The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-30
CHARLOTTE or BRUNSWICK.

CHARLOTTE or BRUNSWICK.
One of the saddcst tragedies, if it be
one one of the strangcst mysteries if it
be one, dimly recorded in historic an
mails, is that Of the Princess Charlotte
Sophia, of Brunswick The story, though
an old one, is still but little known, even
in the dominions Of the empire. The
new light which recent Russian writer
has let in upon the facts has induced Us
to recall them at the present time.
On the 9th Of January, 1859, the Car
Peter the Great was married, somewhat
against his will, to Ewdokija Fcodorowna
Lapuchn, the daughter Of powerful
Russian noble. On the 18th Of February
of the following year, his eldest child,
Alexis PctrowtSch, was born and bap-
tized.
Owing to the absence of maternal care
Peter, having quarrcIcd with his spouse
over Il serious affair, had baniShcd her to
a convent very soon after marriagc-thc
prince Alexis was left 10 himself, and
until his thirteenth year. was almost
WhoI'y iicgicc'c't. pu''''S 'i''H I"''' way
MS NINA loS' all sense ol "cc'i'cy anu
respect, ana MS ullrcS'ri''c' 'io,'c Vi NV N.
ing cntailcd upon him some Of the worst
of habits. When. at length he was en-
trusted to the care Of Il learned German,
Henry IIuysscn, he made but small pro-
grcss in the way Of improvement. Euclid
and nIrnhra wrrr tnIud to he i'll SIitrl
a,I "'stLi" s;II anI "I ,;lIf"i HIT notnrn Rnt thr
:" n'' ."t". "tn ''" "nn,InttnI With thn dfiirul-
i"o' ,It"' hi, ,o'i,imn oLort tcn vnor. and
,io .I,' VI ronInrnI ".r ,,I Lis "rincnlv nnniI in
wv, I"''''''''''' '''' l'''N''
u'oS''' {I',,,l,;I, I u,oo,,r vho .oor. not to
ho, 'I''m h"om Lio W y" tn"m omt of matrimouv
,'"Ic LAY % ,t,', ",,u ~ Lim.nIf nnntLGr
i,''. '"",i, H. ''II,,h "r''J " nnnr vn,nnn
"io"nI, ip ,,,o ,iV e,noI -. nnch far her moJ,
anu I'i'",.l ''',''', 60 e'n Lon n,,r,nti,o
I'V uvP'' sr'',I't go ,,,aro ,.',,,,,,,n IN
Ir"u!y Go.hl'iT ,I H"' ;",;o "H' ' Lim''In,n, 49,
hoS'', "rn' ~ "'I ',,r oa -, .aTorni"n. and
thn;r .mLiccts. but that an IMPOVERISHED
STRANGER who had been discovered amid
thr ruins Of a Numbered town. should
hccomn thr absolute sovereign of that
vcrv rmnirc info which she was led cap
tiyc il nm incident which fortune and
mrr;t have never before produced in the
annals If thr world, The charming cap
two whose name was Martha. thus be-
CANA after her elevation to rank. Cath
or;no I of Ru.si,
T. ,.,, ,,,,;,o natural Chat ,ho frtrro
~ N"' I"In.II i, ,'i,',,'' T." .a,ro '' t
'n.ii'H' ''''"'' ~ g. ,,,.',,..;,,, -, ,La
,,'l'''''' W nv AZ. o,'L ..ha ,o;,onnd
tlro'''' !" 't1''' WIS ,"n'' aII,,t
'hc ''i'''' VI VI, C"' "'"'I ~ n.I;'h , uorr
son. III co''H',lI,',',i =" "nm ~, ,oonmnt
iruIS'cI' wiz ".'J'." , =" S'', 80 ~ IL" nn,,iI
v, me t''o ln',iI' .i s"'', ,,Lioh La n,,dn L,.
vi cour't '''e ioi"n' M'',," ,ha T., , ',t'. v,", @
'il'.'H"'"p|, . tn"I. :, Cnrmanw and thr nrinro
Scnt l',:N ~ ;mtn ' thn ;nt"r;nr ~ Rm..i,
WS alll'ilc'. a'1" ,non" ,o ,ai' hi.oif i'm With ,o
iicrG 'lc E't''' "ti',t u,t w.. inar;,I .;rn
llluGh I,,l''''or, ',..,, ''%o h;n, Grt m h w;th "
''''' ''' " '''''' - ,.,,, '..,,t :. cor,,or,.
ni 'h "''' ''.;I, tL" J,licnto mission nf
.nunrt;n, n.,"" w, WI, tho charm. Of all thr hirh-
a,u i,rU' 'r,E a;,I,s y" .o ~ ,%n PLinc.I,nJ Thc
,;Dt U,' ,n, ',I G,runrdnd m tn thn rnurt and thc
c,,c ,.s ml c ~, u, crn,c hcin't srIrrtcd by thc
cyar woro bonnroL Win invitations TO
m, or"1or w" nar.nmaII, hoGnrc him or course
hr reserved tLr right of rejecting all
hiddcrs
In thi. matrimonial oomc uoncv was
,o ~ aL;"nt. @ Inf hnamtv grace and mental
nmItmyrc "y were cycryt6inr Those who
were "a fortunate as not to he chosen
were returned to their mammas, hearing
thc Gifts of diamond necklaces and rings,
os conversation for their trouble. His
moiesty's choice fell upon the Princess
Charlotte Sophia, of Brunswick-W Wolcn-
buttcl daughter of Duke Louis, the
hcad Of a branch line of the rcignng
Louse Of Brunswick. Accordingly, the
nuntioIs we're celebrated at Targow, in
the naIacc of the queen of Poland, on the
18th of October, i7ll. The bridegroom
was in his twcntv-sccond year, the bride
in ber cichtccnth.
m. pr;,o.. rborIotto was one nj
a, ino : :, nr, ANY Jro,mv beau,ies with fai,
tI .iooo soi' a, nd = hoaJ fuII If romance &
psue s e!es, "mi .;,h T. ''H w Cormarv Al th,
oi.e,' o rL. w. rarr;amo mnn .he was Iittlr NOR,