de Bragance Bourbon, Duchess of
axe, sister of the reigning King of Portu-
ii. The multiplicity of names belonging
this lady has not prevented her from be-
,mlng the mother of three childron-ali
)ys--to Prince Leopold, the oldest OF
hom was born In 1861 This is abont all
lat can be said of Prince Leopold.
The political significance of his candi-
lture for the crown of Spain lies in the
ct that he is n prince of the royal house.
Prussia. In 1S49, his father ceded bis
rritories TO Prussia, abdicatine I'm favor
hmg William. In 1850, by a royal de-
zee, the family wero invested with the
tie OF Highness, and with the preroga-
YES of princes of tho royal family. In
'6l his rank was increased by his invest
ent with the title of ROYAL Highress.
hich, being hereditary. descends TO his
dest son, the Prince Leopold. Remote
is the probability of such n thing, it's
'vertheless not impossible for the Sicmar-
gen branch of the HohenzolIern family.
which the King of Prussia is tho head
all, to ascend the throne of Prussia.
Fer the purpose of enabling the reader
perceive at a glance the relationship er-
ing between the Emperor Napoleon
d Prince Leopold, we subj Din the follow
g genealogical table:
HEAD OF THE FAMILY
lRQUIs AND MARCHIoNESs DE BEsuHAETATs
-THEIR sons
IRoUIs DE BEAUHARNAIs. CoUNr DE BEAU
HiRNAIs.
Father of Father of
ALEXANDER. First cousins. CLAUDE.
Father OF Father OF
ioRTENsE. Second cousins. STErHASIE.
Mother OF MotEor of
'AfoLEoN iii. Third cousins. JOSEPHINE.