New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20
EUROPES RULING FAMILIES.
THEY ARE Descended FROM TWO SISTERS
INVESTIGATING GENEALOGICAL, RECORDS.

THEY ARE DESCENDED FROM TWO SISTERS
INVESTIGATING GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
1t is not generally known that the reignng houses
Of Europe, with few exceptions. descended from two
sisters, the one being the mother OF almost all OF the
Catholic princes and princesses, and the other Of
the majority of those OF the evangelical confession.
The late Frederick Theodore Richter. the historian
first discovered this interesting historical fact in 1876
The genealogical records OF the various families In
proof of the assertion of Richter however have just
been published for the first tine by DR.. Ottoar Lorenz
professor OF history In the University OF jena in his
Genealogical Handbook and School Atlas"
The parents of the two sisters whose descendants
fave become powerful were two German rulers OF
comparative inslgnihcance: Duke Louis Rudolph, Of
WOlfonbuetel, who died in 1875, and his
wife, Christine Louis who departed this life I'm 17f1
daughter of Prince Abrecht Ernst OF Oettlngen The
elder daughter Of the ducaI pair the Princess Eliza
beth Christine, after her conversion to the Catholic
Church. married in 110S the subsequent Emperor
Charles VI OF Germany. The Empress Elizabeth
Christine through her daughter, Maria Theresa, the
ancestor Of the houses OF 1Iabsburg- Lothrngia,
Tuscany Sicily and Modena, and-through the mar
ages of female dcscendantsthe reignng families OF
Portugal, Brazil and Italy savoy Cangnan) saxony,
tn, present regning families Of spain and Bavaria,
the Spanish BOurbons and all of the orleans family.
These descendants number all told about 400, and be-
long In the majority Of instances 10 the Catholic
Church.
The second daughter of the ducal pair mentioned
above, the Princess Antoinette Amale, married her
cousin Duke Ferdinand III of Brunswick Bevern The
fruits Of this marriage were three daughters, the
Prncesscs Louise, tmane and Juianne, and one
son. the Duke Carl. From Princess Louise Amalie,
who married Prince August William OF Prussia, q
brother OF Frederick the Graf, and thus became the
mother of Frederick William III, Is descended the
present Royal hons. OF Prussia. Through the mar
ages of other female descendants. she is also the
female progentor of the regning families Of Russia,
Mecklenburg- Schwerin, Baden and the Netherlands.
The second daughter Of the Princess Antonette
Amalle the Princess sophie became the wife OF Duke
Ernst Friedric Of CoburgSaaliicld, and the
in the female line of the entire house OF COburg, and
through il cf the ruling families OF England, Belgium
Uesse- Larmstadt ann Portugal.
The third daughter Of the Princess AniOinette
kmalle the Princess Julianne married King Frederic
T. OF Denmark. From her are descended the reigning
houses OF Denmark HolstelnG lnecksburg, Iicsse
Cassel and Greece.
FINALLY from Duke Carl Of Brunswick who died in
I7SO the only son OF Princess AntOincte Amalie,
descended the House of Brunswick which became ex
tlnct I'm 1850, by the death of the late Duke. Thus
AntOinetie Amae. who gathered 10 her ancestors
I'm I76a has hid 365 descendants, who, with few ex
ceptons profess the Protestant form of belief. Dnke
L1liis Rudolph who died In 1873, has had up TO the
present time. almost 500 descendants, Including
almost all Of the ruling families In Europe