The morning call., 1891-02-08
THE PRINCE OF
MONTENEGRO
An Important Parsonage Who Is Spend.
ing His Time in Paris.
interesting Sketch of the Late Duke Nicholas
Oh Leuehtenberg, Prince of Romanow-
ska Friend of the Gear.
Special Paris Letter to THE CALI.

ness the Duke Nicholas of Leuchtenberg
Prince Romanowski, grandson Of Eugene
de Beauharnais died this week at his Paris
home, 80 Rue Pierre Charron. OF this fact
the world has been apprised by telegraph.
1t VIII be remembered that the Empress
Josephine married first the Viscount de
Beauharnais and her son, Eugene, was Vice
roy OF Italy during the first Empire, and
Duke OF Leuchtenberg After the Restora-
ton, Eugene married Princess Amelie OF
Bavaria, and TO them were born two sons
and four daughters. The eldest son, Duke
Auguste, was the first husband of Dona
Maria de Bragance, Queen of Portugal. but
he died three months after his marriage
In 1885 Duke Macmillan, who became
the chief OF the family, married the Grand
Duchess Marie, daughter of the Gar Ncho-
las. OF Eugene's daughters, Josephine
became Queen of Sweden; A nellie, Empress
OF Brazil; Eugene. Princess of Hohenzoll-
ern-Hechingen, and Theodolinde, Countess
William of Wurtemberg. Duke Maxi
milan died in 1852, aud left three sons and
two daughters. One daughter is Princess
William of Baden, the other, Princess Alex
ander OF O!denburg. The youngest son,
Prince George, married first the Duchess
Iherese Of Oldenburg, afterwara Prin-
cess Anastasia of Montenegro. The second
son married mcrganatieally the sister of the
famous Skobeleff; she received the title of
Countess de Beauharnais, and afterward
that of Duchess of Leuchtenb berg. OF her l
shall speak later Duke Nicholas, who
has just died. married, m0rg naticaIly
also, Nine. Nadjeda-Serguieierna Akin
son, sister of General Annenkoff.
She received the title OF Princess de Beau
harnais. Leuchtenberg, village in Bava-
ria, was formerly the name Of iandgravat
that passed into the hands of the regning
house of Bavaria. In 1917 the King of Ba-
varia made Beauharnais, his son-in-law,
Prince of EichStadt and Duke of Leuchten-
berg. The Beauharnais had immense prop
critics in Bavaria, France, Italy, ana even
America, but when Macmillan married the
Grand Duchess Marie lie sold all these es-
tates and bought the vast domain of Tam
hotf in Russia The Gar, considering him
Russian, requested him torenOunce the name
Beauharnais and accept the title of Prince
R0manowski. He was then made Imperial
HlghneSs and Major-General in the Russian
army. Fer the m0rganatic wives of his
sons and their children the Gar restored
the name Beauharnais.
Duke Nicholas, whose death record to-
day. was handsome man, blonde. thin,
with fine mustaehe. and very distinguished
manners. A throat difficulty had for years
prevented him from living in Russia, 50 his
time was divided between Paris and the
south of France. His two sons are students
IN THE LATIN QUARTER,
Paris, and his wife has been most devoted
throughout his illness. The Duke Nicholas
and his wife were very happy together, and
OF all his family he was the one preferred by
the Gar. Tie Gar never forgot his bravery
during the Turco-Russian war. and took
every occasion TO give Duke Nicholas proofs
of his esteem.
Duke Nicholas had two manias-c cigarettes
and dogs. The former he smoked in spite
of his physicians warning. and OF the latter
he possessed dozens, all fed upon chicken
livers.
