Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-05-09
MARRlAeEABLe PRINCES.
A List Respectfully Submitted to tn
Heiresses OF Amorica.

A List Respectfully Submitted to the
4 IIeiresses OF Amorica.
Rumors of the betrothal of imperial
and royal Princes have been SO frequent
OF late that the study OF the Almanach
de Gotha has become almost daily oc-
cupation in chanceleries and editorial
offices. Having devoted myself to this
agreeable pastime, find that there nas
rarely been time when Princesses OF
royal blood have had 50 good an oppor-
tunity as the present OF being elevated
to throne. No fewer than fourteen
Princes, either reigning themselves or
direct heirs to the throne, or the eldest
sons of such heirs, are in a position to
choose consort, and the number is in
creased II the eldest three Princes Of
royal houses not occupying throne,
and the hereditary Princes OF small
German grand duchies or duchies are
counted, as they ought to be.
The following is the list, arranged ac-
cording to the religious creeds of the
royal or ducal houses, with the ages OF
the marriageable Princes:
PRINCES OF THE ORTHODOX FAITH.
1.-The Czarowltz Nicholas of Russia, 81.
2-The Crown Prince Danilo of Montene-
gro, 49,
s-Thc divorced OK. King Milan OF servia,
s.
PRINCES OF ROMAN CATHOLIC HOUSES.
4.-The Archkuke Franz Ferdinand (IIcIr
Presumptive-Austrla), 20.
5,-The Crown Prince Victor Emanuel of
Italy, 20.
6-Prince Baldwin, Heir rPresumptlve-Bel.
gium), 20.
7.-Prince Ferdinand OF bulgaria, 2s.
s.-The Crown Prince Ferdinand OF Rou-
mania, ~
a.-Prince Ruprecht tIelr PrcsEmptlve-
Davarla), 20.
Io-Prince Frederic Augutus (Ielr Pre-.
sumptlve-saxony), a.
il.-Prlncc Pedro (IIelr Apparent-DrazIl).
"a.
i2.-Prince Victor Napolen, 81.
l3.-Prince Louis Phlllppi, Due d'orleans,
20
| PRINCES OF PROTESTANT HOUSES.
ll-Prince Albert Victor OF Wales, 20.
l5.-Prlnce William of Nassau (IIelr Ap.
parent-Luxembourg), 81.
l6.-Prlnce Christian (IIor Presumptve--
Denmark), 10.
1.-THE Hereditary Grand Duke Ernest
Louis OF Hesse, Fl.
ls.-Thc Hereditary Prince Leopold Fred
| eric of Anhalt. SO.
The number Of marriageable Princesses
of the orthodox faith Is very limited. Al
present there is not one in Russia, and oi
the daughters OF the Prince OF Montene
gro, the elder are, Princess Helen, aged
10, and Princess Anna, aged Is. There
is, consequently, at present not much
| choice for the Czarowitz II he Is I,
marry a Princess of his own creed.
| The Roman Catholic Princes men
toned above can choose between thre,
Princesses Of the royal and one OF thu
ducal house of Bavaria, aged 2i, 10, 4
and "a respectively; one widowed
Princess and three Princesses Of the
royal house of Belgium, aged 25, 10, H.
II; five Princesses OF the house OF Bour'
bon between II and 90; four Archduch-
esses OF Austria, of whom three are 10
and one 90; one Princess OF Saxony,
aged 20, and one Princess of Wurtem-
berg, aged is. Altogether, there are
one widowed and nineteen unmarried
Princesses.
The number of Protestant Princesses
between the ages OF is and % Is not
large. There are two Princesses Of
Wales, 81 and 20; two Princesses Of
Prussia, 23 and II; one Princesses of
Hesse, II; three of lIolstein, 29, 10 and
Il; one OF Mecklenburg, one OF Sake
Weimar, one OF Anhalt and two or three
more OF still smaller houses.
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