The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-16
LOVE LEVELS HUMANITY.
ouPID's QUEER CoNoUEsrs IN THE
ROYAL COURTS OF EUROPE.

houses OF the Continent and A1feaI
Britain Who Have Welded Their
Social Inferiors-Love Matches Which
Had an Unhappy "Denouement"-
Self-Sacrifce of a Swedish Prince
Who Married a Maid Of Honor.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Many an interesting volume could be
written on the loves Of royalties in the past.
Legendary or historical lore reveals many
a page in which kings WOO fair shep-
hsrdesses and princes do not disdain TO kiss
the red lips Of rustic hoydens.
Without going back 20 an antediluYian
epoch the chronicler could quote
many instances of cases in which
crowned heads and their consorts or cousins
fell victims 10 the ravages Of the tender
passion-the weakness Of Queen Yseult for
the gallant aud handsome I.auucelot du Lac,
despite the ties that bound her to her lawful
lord and master; the dainty intrigues that
took place in the palace and the Trianon of
Versailles, where the Louis Of the day spent
their royal lives away, mesmerizsd at the
feet of a Pompadour or Du Barry, or whis-
pered soft nothings in the ear Of Louise
de la VALERIE. The French revolution of
1859 may have contributed much TO the
equality Of humankind, but none can deny
that love is and has been the dettest and the
greatest leveler of all.
There are indeed, and there have been
recently, cases in which unfortunate scions
of royalty had TO bow to the exigencies of
state and pledge their loyalty TO persons
whom they could not love. A daughter Of
the late King OF Italy, the Princess Clio
thilde, was compelled by a ministerial decree
to give her hand, when she could not give
her heart to Jerome Bonaparte, alias ''Plon-
Plon.n Of France. A German princess.
young and handsome, but absolutely portion
less, had some years ago to become the bride
of the decrepit old King of Holland, who
has just been deposed because, forsooth, it
was necessary that an heir should be pro-
vided for the dynasty reigning over the
Netherlands. For similar reason the
gifted Princess Amelie of Orleans was sac
rifced TO the stupid, commonplace King of
Portugal, and in a few months time the
newspapers OF the old world will be full of
reports detailing the diplomatic marriage
of Princess Victoria, the German emperor's
sister, who was so cruelty Tilted by Prince
Alexander of Battsnberg, with a pretty
obscure stripping of the Vaterland. There
are many such instances of business-like
marriages Ia tho annals of contemporary
royalty.
CUPID's CUNNING WORK.
More than two decades ago the present
Empress Of Russia, then princess Of the
house OF Denmark, fell passionately in love
with the eldest son Of the car, Alexander
ii. This youth reciprocated the attach
ment-with the result that they were en-
gagged to be married. Before the nuptials
could, however, take place, the youth died
OF rapid consumption and the princess had
70 espouse her lovers brother, the actual
ruler of all the Russias.
In the English royal family love matches
have been few and far between. Victoria's |
union with her cousin was one Of mutual |
affection. The queens daughter Princess |
Beatrice, defed the remonstrances of her |
brother, the Prince of Wales, by linking |
her destinie5 with those of Prince Henry of |
Battenberg, tall. well built, Adonis-like |
popinlay, who had cleverly laid seige to the |
girls heart and as cleverly captured il
thereby resigning his captaincy Of dragons
In the German army, with its so marks |
2 month, for life Of luxury and ease on |
The gold OF the British exchequer. Louise.
the eldest daughter Of the Prince of Wales
could have married into any of the royal or |
imperial families Of Europe, but she pre- |
TERED instead the Duke of Fife as a hus-
band.
A sister Of the late King of Spain is about
o wed mere doctor Of medicine without a
courage to say, when sharply criticised over
yer cnolce. that she would rather have man
vithout title than title without man
Inc marriage OF her brother, the RECENTLY
deceased Atphonso, with the Princess Mer-
edes was one of love; but bis second uDion
With the now widowed Queen Christina
ould not be olassed as one. The late kings
Incle, the brother Of Francois d'Assigi, nus /
ANA OF the queen Isabella, who was known
Infant |
'eVlle, became enamored of Dona
70 Cordova, progressing lady of
oole origin. whom, however, he was for
ldden to marry because she had not ROYAL
urrent Of blood flowing through her veins.
ne duke tried in vain for some time to
btaln his brothers authorization for the
uptlais, and eventually dispensed with ali
ermlssion aud married the lady of his love.
MS daring feat on his part 80 incensed the
oyai family against him, and outraged in
lch an evidently profane fashion the
acred pride OF the royal house of CASTLE.
hat be was never forgiven, and wes
straclsed thenceforward from the precincts
tue court The vengeance of the same
curt followed him ana her almost to the and.
Or 1t was only few years ago it was dis.
overed that several of his children were
ctualiy starving Ia miserable attic in the
ums OF Paris. The late Alphonso-to his
|
iers from poverty and opened TO them the
oors OF society III Madrid. One Of the lat
sr-tne present Duke of Seville-made but
poor return for the kindness thus shown
, MIN, Tor scarcely was Alphonso well in
Is grave when the daring duke sought 10
aptivate the affections of his benefactor,s
iteresting widow, for which piece of an
acity he was sentenced to two years i'm
risonment in fortress
One OF the most interesting Of royal love |
Marriages of decade or so ago was that
crown Prince Rudolph Of Austria and |
le Princess Stephanie of Belgium. The |
Dung FRINGE wooed and won King Leo
old's daughter in the orthodox romantic
ashton. Being invited one day to the |
alace or Laeken, near Brussels. he was
truck by the prettiness and GOV manners
the royal maiden to whom he had only
ist then been introduced. 1t was in bjs
ase-though it may be presumed not in
ers-love at first sight. After a weeks I
ourtshlp he asked her to be his wife .
90 gossip AYERS that she told him to ASH {
apa. Inc marriage, as is well known /
as decided failure. The Young wife ,
egiacted by her husband, sought for some
1miort In innocent fiirtations with a cav I
ny oincer, who was subsequently, deprived
nis epaulets Tor having won the platonio {
sgard OF the imperial dame, while Ru- {
oipn, on his side, became the lover of a
aroness, and sought in vain to effect a
lvorce from Stephanie, with the view Of
eodlng MS second love. The senuel ~ {
lis iialson Is too notorious to need rapeat-
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