The wife of Duke Eugene. nee skobeleff,
received permission to call herself Duchess
of Leuchtenberg about two years ago. At
the same time she was made "Most Illus
trious Countess" but not Imperial High
ness: The new title is intended to be a
medium between Highness and uthpr titles
Highness is the oldest title or predicate,
and for long time Kings were called only
Highness. Then the appellation belonged
to Princes of royal houses, especially WHEN
Kings, like Emperors, were called Majesty
Under Louis XIV there was a distinction
made between Highness and Royal High.
ness, but when the grand mouarque gave his
Legitimate sons the predicate of Highness,
the old Prince de Condo was so scandalizrd
that he called himself Serene Highness. At
this everybody laughed, but in course of
time Serene Highness became q popular
predicate. The Prince of Monaco is Serene
HighnesS, and all the German mediatized
Princes possess the same predicate. But
the old Prince of Condo did not invent
Serene Highness, for in his day the Vene-
tan republic was called 1.-THE Most Serene
Republic
The 'illustrious Countess" is one of the
most beautiful women in Russia, and she
possesses most remarkable intelligence
She is tall, blonde, with blue eyes, exquisite
complexion. charming manners and witty
conversational powers. In great degree
she resembles her brother, the famous Gen.
eral. She is often seen in Paris, at the the
alter. dining at Bignon's restaurant, but
what she prefers is shopping and carving
home the packages. Very seldom is she
seen in society, for sOirees and dinners seem
to bore her.
Each member of her family meets with
tragic death, often not untinged with 70
nance. Her mother travelling in Bulgaria.
was robbed by courier of all her jewels,
then stabbed and left to die upon the road
General Skobeleff himself fell dead in q
restaurant and it was always supposed that
he had been poisoned.
The Prince of Montenegro is visiting
Paris, the city where he received his eduea-
ton. l have said that one of his daughters
married
PRINCE GEORGE OF LEUCHTENBERG.
Their wedding took place at Serguiewskoe.
the beautiful estate of Prince Georges
mother, the Grand Duchess Marie, not far
from Peterhof. The white marble church,
Grand Duchess herself. After the marriage
Prince George went with his wife 10 spend
the honeymoon at Selo-Ivauowka, in the
domain of Tamhof, property belonging TO
his family.
The Prince of Montenegro married Prin-
cess Milene. daughter of the Voyerode
Voucntich. OF his ten children, Z0rka mar
ried Prince Pierre karageorgovich, who
may some day rule over the Servians, and it
is said that the heir to the Montenegrin
fhr0ua will marry q H1uphtpr Of tht. Gar
The Prince of Montenegro is most charm
ing man, and would like TO be courteous to
all, even to his enemies. His little country,
bounded on the southeast by Turkey aud on
the northeast by Austria, protects Russia
from Turkey, but nothing can reach Monte
negro, nothing can leave the country, except
by way of Austria. Devoted to Russia,
Prince Nicholas Of Montenegro must be
polite TO Austria. Some one asked him
what he would do in case of war between
Russia and Austria. II should behave like
gentleman" was the reply.
Respecting the half-savage liberty of his
people Nicholas cultivateS the simplicity Of
a peasant; sometimes he seats himself on
the roadside and listens TO the opinions of
his people. In the evening he goes to the
the large siedrick in dis house, and before a
fireplace, where burn entire trees, he smokes
with his ministers, listens to singing ac-
companied by the zuzla, and disdains not
himself to repeat verse.
He seems very indolent, but not ruler in
Europe is better informed than he as to
events in the political and literary worlds.
Since the Car said to the Prince OF Mon
tenegro, You are the only faithful. sincere
friend Of Russia" the latter has become the
most interesting of all sovereigns.
And the reason for Russia's devotion to
Montenegro lies in the fact that of all the
great empires former proteges and friends
Montenegro alone has been faithful. Monte
negro is a country of poetry and the
fTSnbQrunp0r2a lOval bravo and
gent. The Montenegrins say that when
God created the world he held in his hand a
bag of mountains and the bag burst above
Montenegro. The principality consists
of number Of poor villages, sheltered by
the mountains, and of these Cettinje, with
1900 inhabitants, is the principal. An old
castle at the foot of mountain is the Hall
of Justice. and opposite square house,
with balcony, serves for the palace of the
Prince. Behind the house is plain, where,
whip in hand, he deals out justice, and sur
rounding all are low, irregular houses, the
homes of the people.