Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-13

The Prince Of Orange.
The death of The heir apparent TO the thrcra
Of the Netherlands did not come unexpected :
either to his friends or to kiug William LII.
Of Holland. Prince Wi!Iem NIkclss Alcxandt'
Fridrik Ksrl Repd,k vas born at Tho Hacui
September 4 1S40. and was consequently il
| his thirty ninth year. HIS death WAS tho re-
suit cf disssiute habits. Ho was notorious o !!
over Europe, but especially at Paris. for hll
imnorali,ies, in which respect he followed only
too faithfully tn. traditions Of his house. Ha
was usually knowo By the nickname Of "Pinu,
| Lemon" and. for reasons c1nuecIed With the
| impairment Of lis coGStu,ion by bis cXcesse5.
was never married. 10 earlier years the Ptlhct
| gave promise OF growing Up 10 bc moigt
prince. When ho completed his cIgh!een:i,
year, and had. acc c)td!ng to tho Ddio1
| constitution, nS . member CT royaHy, Da'
como of age-somo GSc years earlier than tn:
ordinary ruo OF his suti i:cts-il!urlua'lnn+
and feas:s were held in all the ci'ios ct Hp,'
sud 10 honor of tho eGoot. La spite ol !hei7
SHORTCOMINGS the House of O:ange has a!wIyi
been c,usidsrod as thc palladium Of cir :lihts.
liberties aad privileges, GDd the i1tes held ell
that tim, were significant If the nope thu: At
other representative Vt their roys! A0uso hG.
fairly entered upcr lie. Iis Waa medc prlvy
councillor aod MsjIr General. There were
| rumors that the kluE Intended 10 a2dlcato IA
| favor cf bis s1n, aud the j. 'Sish ar' Ir""ci
papers stated that tie hand of Ptiac,ss Arjc:,
tho daughter OF QIoen V!c;trs, who dlcd ia5l
year at DlImstsdt, had been promised hiIl.
He had received :. good edu,ltioa ct th9
| University Of LoydaU. w.s cjcvcrsaCt WIth t.
Germap, French and Ejshsl languages eos
literature. Bu. from tho uu2 OF al; l.: '''y
bis inoiustious tended all IN the direcsion Il -
| short lifo and merry ouu'-. maxim TE!ca
| he was enab', d to reaiZ, to :ha uIu9s:. /:
has b,en frcul,a,l} ur2ad il cz coul.:oO ot tae
unepviab!e m3ral character u! tap dacsase1
P.iscs es well as Of lhat q 0h:r lnC:rtc.s s
| the Nslherlsndic riga. family. that uaUy 81
their peculiar moral and ulcuLsl caarac:er,s'lc-
ar, ,aint Inherited origlaaly from he III peii.!
house of Ronsuof. His pa;rrnat grad ucthcr
Was the Ptiacsss Auca Paaicvaa, daughter Vi
the i'll ia:cd Czr PaCl IF Pfu sis. Is. this as
it may, he receired TON bis fsinsr. Is Is
| William 1,"lIcut l:saou! 10 'hr lie be IL IL
P.ris The King married 10 1899 ,ne Pf!"csss
Sophia CT WurtembarZ, o6e Of LOG most lcaro.
ed and best educated women Who ever occupied
throne, aad great pa;roo OF lltera'urr. .c.r
euce and ar. She hid ar esGec4l c'slui upon
the gratitude Of au.roars fer her r.: ,udsnir
Of msoy years with tho late john Lhhrop
Motley, lbe historian OF the Netherauia. a.
is well kDowo tbs Z I=en lived uah,pp;!y Viii,
her husbsod, pcd had been separated ir"m
him for several yvars before htr dssrh IL 1871.
She lett two sIos ;hc t.ibca OF O;aIH", " h1s5
death is last ano"ucc;5, and Prlycs A:eZ.adv!.
q oost oaptsa il tbs Du CO UaTy, ald ua
married
The Kiog gave Limap't' up caro,siy t, the
Ell yD.nt OF iir. t,r muty yCaS pat he
has sp.ut mu.h -. l.i4 ii Ne Ia ) ii .:!!Cc, aLd
his Dane hes beeu i!,inac!y c2DDecttd wi.
that f Mile. A.uJGe, Tho Is at present one o,
Mr. Mapesgus prlma donna at !]sr Mni :sty's
Ouera 10 Llnduc. hlllc. Ambre il esid 10 te
au Algerian. She il Ga:k brunette, With a
6sure of charmful grace and supp'coess. She
made her first ap2rarauco 10 Lpndon IL Nc
vem5er las, ani daaz cd Der aud;eac5 with
the brl!lisrcy OF her :wels. thc ersco Ct her
movements, aud her rouarkab,o rcuccriog o.
the role of the Trasi,.a After the death OF
Queen Sophia il WAS aunoloced that tie h'D&
Intended to make a morsans;lo marriage Y!tl
this lady, hoI be had created cjantcsa. The
project fell through how37tr, chith7, i!i1 SAID,
because cf the good seas, CT MIL. Anbrn
herself, VINO, at the request CT the h'ng al
yisprs, decided to return to t5a nnlr.t'o Stage.
| O, tho 7th of Jauuary lat Kio2 WlIlicn
coutracted scc)nd maTri!gc at hro.a:n Si!h
P.iocs So + nma tf Wsld4ek PyrHOnt. gouDg
lady CT scarcely tW,Dty 0uc sum dnugh-
tr by the mothers side Of the licn'a OF Mas
sau. Tne succession to tho Du.ch throne had
long Inspired serious abxieiy ~ the Ncthcf-
Iapd3 aod this was ono u th, rLsSlGS iDr tuo
lat, marriage Of the K;og. Pinco Alexander
beiog uumarIi-d, th, ncx: hut to lha ttrooo
OF Holland is Prince llenircI, tho admiral O.!
the q set, brother Of The kicg, VINO ml!ned as
bis second wifi. tho Princess NJ aria, tau2Ete!
of the Red Prince Frederick ksIl Of Prussia.
on tho 24.h Of August last. This marriage was
cited at he time as 40 instance OF the aD b!tou'
policy CT the i'm Derisl hcu'e Ct Geruony. "
7 being assumed hat tho taronn OF thc Netbr-
lands would ultimately fail to Prince llsGdfick
or 10 his children, who will be closely cono'c'ci
, By blood with the imperial family ct Gcrusfy.
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