Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-26
The Divorced Queen.


QUEEN NArALIHs SAD RoNANcE-'THE FAIRY OF TIE
ORIENT"
The Metropolitan Of Servia, Theodosius has, as
announced in The STAR, published pastoral in
which he dissolves the marriage OF King Milan
and Queen Natalie. The divorce Of Queen Ma.
talie marks another turning point In a royal
romance. When last King Miian's matrimonial
dificuties were heard of ne had announced his In.
tentiOn OF waving his claim to divorce and his
willingness, under the peculiar circumstances OF
the case, TO content himself with o separation.
After requesting the tribunal which was examin-
ing his appeal at Belgrade to adjourn for thee
months he was supposed to have reconciled him
self TO the necessity OF remaining married. Since
then he seems TO have altered his mind. The
royal couple had never agreed. The kings weak
ness OF character and Austrian leanings always
gave Rnence 70 his proud Russian consort, and
Bulgarian war, she hardly concealed her contempt
for him On the other hand, the king Complained
affairs OF state, and accused her OF conspirine 70
bring about his overthrow. The Belgrade gosstps
profess TO know that fair rival, said to be the
Queen Natalie reasons suflcient TO warrant her
Claiming q divorce. IL was also rumored some
months mon ago that Milan contemplated remarriage
domestic and political differences forced her to
leave Servia the queen appealed to the car for
had sacrced her Russian nationality BY her m Sne
riage. Since then Queen Natalie has been guest
at The court OF Roulnania
was the late Russian Col keczko, whose extensive
domains In WaIlachia and Bessarabia returned u
R rincely income Income. Her mother was the Russian
lated TO the Prince GorlschakOff She was be.
trothed to Prince Milan In Vienna in 1875, and
married at Belgrade, the capital or Serv1a october
II Of the same year. bringing dowry OF g. COO 600
roubles, or about q. 600 600, to the then prince
BY her great beauty her winning manners and
accomplishments Natalie secured complete control
OF her husband. more splendid specimen OF
womanhood It would be impossible TO md than
Queen with face Of deal Ssa1ty fn az
and fine feeling, framed by an abundance or black
hair, eyes that respond to the faintest emotion,
OF the Orient" was the title bestowed upon her BY
her subjects, Her only child, Prince Alexander,
ton, has been held by the king.
HOW SHE SAVED TEE CROWN
-Four years ago Queen Natalie saved her hus-
bands crown. At that time when all the great DOW
ers except Russia had accepted as an accomplished
fact the union OF Eastern Roumania to Bulgaria
which had been brought about by Prince AIexan-
ders coup f etdt the king OF Servia, urged ON by
his wife, suddenly declared war on the prince de-
handing large slice OF Bulgaria as compensation
every6oiy's expectation, the Bulgarian TROOPS u
were victorious In every engagement, and the In
yading servian forces, completely routed, retired
Bulgars, whose prince asserted mat he would only
sign the terms or peace In the royal palace at Bel
grade; King Milan who always prudently remained
In vain 70 the emperor Of Austria for help and was
met by the most decided and curt refusal
Early one morning Count Rudolph Won Kheven-
muller. the Austrian ambassador TO servia, rode
Into Alexanuer's camp and verbally informed
Prince Alexander that II he continued hts march
on Belgrade an Austrian army would enter the
city at his heels Taking into consideration the
high diplomatic rank held by the minister, and
the Official nature OF the communication the
prince had no reason to doubt It's authenticity
Accordingly Prince Alexander brought his victori-
Gus army 70 halt and withdrew from Serv1an
territory, creating thereby the most intense sur
prise. =.
The whole Of the Kuropenn press was mystined
about the matter, and the most outlandtsh reusons
were given f0T Prince Aexander's course OF action
IL was only when TOO late that the latter discoy-
cred that Count khevenhuller had not only been
without the slightest authority to make any such
communication as he had delivered, but that he
had even acted In direct opposition to the pstrc-
lions and wishes Of the Austrian foreign ONCE in
90 doing. The ambassador had acted st the insti-
CATION OF Quren Natalie, who had summoned him
70 the rescue VI Servta.
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