The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-04
ABONAPARTE's MARRIAGE.
A GreRt-Nephew of the First Napoleon
aarrles the Daughter OF Fran
co.'s Blanc.
BY Gable to the n. Y. Herald.

PARIS, November Is lSSO,
Prince Roland Bonaparte, son of the we'll
known Prince Pierre Napoleon, who in 1870
shot Victor Noir and was acquitted, was yes
terday married to Mile. Blanc, the secocd
daughter of the late Francois Blanc, propri-
e.or of the Monte Carlo gaming establish
ment. Tho bride inherits fourth of her
fathers immense wealth.
A MONACO wooING.
Prince Roland Bonapsrte is a sub. lieuten-
ant in the thirty-sixth French regiment of
infantry, and is not otherwise known 10 fame
than rs the son of his notorious father who,
long before tine escapade with Pascal Grous-
sets friend, had married seamstress, with
out the consent Of Napoleon III, and had TO
submit to having his marriage declared null
and void Pierre is the third in the true
order Of Bonapsrtist succession, being only
preceded by Prince Napoleon, commonly
called Napoleon Charles, brother Of the
cardinal, and by Prince Louis Lucen, the
eldest living son of Lucien, brother of Ma
poleon |. Heis the second Of Luclen'S sons,
and has been distinguished ince the day:
when he saw setvicein Columbia under Gen
Santander for the fierce sRd sanguinsry con-
tests into which his Corsican temper has led
him. He was at one time expelled from
Corfu, at another dismissed from TIE French
army and was seldom without duel on his
hands. After shooting Victor NOR he aud
his wife, who had been remarked, opened u
millinery shop in Bond street, London, Snd
the prince devoted his time to the translation
of tragedies aud the education Of his chill
dren. One of his daughters developed u
very fair talent for sculpture, and Rol md
the bridegroom Of to day, pursued his studies
at ST. Cyr with much satisfaction to hi
parents and no very great profit 10 himself
Mile. Blanc, meanwhile, was growing t,
womanhood under the olcander shades o
Monte Carlo. In the well-ordered garden 0
the Ca;ino, sweet with the breath of rose
and heliotrope, her sister has been wooed an
won by Prince Radzsvill. Beside the undim
med blue of the Mediterranean she would s
on her daily errSnds of charity, carrying
food to the poor, while the croupiers wer
rsking in some poor devils last napoleon, an
the echo Of a suicides pistol would break tn
calm of the summer day. She grew to be
pretty as she was good, and when her fathe
, died she was deemed the best matrlmonh
"catch" in Europe. Her mothers weddin
/ present ia nothing less than the famor
Z pglace Of San Donate. There are seventy
Z i've acres in Prince Demidoffs estate; tt
palece has marble terrace and glide
f tome; there are stables for fifty horse
coAch.houses for thirty carriages, a riding
t school; hot temperate and cold greer
r houses, orangeries, pigeon shooting iawi
:. steam baths, Turkish baths and kuisiS
/ baths, lawns, lakes, bridges, Islands, aviare
q grottoes, swimming schools, orchard
a olive groves, kitchen gardens, vineyards an
q prAiriss. No princess could desire a fhirt
y wedding gift, and Nile. Blanc is to be reall
!. u princess, for the King of Italy, who
q always lsvishing Of his patents Of nobilit
!, has created her husband the prince Of 81
q Donate.