New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-09
ROYAL MARRIAGES..
Fron, The Datln NeNs.


George ILL.,, while binding his children, W so
strict a marriage law, set them respectable ex-
ample The story tina" If Pc be-
cause he was charmed with letter that young
lady had written to Frederick the Great on tho
horrors of war is now regarded with suspicion Dy
historians Certain it is that the King had not seen
the Princess before he signed the c0ntract Oh naI
riage. and it is said that he WINGED a. tne nlss
Nevertheless hekept his Royal word as gentleman,
that George III might r have SrrS rst Io!d Ho
land. alt had been observed" says Macauiay,
" that the King at one time rode every morning. oy
the grounds of Holland House, and that on sneh &c,
cosinns Lady Sarah dressed like q shepherdess AZ
masquerade, was making hay, close to the road, road
which separated by no hedge IRON tal . in ths
simT,lar affair. he was the only member Of the
Privy Council ,eho was not summoned to the meet
inc at which his Majesty announced MS intenoou
marriage with the Princess of Mecklenburg"
One OF George ILL., SONS, the Duke of SUSSEX en- m
deavOred to eYade the provision o. the Act 81 dLz
by marrying Lady Augusta Murray, danght9eao a .!
the Earl of DunmOre, at Rome 9th April, lIgoJ;
but tie Prerogative Court pronounced the marriage
null and void in August of the following year. The
Dnke then STYLED Prince Augustus was but twenty
wears old at the time of the ceremony. His second
wife, the widow OF Sir George Buggin. solicitor,
was created Duchess of Inverness by her present
Majesty: but as the law of England does not re-
cOgnize mOTgalatic marriages, her traces POSITION
never strictly regular one ne e4 e er ncles
consort that she possibly could in raising her TO the
highest grade of the peerage ,ooo
The ROYAL marriages of 1865, 1871 and 1880 ap-
pear to indicate that her Majesty is disposed to re-
fax the severity of the old regime in these matters
The Duke of Teck is son of Duke Alexander OK OK
Nuremberg by an only halt -recognized union with
CIaudjne. Countess OF HOhenstein and Countess
Rhedcy The Marquis of Lorness father, though; "a
scotch Duke, sits in the House Of Lords merely In
virtue of barony created in the last century century
Baron Won Pawel- Rammngen is now an English
commoner, and may possibly get no CHER honors
than those conferred on the Duke of Teck and Lord
I,Orne at the date of their respective marriages.
The Duke received the Grand Cross Of the Bath,
and Lord Lorne the Thistle. TO conclude with mes
alliances las Grand Chamherlains and Equerries use
the terml, the most notable instance OF one, aItcr
that of the last Emperor of the French, during the
present century, was the marriage of the eldest
daughter of Car Nicholas with Duke of Leuchtell-
berg The Duke was not a member OF any relgnmg
family and Nicholas gave his consent to the we'd
ding with great reluctance. Stern to his subjects
he was very Kind to his own family, and yielded on
this point solely to please hs,daughter. The Lcuch-
tcnbcrgs on this occasion received the title Of I'M
perial Highnesses" 1t owing TO his exert0ns IN
procuring a more exalted husband Tor the Grand
duchess Olga, Ncholass next daughter, that Prince
GOrtSchakO first in favor with the late Gar.
The Grand Duchess Olga is now Queen Of Wurtem-
berg Her consort's style is Charles l." but he 10
popularity known as Olgus.