The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-12
EUROPE'S RULING FAMILIES.
The Descendants Of Two Sisters Are n
the Head of Many Countries.

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the Head of Many Countries.
It is not generally known that the
reigning houses of Europe, with few ex,
ceptions, are 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 his
/ torian, first discovered this interesting
historical fact in 1876. The genealogical
| records Of the various families in proof
of the assertion of Richter. however,
! have been published for the first time by
DR.. Ottokar Lorenz, professor of history
/ In the University of Jena.
The parents of the two sisters whose
| descendants have become 80 powerful
were two German rulers Of comparative
insignihcance; Duke Louis Rudolph of
Brunswick-W olfenbuettel, who died IN
1873. and his wife. Christine Louis, who
departed this life in fra daughter Al
Prince Albrecht Ernst OF Oettingen
The elder daughter Of the ducal pair,
the Princess Elizabeth Christine, after
her conversion TO the Catholic church,
married in 170S the subsequent Emperor
Charles VI of Germany.
The Empress Flizsb beth Christine,
through her daughter, Maria Theresa.
the ancestor Of the houses of Habsburg-
Lcthringis, Tuscany, Sicily and HOdena.
and-through the marriages Of female
descendants-the reigning families Of
Portugal, Brazil and italy Savoy Ca
rignan), Saxony, the present reiguing
families % Spain and Bavaria. tire Span
ish Bonrbons aud al Of the Orleans fam
Ily. These descendants number all told
about 400, and belong in the majority Of
instances 20 the Catholic church.
The second daughter Of the ducal pair
mentioned above the Princes Antoi.
netse Aualie, married her cousin. Duke
Ferdinand II Il Bruins wick Bevern The
fruits Of this marriage were three daugh-
ter, the PTlucesses Lo1ise. ATnale and
Julianne and one soB. the Duke Carl
Prom Princes Louise Amalie. who mar
ried Prince Aagust William Of Prussia.
q brother Of Frederick the Great. and
thus became the mother q Frederick
William III. y desceaded the present
ROYAL house Of Prussia. through the
marriages q ether female descendants
she y also ths female proSeuitor Of the
reiguIng families of Russia. M@cklen-
burg -SchEerln. Baden and the Nether-
Lands
The @~coud daughter o. ire Princes
Ant0.Dstts AHlalie. the PrIncA-s sophie.
became the wife q Duke Ernst F-edric
Of Coburg -Sssl6ssd. and the ancestor u
the female in. Of the entire hOzse Of CO
51rg. s1d through II Of rs ruing fsu1i-
lies q Eng and. Belgium. Hezse- Darn
stadf and Portugal
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toInet1e Amalis. the P-lEacazs J1liaure. ?
married king Fre5ersc v = Denmark
From her &-s Discarded ths reizIssnz
houss u Denmark. Holstsin- (iiusc - {
ourg. Hess@- C.ssae} ard ff-eecs
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