Savannah morning news., 1885-10-16
rIvr pRoMNENT PRINCEs.
ulers Who Are Interested In the Rou-
raeIian Dispute.

Hoo-t notable races in the old world-the
vortb German and the Pcle. They are
,-ooably the finest looking, too, at least
among the aristocratic portions thereof.
slexander was ny courtesy called
1rince before ne was elected at Tlrnoya IN
,9rfl. 1879. the Bulgarian Regnant, but
he bad no legitimate rlghI 10 the tltle' De-
,nrtba second son only OF a morganatic
a75rriage Of his Polish mother, the COun-
,sss Van kauck, with Prince Alexander,
,f Rtttenburg. The Bulgarian ruler was
norn i'm ADrii. 1857, and is therefore now
y, bis twenfy-ninth year. By the way,
ait 'the noteutates who are stirring the
Gs,nas af war in eastern Europe are young
NON The Bulgarian ruler has more of
lis Sarmatian mothers temperament than
mai OF his Teutonic father; in character,
ace and general appearance, being tall
aver six feet in heIght-slender, and with
fine soldieriy bearing. he has 3 long,
meIl-shaped head, dark eyes and hair,
wssrs a full dark beard, wavy and silky
in texture, like that OF the Poles in gem
eral.
alexander served in the German. army,
and during the Russiap-Turkish war Of
lS71JIS was volunteer on
-be staff Of Prince Chsr.es
nj Roumania. TO whom he is
d;stantb related. He also served with
the Russian light cavalry, and saw all the
most notable events OF the war, His ad
vent there was pure adventure, and the
story recalls the deeds of "derrin2 do"
which were so common in the Middle
AGES among young and DUBIOUS prince
lings ike himself.
with mis- mothers blood he has inherit
Cd a taste for revolution. and unless cut
down in the exigencies of strife or
crushed by diplomacy, the left-handed
Prince of Batten burg may yet be seated
unon a throne In the city of the Greek
Cte.ars aud Osmanlis Sultans. His broth
pr Ernest is rear admiral in the British
navy. 1t is reported among the London
qossips that the Prince of Wales does not
ike the Battenburg alliance. So far as
The Bulgarian Prince is concerned, it il
not to be wondered at, as Alfred Edward,
Duke of Edinburg. second son OF Victoria
and brother OF the Prince of Wales. is put
bv Alexauder's success entirely out of
me running, which it was confidently eX-
1ected won at one time land him in
g0nstantinople as a King of Roumelia.
Charles l.. of ROumania and Wallaebia,
he oldest of the former tributary princi-
9alities carried out of European Turkey
bv the ambitious aggressiOns Of Russia,
acting in conjunction with tie restless ef-
forts of the old Aryan and Turanian
races. who were conquered bv the Turks,
is a German Prince in his own right. He
is a cadet of tue second Of the nonsreign.
ing branches of the Hohenzollern-Sig-
maringer house. and is therefore a cousin
nj Emperor William. King Charles is
cow in his 46th year, having been born IN
April, 1899. He is the oldest of the six
Princes who now contest directly the fu-
lure OF European Turkey. Thew are
the sultan, Abdul Hamid H., WHO is in
his 43d year; NikIlo, of Montenegro, who
is about the same age; King George, Of
Greece, who is 80 years old; Milan, of Ser
via, who is in his 32d year, and A'exan-
der of Bulgaria, who is but %. The
R0umanIan King was formerly a sub
Lieutenant of dragons in the Prussian
army, and could not have obtained the
place be did in 1865. but for Bismarck's
efforts. He has had an uneasy time OF it,
but has been fortunate in an adviser of
dicided ability, Bratiano, a native Rou-
manian, who OF late years has kept his
master from participation for or against
any Of the ambitious Intrigues OF bis
neighbors. The establishment Of Bull.
gara iu 1873 was an unfriendly aud
lreacherous diplomatic act against the
pretensiOns ot ROumania, after her peO-
pie had fought gatlaDtly, even though
Charles was placated by the title of King.
He is handsome. rather portly and re-
served German gentleman, who has se-
dulously sought 10 Identify himself with
the interests Of the mongrel people over
whom he rules. 1t Is hard work, with the
race quarres and the Hebrew usurers
within OF the intrigues of Russia and
Austria without, but so far the German
nragO0n has acquitted himself with
cred t. His Queen, Elizabeth, is known
as a brilliant poet ami novelist. She Is a
German also, the daughter OF Prince Her
man. OF Weld.
Milan Obrenovitch, the first King OF
servia, but the fourth Prince OF the prov
ince first created by Czerny George, a
peasant leader who. In 1901, headed re-
yoltagsinst The Turks.
Twelve years thereafter Michael OBJ
renovitcn-lhe Turks having again con-
quered the province-Overturne the Mo-
hammedaus and established Servia as
Christian. if still a tributary province.
Milan Is the grandson Of Prince Ephraim,
me second cousin of Prince Michael. The
founder Of the ObrenovN itch family was a
cattle raiser and dealer, but under his
atep-brother Czerney George, be rose to dis.
nnct'on as a soldier. la 1917 he was
elected HospOdar. Between these TWO
'amllles great hostility exists. the Obreno-
=
2eedng again in 1860.
The pr sent Prince K1rageorgevitch is
son-ln-law OF the Prince Of MOntene-
gro, and, OF course, hostile to King Milan
me laiter Is one OF the most attractive
puolic hgures in Europe. He is in his
"a year. very good looking, highly edu-
tattu' dashing, generous, good. If yet
unsuccessful soldier. He is about feet
meme. IN height, has q well-molded
ueau' rather long, dark complexion, bril-
t'aut eyes, wears mOustache. with fine
iyIormed oval face, mobile mouth. broad,
eioplng forehead, arched brows and large
grIceptYe Natalie, his Queen. is a
" auach. on the mothe's side, who was a
iIlncess IN that region Her father was
~ tle same race, hut Colonel in the
russian army. They are a handsome
couple gifted and enthusiastic. and pos
sessed with the desire to restore the Ser
wan kingdom. once so famous In media-
val history. They seem quite likely to do
a, Nlkolo Petroutch-Niegosh. Prince OF
nohIenegro. Is another OF the notable and
.unantie geures thrown up by the CON
rulslons attending the dismem berment Of
european Turkey The M0nteueyrins
a-e an indomltable set nf mountain fight
y lalt predatory ana wholly martial.
N'4pio IS q man OF about 45 years, edu-
ssaud IN French and Russian schools, n
.le, large, martial figure nf a ruler. who
-ds hau the good seuse and eagacitv 20
9tl lead and remain with bis people.
mere is really very little prospect for
Sser political career for the Prince