The Portland daily press., 1883-08-25
Death of the Count de Chambord.
a Sketch of the Last of the BourDons.

A Sketch OF the Last of the Bourbons.
A dispatch received at Vienna, from Frohs-
dorf, announces that the Count De Chsmbord
Is dead.
On the Goth of September, 1920, was born &C
the palace Of the Tuileries In Paris, the man
who had been called "the last of the SONS Of
st. Louis" and the Legitimate representative
of,tbo Bourbons in France. Henri Cherries Fer
dinand Dieudonne, Duke of bordeaux. He
was the son OF Charles Ferdinand d'Artois,
Duke de Berri, second son OF King Charles
and Of Marie Caroline de Bourbon, Princess
Of Naples He received the title OF Duke dc
Bordeaux. in honor Of the city Of Bordeaux,
where the white flag. the royal standard Of the
Bourbon family. was raised first In the year
1874. He derived the title Of the Count dc
Chambord from the Chateau Chambord which
was offered spontaneously to the young heir in
1871, as gift from the people.
Louis XVIII died on the 10th OF September,
1924, thirteen days before the Due de Bor-
deaux completed his fourth year. He had
taken the deepest interest In the youthful
prince, upon whom rested such hopes as he
had of final restoration being effected; but
those hopes we're not strong. He was succeed
cd by his brother, Charles X, whom, on his
death bed, he begged to take care OF the
crown for that boy" meaning the Count de-
Chambord. Young as he was, the little Duke
was quite old enough to note this scene and to
remember it. Immediately after the outbreak
Of the revolution in 1880, when King Charles
x was compelled to take flight, he found q
first refuge at Rambouillet. There the King
and his eldest son, the Duke d'Angouleme.
heir presumptive to the crown, abdicated on
Aug. q 1880, in favor Of the Duke dc Bor-
deaux, who, from that date, took the title
Of Henri v. Bat the RevolutioDisfs would
not accept Henry v. In the July revolution,
Louis Philippe, the Dake Of Orleans, was In
trusted with the task of securing from the peo-
pie recognition Of the claims of the young
prince. Through some ingenious management
which has been attributed to Tallyrsnd, he
caused the crown to be rendered by the legisla-
tive body to himself. He was made King OF
the French, and from that day TO this no
king Of France and Navarro" has been REQ
ognized TO exist.
Henry V, or as he has since been known, the
Count de Chambord, was obliged to follow tha
fate Of his grandfather and go into exile. Re-
siding first at Holyrood Castle, Scotland. they
moved in 1888 to Prague, the capital of Bohe-
mia; thence to Kirchberg, and finally, in 1886,
king died in the same year. As he had scarce
ly closed his tenth year when his long life OF
expatriation begun, he naturally could nos
realize the magnitude of the loss he had sus-
tanned. The young king" as his adherenta
called him, adopted a course that Is common
With princes who are on their travels, or in ex-
lie. The Due de Bordeaux assumed the title
of Comte de Chambord, from his great French
estate, which remained his property during
life, though he could notresde on it. Assisted
by the Comte de Barante, Duo de Lewis and
the Gen. Latour Foissac, his mother assumed
the duty Of giving the prince proper eduoa-
ton. he was brought up in an unostentatious
way, and with the view 10 complete his educa-
tlon started on long series Of travels. Ao-
companied by his preceptors he visited in sue.
cession England, Germany and Italy, settling
finally at Rome in the year 1888, where be So
journed at the Cont Palace for period Of
several months. He remained in spite OF pro-
tests and demonstrations made by the Govern.
ment OF France, and received deputations from
all parts. Coming before the world az he did,
the descendant in direct line from 'le granda
Monarque," he naturally dema nded consider.
alton for his claims. In 1843 he went to Lon.
don, taking q residence in Belgravia, was
again the object Of attention on all sides, and
was actually visited by a pilgrimage of several
thousand Frenchmen. Toward the close Of
the year he rose TO such importance in the
public eye that he was visited by number Of
the French deputies. This event was looked
upon as . demonstration Of hostile character,
and reused in the highest degree the anger OF
NJ. Guizot, then Prime Msnister of Louis
Philippe. The Deputies were compelled to
resign, but were soon after reelected Ia
1S45 the death occurred Of the Princes uncle,
the Duke Of Angouleme, who, while in exile.
had lived under the title Of Comte de Msrnes.
notified the great Powers and other cabinets
that, as head of the Bourbons, he protested
against the usurpation OF power in France and
against the dynastic changes which had taken
plsce-declaring at the same time that no
should never, under any circumstances what
80 ever, renounce his rights to the throne OF
France. He claimed the throne by Divine
right and in virtue of the laws Of the country,
but added that until convinced that his pro-
sence would become useful to France he would
retain the title Of the Count de Chsmbord.
Having launched this notification, the Bour-
bon family left Goritz and took up residences
At Frohsdorf, the property OF an ola
votedly attached to the Bourbcns.
Toward the close of 1916 NJ. de Chsmbord
took to wife Maria Theresa Beatrice GaetanA
of Modens, a lady OF blood as ancient as his
own-the old blood Of Este. The confidential
friends OF the prince, especially the Duke de-
Lewis, have often been blamed in having fay-
ored the marriage, undue inhuence being as-
cribed to those friends. The objections to the
princess are twofold-the Italian blood and the
fact that she is the superior in age by two
years Another cause of lamentation is that
the prince has no heirs. With no succession
the race of Saint Louis becomes extincr.
When the revolution Of 1S4S had subsidized ef-
forts we're made without success to unite the
interests Of the two lines; and the long contin-
uance of peace and success under Napoleon
III seemed to leave little hope that the Bour-
bons should retain hold on the popular thought.
On the fall Of Napoleon III, and at various In
tervals since. opportunities seemed TO be open
for the Count de Chambord, but he did nos
prove equal to taking advantage of the circum-
stances. Though IN one sense keeping himself
"before the people," he has lived q retired life
in exile. The Comte de Chambord at one time
lived much in Venice, where he had palace,
but by far the greater part OF his long life OF
exile and protest has been passed in his beauti-
full yet gloomy home at Frohsdorf, which is not
far from Vienna. Personally the Comte de
Chambord was pleasing, agreeable man, with
little Of the Bourbon n,orsue in his manners.
A French writer in the LIE Figaro in 1879, de-
scribing visit to the exiled King, said: I
shall never forget the profound emotion thss
filed me the day / entered the salon OF the
Chateau of Frohsdorf, so simple, yet so impcs-
| ing in the moral grandeur associated with II,
The place is vast and of severe aspect. The
history of France, grand and immortal, Is ar
rayed upon the walls. 1t is she that speaks
with st. Louis, with Henry ", with Louis
XIV, mutely but eloquently, within the por-
trait frames. The Count de Chambord, vita
a royal grace, greeted me on entering, and af.
fectionately offered me his hand. At glance
took in the contents of the apartment, whore
were gathered each morning numerous letters
from all parts OF France, and souvenirs OF
fidelity and homage In front Of the Count
and beneath an image Of the Divine Consolers
was prie dieu Of antique style, in which were
contained precious royal relics, including mo-
MORALS OF Marie Antoinette, and OF Louis
XVI. conversed with him an hour and he
listened attentiyely to all that could say, and
responded with a fervor and charm OF man.
ner that the most hardened could not resist.
He had sonorous voice, fine sense Of hcmor
and genial manner. His humor was full OF
abandon and of affable simplicity, and was ale
ways guarded with natural dignity