The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-10-19

The third marriage of female MEM
Der of the great Rothschilds family with
a Christian has taken place. For long
time 1t was the custom of these princes
and princesses of the financial world to
husband their wealth by intermarrying
among themselves, and in several in
stances, in accordance with common
Jewish custom on the Continent, uncles
For example, Anselm, the founder of
the Frankfort house. married the eldest
daughter of his brother Nathan who
founded the London house. By this
custom the intermarriage of the family
has endured for a century, and may en-
dure another, but in time they must
glide, probably as very wealthy mobiles,
into the mass OF the European popula-
tions. Even then they will be a singu-
lar class, microcosm of their race, be-
longing to every country in Europe, and
yet standing apart from all.
Of late years this distinctive family re-
lationship has been frequently broken
through, but it was not until March 20,
1878, that Rothschild married outside
of her faith. On that occasion Miss
Hannah de Rothschild. only daughter of
the late Baron Meyer, married the Earl
of Rosebery, and became the first
avowedly and distinctly Jewish lady to
wear the coronet of British peerags.
The Countess of Rosebery has adhered
to the faith of her fathers, but she was
soon followed to the altar by distant
cousin who was willing to abandon it,
On December 8, 1878, Mile, Marguerite
Alexandrine, daughter Of Baron
Charles, the present head Of the Frank
fort house, became the second wife of
the then Due de Guiche, who became by
the death of his father in January, 1880,
Due de Gramont. The Duchess aband.
oned the faith Of her fathers, and was re-
ceived into the Roman Catholic Church
before the marriage. It is her younger
sister, Mile. Berthe Marie de Rothschiid,
who now becomes the wife OF Prince
Alexandra de Wagram. On Sunday last
the bride signed q formal adjuration OF
the Jewish faith and received Christian
baptism. and on the next day the Archbis-
hop of Paris, Mgr. Guibert, administered
her first communion. Prince Alexandra de
Wagram, the groom, is grandson OF
Marshal Berthier, upon whom the First
Napoleon conferred the title of Prince
de Wagram in recognition of his SER
vices in the battle of that name. The
grandson in his younger days was rather
wild, but he has long since tanned down.
and now, at the age of forty-six, is rather
q model sort of q person, devoted to the
pleasures of country, life and am
bilious chiefly of the fame OF hunts
man. The. "majorat," or perpetual
annuity, which descends in his family
from father to eldest son, amounts to
$50, 1000. The Berthiers of Wagram are
connected with the reigning families Of
Sweden and Bavaria, and with the ducal
family of Leuchtenberg. Prince Alex
andre is heir to the title aud the annuity.
He is the heir also to the splendid estate
at Gros Brois, in addition to which he
owns a princely mansion in Paris, and
has a private income of $50, 900 year
from Investments in the funds. His
bride will receive from her family an an
nuity of $40, 900. and she has, besides, a
private fortune. of some 100000. The
happy pair win reside most of the time
in Paris, the Prince denying himself the
joys of sylvan sports in Difference to the
desires of his bride, who wishes to shine
as the bright particular star of Paris So
ciety.