The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-16
ROYAL WEDDING.

THE KING OF HOLLAND MARRIED TO THE
PRINCES OF wALpEcK-PYRMoNr- HE
OVER SIXTY AND SHE ONLY TWENTY
AND NEAR-sIGHTED.
NEW YORK, January 9.-Another Roy
al marriage took place yesterday in Europe,
that Of the King of Holland and the Prin-
cess Emma of Waldeck- Pyrmont. The
"happy couple" can hardly be said to be
we'll mated as regards age, for the groom is
fourteen years older than his father-in-law,
and has a son nineteen years older than his
new wife; still the match is a very bril-.
liant one socially, and may yet assume an
aspect Of political importance.
KING WILLIAM ILL.,
Alexander Paul Frederick Louis, King
of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange and
Nassau, ard Grand Duke of Luxembourg,
is the son of William L /. and QUEEN Anne
Paulovna, q daughter Of the Emperor Paul
of Russia. He WIS born February 10,
1917, and 20 is almost 81. On the 18th OF
June, 1889, he married Sophia Fredericka
Matilda, daughter of William /. of Wurt-
emburg, beautiful,
CLEVER, AND ACCOMPLISHED
Princess, who died June 8, 1877. She vas
the intimate friend and correspondent of
Napoleon I'LL, and had he taken her ad-
vice, conveyed in a memorable letter. after
Sadowa, there might have been no Sedan.
The King and che for many years conducted
their household on the principle of mutual
avoidance.
WHENEVER HE ARRIVED
at the Capital the Queen set out for the
country, and when he went to the country
she was to be found at the Capital. This
course was necessary through his Majesiy's
systematic and notorious infdelities. At
ter the Queens death, he became more
than ever infatuated with his latest mis-
tress, Mile. Emelie ANDRE, an ex-echool-
teacher Of half French, half Algerian blood,
upon whom he heaped
COSTLY PRESENTS,
besides conterring on her the title Of Count
ess d Amboise (she took her name from her
tavny complexion and profusion of amber
hair. He would have married her and
N ade her Queen if the sober Dutch people
could have been induced to consent to such
q union, and then thought of Indicating to
enjoy her society.
THEN THEY QUARRELED,
and he cut of her supplies, vhereon to an
noy him she went upon the stage in opera.
She is now singing with good success. in. En-
gland. After their quarrel the old King
looked out for legitimate spouse Of prince.
ly birth, and rumor had it that he WIS de-
clined with thanks BY the Princess Tbyra
OF Denmark, now Duchess OF II hanover, and
again that be was betroihed to the Prin-
Gers Elizabeth of SaXe-Weimar Eisenach,
daughter Of his own sister, Princess of
"a
THE EMPRESS AUGUSTA
Of Germany being credited with bringing
about the match. The betrothal OF the
King and Princess Emma was rumored i'm
mediately after the marriage OF his brother,
Prince Henry, and the young daughter Of
Prince Frederick Charles Of Prussia. Ii
was formally announced at banquet a;
Arolsen, the residence of
THE BRIDES FATHER,
on the Goth of September last. The mar
riage il, in one sense, devised to preserve
the Independence of Holland. The King
has two Sons, the Prince Of Orange, aged 80,
and Prince Alexander, aged %, neither of
whom is married, or ikeiv to marry. The
Prince Of Orange, familiarly known to po-
lite land vicious) Paris as