The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-08-08
THE WAR OF FACTIONS IN SPAIN.

We don't know that the civil war
in Spain, or the various pretensions
of various people there to rule over
that miserable country, have any
interest to our people. But at the
same time one wants to know why
the "Carlists" keep mp such an in
fernal fight all the time, SO here is
the entire story as told by some his
torical luminary:
In 1855, Jane, the insane daughter
of the celebrated Ferdinand and
Isabella, died. She had married
Philip of Austria, and thus intro
duced that family to Spain. Her
son became the famous Emperor
Charles V. In 100, Charles H., the
last of the Austrian line, died. A
sister of his had married Louis
XIV. of France, and another sister
had married Leopold, Emperor of
Austria. Louis claimed the throne
for his grandson Philip, and Leo
pold claimed it for himself. The
war of the Spanish succession fol-
lowed. in which most of the powers
of Europe took part. By the peace
of Utrecht, in 1713, Philip was con-
firmed in his claim, and thus intro
duced the Bourbon dynasty in Spain,
and thence into Naples. A hundred
wears later, in 1908, Charles ". of
this line was deposed by Napoleon,
and after the downfall of Bonaparte
the Bourbons were reinstated in the
person of Ferdinand VII, the old
est of the sons of Charles ~. Fer
dlnand had two brothers L.
Charles; 2. Francisco de Paula.
The law of the kingdom confined
the succession to the male line
Ferdinand had four wives, the last
of which was the subsequently no.
torious Maria Christina, of Naples.
The latter had two daughters, Isa-
bella, born in 1880, and Maria, born
in 1882. The king died in 1888, and
it was claimed that he had set aside
the law, and admitted his daughters
| to the succession. Here begins the
Don Carlos" claim, which has been
prosecuted ever since.
The kings brother, Charles, or
Carlos, was the next male heir; he
at once made war for the throne,
and was proclaimed king by his adj
herents in several parts of Spain.
| Ferdinand was one of the worst
despots that had ever raled in SEain
but Charles promised to be even
more cruel and malignant. Despite
the Spanish loyalty, the country
generally sustained Isabella, then on
| " three years of age, who was reign
| ing under the regency of her accom-
4 caondotnrTa mot hn1a
/ The six years of civil war was 8
succession of the most revolving
massacres and cruelties. In 1885
Carlos left Spain, but in 1913 renew.
ed the war, which was suppressed
| by European intervention. There
were many intrigues to get contro
Iof the country. The powers o.
Europe prohibited the marriage o.
the queen to any SON of Louis Phil
ippe. of France, bat that monarch
sought to accomplish the succession
for his family by marrying Isabells
to her cousin, Francis, son of Fran
els de Paula, thus uniting the oldes
and Youngest branches of the fam
lily: and marrying the queens sister
Maria, to his son, the duke OF Mont
peusier. The queens husband wa
known to be imbeeile in body ana
mind, and the succession was con
sidered secured to the children o
} the French duke by the younge
sister. These marriages took placl
in 1916. The first Don Carlos dieS
in 1855 his son, Count de Mont
meiin, who styled himself Charlie
VI, died in 1861 his brother Jual
l(etilI liying1. who was born IN 1872
renowned his claim in favor of hi
son Charles the present claimant
was born In 184S, is now % years o
D age, and IL married to q princess Q
the late ducal house OF Parma. III
has a brother named Alphouse, VIII
was born in 1S49, and is married t
q princess of the house of PortHga
Q AIphcnse Is an officer in the arm
OF Don Carlos.
Upon the expulsion of Isabelle