, 1874-11-14
THE BEAUHATtNAIS.
Descendants OF Josephine

DGSEQnH1UIH 0I IO3CIHuuG4
FYon, tho Ne.o FORK Erening l'osk
Tie rnmor that Napoleon Eugene Lot1ia Jnnn
Joaopl, tho son and hDlr of the late Louis MI
polcon, EMPEROR OF tho French, Is anout to bo
bctrothcd 10 daughter Of the Russian Grand
fortunes Of hla family. Whatever doubt thero
may DO AZ to whether nny Of tho Uonnparto
blood flowed in tile veins Of Louis Napoleon,
thoro IL question but that bis mother WINS lIol-
Irous o the neaar
mis- family. Tho lraud Duchess Mario la connect
ed by marriage with tho same family, her first
husband having boen Maxlnitan Joseph Eugene
Ausunlo Napo'oon, Duke Of Lo1chtcnbcrg and
who was tho only brother Of Hortonse and tho
only aon OF Josephine. On tho eurpostlon that
tho young Prince Imperial is to marry daughter
Of tho Grand DnchoHs Marie by her f!iht marriage,
tho boy and tho girl l,cing tho Great-grandchtl-
drcn Of Josephine. Dnt the Grand Duchess Ind
only two daughters by ler first marriage. both OF
whom baye been narilol nltca6y for a number OF
ycnre.. Tic proposed marriage. thoreforo, must
to with 4 daughter OF tho Grand Duchess by her
second husband, Count Gregory Stroganof, TO
whom a1,e was 1nnrricd on tho 10Th of November,
1851. Tho Prince himself Wns born on tho 10th
OF linrcil in the anmo year. SO that hts proposed
wife III probably very nearly hia own age. sho
tlcro tore not related to him either By blood Or
marriage.
Poraons familiar With the 1ifo Of Josephine
tnay roonl The prophecy Of her future gfeAtuosA,
made to hes whom she wns q llttio glri living at
homo oil tho island Of Martinique. BY an old
Obi woman. Iho old soothnaTarB sight 6ocnls
to lavo boon moro accurate than that OF noHt Of
her siAtorlood; and poraons WHO perceived
kind Of rotrIbutiyo justice for tho Treatment TO-
.cuiyed by Josephine at tho hands Of Napoleon
Bonaparte In tho rcappeararco in tho Tuilories
in lBio Of tlo Empress Joaepl,lno in tho poraon
OF tho aon Of Hortonso. will SEQ 4 further OK
o,npliEcat!on OF tho divine law in tho fact that
all tho rcat of tho deBcondanta of tho injured
wife allied to tcEnnY [ntniIios, Willie not ono
tho thrones to Which tho great Emperor raised
his 1ind1ul.
Of the two childrcn of Josephine by her first
husband, Alexandra. Vicompte do Boauharnals
1761. 1lortonse Eugenio was born also in Paris,
April l0, 1888. Tho vicompto do Deauharnnis
digl On tho scniToll, juno ~, 1731. and about
two years alterward, March 8, 1906. Josephine
was married to Gcu. Donaparte.. Eugene roee
with his stopfather'a fortunes. mud IN tho estab
lisnrnent of the Empire was made !. Prince of
Franco lob /, 1905. 1o was appointed Viceroy
Of Italy tho samo yenr. at the ago OF Fl. He
married, Jannary II, 1lsoo, Augusta Anlelia tho
snghtGr ., Sf alasiman 9 L. King Of 5ayafa t
Court OF bis royal fathor-lu-Iaw, mud devoted Tho
remainder OF hts lifo to tho education Of bis chill
dreu: Ihe King bestowed on him, Oct. Is, 1877,
tho titlca of Duko do Leuchtonbarg md Prince
~ LA9 4MLtCE vel EUuGA1l-
Prince Eugoue died at b1anich Fob. 21, 1871.
Io loft tho following children; l. Josephine
Maximilionno Eugenio Napo!oonc, born March
i. 18u7; 2. Eugenlo Hortense, born Dec. 23
1908; .. August Charles Eugene NAPOLEON, born
Dec. 0. 1910; 4. Amolo Augusta Engenio MT
polcono, born July 81. 1879; s. 1'hoodoltntlo
Louise Ensen'o Augusta Napoloono. born April
10, 1814 F; .. AInximiliau Joseph Eugone August
Napoleon, born Oct. 2, 1917.
.1nqCnhIun fha o1i3nat f1nYTrhtnr and rhf}5 rf
Prince Eugone. married. juno -. 1898. Joseph
Francois Oscar, Grown priuco Of Sweden mud
Norway. Oscar was tho aon OF Charles XIV,
bettcr known as Gen. Dernadottc, and OF hls
tho sister Of Madame Joseph Jbonaparto. Oh
the death Of lis father, Charles XIV, March 3,
1914, ho succeeded him unler Tho title OF
Oscar +, aud tho granddaughtor Of Jo-
sp1fs fo.n onsen Of sde sn9 NsSw
Louis Eugeno. Prince RoyaI, born May 8. 1876.
Ao married., Juno 10, 1850, Wtlhelmino Freler-
iaue Alo1andrlne Ammo Louise, -prineosa Of
Orange. He sncceedod bis father, Oscar l.. July
daughter, I.onise Josophino Eugene, born Oct.
81, 1851, married, July rs, 1863 Christian Frod;
erc William Charles. prinao Royal of Doumark.
yhey hayo son, born Sept. 90, 1870, rho, tho
descendant OF Josephine, Is heir to the throne Of
in default Of male saue, vas succeedsd by bis
brother, Oscar Flcderio. Q. francois Guatavo
Oscar, born Juno IL, 1927, dod emily. .. Oscar
1e57 sonhio WiIhnlm,no Marianne ncnr;atte' -
daurbtor Of william. Dmito Of Naasnu. He e, sne,
ccedai 10 tno crown on tl'o i1anth of h;a hrothor
Charles xY.. md now retrns unsier ri tSe tite
Of Oscar il. Ho bas thres sons and = ilanSt-
tor. i. Charlotte Euronio Aucuste 1meio Il
har.ino. bnrn hnrii 81 fs9il. 4 N;chn1aa Al
rustn born % An" 81 fRai mar,iei tnr,I ~ 1aEa
f fThorn.c nnohcsa n saxo. Tia mottar t ot tl,eac,
ahdseu 10 too,, nn,soeor 1osoninn to .n9o
snryivin rronehd of liz Emnrass Toennhuo J
~ ati fv1nr ~ Ia cnrrt ~ n sMason
- Fnaan,o nu H. aocrnJ amaIrcr anil ch,,a ~
nrno, Emsono @ m"rried Sfay % 1eoS Fr"Har;c ~
W',., tTsrna,m nonstant ny e. n,noa - Irnan
ea,n@t. 11ncn"or a irothor ~ tha rorsi Iinuao
nf pr1,.aia st,o ,,,ted withont | 5ssnc Il sont 1o
% sa,1 1Tuo91a' on' o'e"' "''n'"s '8ouo' eoPs' y
aoaf.
~ Augnat, tno elaest hot ana tntq Guild Q! lllAce
Eugene. succeeded lig tether as Dnko 20 Leuch-
%tonoerg % and Prince 1E!ohstpa1 a5 on rs death IN
M Ho married, Jan. 20 ioa5. Marc , II: & da
utofaa. 9uoon o. foftuRal. no dlea on TO 29th
OF March following leaving no issue. n.s n:! ,,d'