Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-11
QUEEN ISABELLA AND Don cARLOs.
Royal Pretenaers aaa InsStgues-Souse
Bits Of FOrgotsem Eur0peAm History.

Bits Of EOrg0ttem European History.
From the New York Graphic.
Ex-Queen Isabella Of spain has Just been pc-
litely but nrmly requested to leave her old king
dom upon the allegation Of having intrigued to
disturb the present throne and succession. The
ironical muddle which the political fates occa-
sionally produce has seldom been so plainly made
visible by the alleged intent OF her fat maJestys
intrigues They involve bit OF almost forgotten
European history, which is worth brief recalling.
The Bourbon Isabella was made Queen OF spain
when a child Of three years, back in the thirties,
by her fathers WILL contrary to the salic law Her
mother, the DOwager Christine-a woman who,
like Catherine Of Russia, was fond OF lustylimbed
and brOad-shOuldered guardsmen-wss made
Queen Regent. Don Carlos, 1sabellas uncle who
and the first Carlist war begun. The political
powers In Europe most interested, France and
Great Britain, did not want carlos as king. The
ChriStianOs became Quasi-liberas. French and
English troops nnally aided EspareterO to sup
press Carlos. The British Legion, raised like that
laws, was commanded by Gen. Sir DeLacy Evans
who afterward became a rather noted English radt-
cal He was several times elected to the commons
from Westminster. The civil war was desperate
one, Don Carlos having as hts real commander
guerilla fighter OF great military genius The
soldiers OF fortune nOcked TO both sides. General
Henningsen, afterward well known as Nicaragua
flibuster and Confederate soldier, was one OF
them In later years the present Don Carlos has
udu duloIS OtutTS tnc SerNlCeS VI GeueTal MdClVef
and Col Geo. A. Butler. Finally Don Carlos was
driven out Louis Phillippe-and here begins the
historical irony developed in Isabella's latest
moves-who was then the king OF the French,
wanted to marry Isabella, young girl to his Sec
ond son, the Duke de Montpensier. ''Balance OF
power" theories OF the other powers would not
permit this, and the duke was af erward married
TO Isabellas sister. Is ibella only fifteen when
she was married TO htr cousin Francois, now the
melancholy little man OF sixty-hve years, who IL
known In Paris as tine Marquis d'ASsineS
And this Is the under chat OF Europe. Francois,
II is said, was known to be forbidden an heir, the
result OF an accident In his youth The unscrupu-
louS French king sought in this WISE by the pre-
vention OF progeny, TO bring Montpensier or his
son TO the Spanish throne. But kings propose and
queen dispOses There was handsome young
soldier and courtier named Serran0 around. To
cut the story short, 1t has always been credited
that he loved tine queen and became the father OF
King AlfonzO, who died 10 1886. II there be any
truth In this gossip, It becomes almost a melan-
Ch0ly Joke to hear OF Isabella intriguing for the
Orleanists In general and Montpensicr IN special
But funny things do happen.
Don Carlos OF the elder Bourbon stock claims a
spain and France. lie was nearer cousinShip
than the COmte De Paris to Henri COmte d'Cham-
bord, the Leg1mist King. He is by the old law
OF Spain the ightfu king. But 1t Is also whispered
That Don Carlos Is not Bourbon. Gen. Henning-
sen used to say that he is believed to be the Of
a very handsome Spanish gypsy, who was a
guerilla 0ific r with the first Don Carlos. At any
rate this "DOn" does not look like the old pretender
who looked like "a cad, aud had on horseback a
"Seat like tailor He does not look like the
gypsy.