Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-01
AROMANOE IN THE ROYAL
FAMILY.

from the earliest dawn oflitcrature nave
been tho triumph Of love over convcn'
tional obstacles, and tho devotion OF Il
noble daughter to some aged father
deserted by Others in his declining years
These clements of interest arc combined
in the history ef the Princess Frodcrlca
of Hanover, married recently at Windsor
Castle, under tho especial patronage OF
her cousin, Queen Victoria, to Baron
Won Parvcl Rammingcn, her late faith
er's private secretary.
The Princess Frcderica was daughter
of the ex-King George v, Of Hanover,
WHO was dcspolcd of his domlnions
and acrimonously prosecuted by tho
power of imperial Germany. llc was
the excellent son of father hated by
all men--the Duk0 of Cumberland, ifth
son of Geo. iii. and Queen Charlotte,
who, but for tho Intervention Of his
niece, Victoria daughter of his de-
ceased older brother, thcDuko of KenO,
would, Oh tho death Of William w.,
in 1887, have ascouded the English
throne. AS it was, he became King of
Hanover, tho Salic law Of that country
not permitting The succession Of II f.
male. Tho English people willingly
parted with Hanover to get rid of tho
Duke of Cumberland. This bad man,
whom those who knew him thought
capable Of any crime, left behind him
but one child--musical, blind and vir-
tuous. This poor blind prince married
when twenty-five years old, and had
two childron--a son (who recently made
love match with tho beautiful prin
coss Thyra, of Denmark, sister of tho
Princess of Walcs) aud the Princess
Frederca. George v, after his spolia
tion by tho all-absorbing might of
Prussia, passed five years of blamolcss
exile in Paris, never appearing in pub
lie without his tail, fair graceful, noblo
daushtcr his blonde Antisone, as she
was called in Paris. lic preserved, as
far as possible, the pride and pomp of
royalty, but his chief soacc was the
collection of curi0Sitics especially OF
celebrated snul-boXcs Ills daughters
whole life was ccnsecratcd to The com
fort of her father. She carried her de-
votion so far, it is snid, as to mccall
from him that her boauiNhl hairesvas
golden brown. Her Gather had pas
sion for dark hair, and believed hers TO
be craven trosscs." 'If, dearest, you
had light hair TIC was heard saying to
her ono day as he carcsscd her silllcu
curls, 81 do not think | could have
been quite SO fond of you" No exilcd
royalty in Europe bore it's fall with such
calm dignity as that of Hanover. The
sight of the blind father tended by his
child seemed to the Parisians to cxliale
II sort Of poetry and purity.
r Princess remarkable hobcauty and
the fame of her tilial devotion caused
\ her hand to be sought by more than
one young prince of rcisnins royal
families but one of tho family party
had been for some years past the
Baron Won Parvcl Rammingen, who
occupied the post Of secretary TO the
blind OK sovereign.
He was an officer of tho Hauoycriau
army, but of u very ancient and noble
Brunswick family-not only cxilcd from
tho land of his adoption, but under
sentence from tho tribunals of mpcria
Germany of fton years Imprisonment at
hard labor for his faithful excrtions il
the lost cause of his unfortunate master.
Princess Frodcrica and the Baron, boil
occupied in soothing the declining yoal
Of the proud, sad, sightless being, bt
camo attached to ono another. TIL,
marriages is probably not acceptable t,
the Princess Immediate family, for the
Princess of Wales (sistcr of Princes
Thyra, the brides sistcri law) was no
pr ,sont at the ceremony; but Queer
Victoria, who loves to promote love
matches, took the couple under he
protection and married them at Wind
sor Castle, with the fullest rccosniti OF
of tho Princess as a member cf tho En-
glish royal family. The cards of invi
tatiOn were as follows:
Tho Lord Chamberlain
Has received her Majcsty's commands 10
invite yOn
TO the ceremony OF the marriagct
Her Royal Highness the Princess Frcdcllca
OF Hanover,
Prnccss of Great Rritain ard lrcland',
with tho Fcihczz Won Parvcl Eammingcn
in the private chapel of Windsor Castle,
on Saturday, April II, leso 1T 3 o'clock
Dress;
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