The daily gazette., 1880-05-13
ROyGt Marriages.
SOME INTERESTING GOSSIP ABOUT THE
BRITISH REIGNING FAMILY. t.

SOME INTERESTING GOSSIP ABOUT THE
BRITISH REIGNiNG FAMILY. s..
George Ill, while bindidg his chill
dren by so strict marriage law, set them
a respectable example. The story that
he determined to marry the Princess
Charlotte Of Mecklenburg. .Strelitz be-
Cause he was charmed with letter that
young lady had written TO Frederick the
Great OH the horrors of war is now re-
garded with suspicion by historl.
ans. Certain 1t Is that the King
had not seen the Princess before be
signed the contract of marriage, and Ii
is said that he WINGED at the first sight
sight of her Serene Highness' homel,
features. Neverthe ess he kept his Roy
al word as gentleman, in spirit and in
letter. At one time 1t was thought thai
'ieorge LII might have married Lady
Sarah Lennox, sister in-law of Henry
Fox, first Lord Holland. alt had beel
Observed" says Macaulay, "that the
King at one time rode every morning by
the grounds Of Holland House, anu tia,
on such occasions Lady Sarah, dressed
like shepherdess at masquerad., was
making hay close TO the road, which was
separated by no hedge from the lawn.
On account of the part which Fox had
taken In this singular affair, lie was the
only member If the Privy Council who
was not summoned to the meeting al
WHICH his Majesty Announced his intend
ed marriage with tbe Princess OF Meek
lenburg.
One Of George Ills son, the Duke OF
Sussex, endeavored To evsd the provi-
sions OF the act of l772 by marrying
Lady Augusta Murray, daughter of the
Earl Of Dunmore, at Rome (4th April,
1888; but the Prerogative Court pro.
nOunced the marriage null and void In
August of the following year. The
Duke, then styled Prince Augustus, was
but twenty years old a. the time Of the
ceremony. His second wife, the widow
OF Sir George Buggin, solicitor, was
created Duchess of Inverness by he
present Majesty; bat as the law of Eng
land does not recognize morganatic
marriages, her Grace's position was
never strictly regular one. Tie Queen
however, with her usual kindness, did
all for ber uncle's consort that she pos l.
bly, could in raising her to the highest
Grade of the peerage.
The royal marriages of 1866, 1871,
aud 1880 appear to indicate that her
Majesty is disposed 10 relax the severity
OF the old regime in these matters.
The Due of Teck is a son of Duke
Alexander of Wurtembergh by an only
half-recognIz zed union with Claudine,
Countess of Hohenstein and Countess
Rbedney. The Marquis of Lorne's
father, though Scotch Duke, sits In
tne House Of Lords merely in virtue OF
barony created In the last censury.
Baron Won Pawel-Rammingen is now
an English commoner, and may posi-
bly, get no higher honOrs than those con-
ferred on the Duke of Teck and
Loid Lorne at the date OF their re-
spective marriages. The Duke received
Lorne the Thistle. To conclude wi !
mesalliances Gas Grand Chan| crlnns
and Equerries use the term), lie most
notable instance Of one, after that of
the last Emperor of the French, during
the present century, was the marriage
of the eldest daughter of Gear Nicholas
with a Duke of Leuchtenberg. The
Duke was not member of any reigning
Iamily, and Nicholas gave his consent
10 the wedding with great reluctance.
Stern to his subjects, he was very kind
10 his own family, and yielded on this
point solely to please his daughter.
rhe Leuchtenbergs on this occasion re-
ceved the title "Imperal Highnesses."
1t was owing TO his exertions in pro
curing more exalted husband for the
Grand Duchess Olga, Nicholas,' next
laughter. that Prince Gortschakofi
first rose ia favor with the late Gar.
rhe Grand Duchess Olga is now Queen
of Wurtemberg. Her consort's style is
"Charles l." but he is popularly known
"a OF ous