The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
A GRANDSON OF CHARLES EDWARD,
OR A STATELY lMPOsTOR IN LONDON.

There lives man in London of noble appearance
aud unmistakabe refinement, whose resemblance
to the portraits Of the Second Pretender, Prince
Charlie, of Scottish memory, is very remarkable.
He claims to be a grandson Of Charles Edward
by his beautiful wife, Clementine Sobieska.
Although history tells us that this Prince left no
legitimate children, this claimant aveis that a
child was born at Florence, whose existence it
il vas desired, for reasons of state, should not
he known. 1t was, therefore, Struggled away
and intrusted to faithful adherent, who brought
it up as his own in Spain. This child, reared in
moderate circumstances, was only to he told Of
luis parentage when he should have reached his
majority. After becoming aware of it, and losing
his f.;sfer-father, he went to Vienna, where, at
the Court of the Emperor Francis, he was treated
as q royal parsonage, without his rank being,
however, publicly made known. Here he re-
ceived the title Of Count VI Alicante lthe same
that his father had bOrne,) ana N due time set
tied and married in Hungary. He HAD ttTvo sons
and daughter. OF the former, the eldest, Jon;.
SObreska Stuart d. Alicante, is now dead, and
long before his death cedcd all his "rights," OF
more properly claims, to his younger brother,
Charles Edward. The daughter married an Aus
trian, and had one son, who followed the I'M
happy Macmillan to Mexico, from which country
he returned at the Emperor's death, very much
impoverished. Trouble having come upon the
family of the Stuarts, Charles Edward LIFT Pesth
and with his daughter (his wife being dead) came
to London. Absolute poverty stared them in the
face. They are struggling Oh yet in a manly and
and high-bred way that speaks much for the
truth of their story. They have friends among
the highest circles Of English society, aud many
believers among abe Scotch people. The late
Duke of Hamilton, suddenly encountering Connt
Charles Edward in an art gallery, was struck
dumb by its likeness to Prince Charlie; and
though q loyal subject Of Queen Victoria, felt
nevertheless the old undying feeling of devotion
to the Stuarts stir his Scottish blood as tine stran-
ger passed him. 81 could have bent the knee
and kissed his hand" he said afterward. Count
Charles Edward is a man OF fifty, of stately ap-
pearance and intellectual features. He general
ly wears the Hungarian costume, all black, with
a hood at the neck, and lace frill. Except this
picturesque Improvement upon the democratic
dress of to-day, there is nothing about Count
Charles Edwards person that calls for particular
attention. He is in the possession of valuable
jewels and relics of the Stuarts, and is well
versed in the Stuart genealUgy. He lives in
the humblest of lodgings, and yet looks like
king; at all events he is every inch gentleman.
Even those who disbelieve his story have moth
ing to say against him, and he remains in his
,lignifed poverty one of the social mysteries of
the age. To know is to admire him, aud certain
ly the Stuart line could have no more fitting
scion wherewith to end its ancient glOries. His
only son has taken vow never TO marry, SO
that he may with truth assume the name Of 1.-THE
last of the Stuarts"-Letter to the Ner York World