Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-05
LOUIS AND EUGENE.
TAe Fortune of the Ea-Prince Imperial
end the Iac- E2nnresa.

The Fortune of the E.c-Psince It1periaL
end tho Es-Esapress.
Paris Cores pondence of Cincinnati Gazette. |
Apropos of the various reports circulating
with regard to the rumored marriage of the
ex-Prince Imperial and the Princess Thyra,
of Denmark, it may not be embarrassing to
see what the would-be benedict possesses in
the shape of worldly goods. According to a
recently published account having every ap-
pearancs Of commences, the prince per-
sonally has only small income of 10000
francs per annum, brought in by his estate
at Vincentini, near Goritz, in Illyria. He
owes this revenue to the Princess Bacchio-
chi, who left it to him with her estate in
Brittany. The Brittany property was, how
ever, nearly all mortgaged, and, when all was
| paid off, the property was reduced to moth
! ing in particular. So much for the personal
property of the young protender.
| 1t may be wondered that his father made
no provision for him. The explanation is
easy. When Napoleon made his will, in
| 1865, he did not count on being dethroned
by the revolution which occurred four years
later. In 1866, the emperor and empress,
then at the height Of their power and pros
perity, mado each other sort of exchange
of donations, bequeathing their property in
such way as to allow their survivor the
benefit of the others property. The en-
peror gave his wife Arenenburg, and as
signed her as a place of residence in Paris
the Elysee, now the abode of the president.
10 his son he bequeathsd the throne, fancy
ing he thereby assured him tho best of his
| possessions.
| From this it will be seen that if the en-
press were to hold strictly to the 1866 will
the son of Napoleon III. would have poor
chance of marrying decently, his whole for
tune consisting Of the 10000 francs per an
mum and few trifes-au that the reyolu-
| ton LETT him.
A lot of imaginative statements have been
made respecting he fortune of his mother,
Eugene. The Republicans have made her
the possessor Of fabulous sums, while, on the
other hand, the Bonapartists have reiterat-
ed again and again the assurance of her be.
ing something like pauper. In point of
fact this would seem to be her actual posi-
ton, according to the will of 1866, deposited
with notary named Mocquard and opened
at Chiselhurst on the 18th of January, 1873.
three days after the death of Napoleon III.
Ihe will puts the Empress Eugene in pos
session of, firstly, 10000 francs per annum,
derived from the estate of Mezzola (near
| Bologna, Italy,, once forming part of Prince
Bacchiocni's fortune. Secondly, of diamonds
of the value of about 100000 francs.
equivalent to an income of about $4,000
francs. Thirdly, of sundry houses in the
Rue de IElysae, Paris, which, though partly
mortgaged to cover debts due by the Dac
Abe, were nought by Baron Hirsch, who
gave 2,o00,0 900 francs for them, say another
100000 francs income. Fourthly, of so,0 900
| francs in rentes, allotted TO the emperor on
| the 1872 loan of three milliards.
If all these sums are added together, we
get a total of 100000 francs income, or
about 100000, representing the instantly
available fortune of the ex- empress The
Chateau of Pierrefonds and the Chinese mu-
scum at Fontainebleau count for nothing, as
the republic has charge of them at present.
and does not seem likely to hand them over.
| It Is out of this income or $4,000 that
young Lewis must be provided for whenever
no weds They say that his mother has
promised him two-th thirds, or $50, goo per an
mum. On this and his expectations-not
! worth much just for the moment-he hopes