Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-01
THE CHOSEN PEOPLE.
JEWISH STRAIN IN THE BLUE
BLOOD OF EUROPE'S NOBILITY.
A Correspondent Traces the Lineage of
the Aristocracy and Shows That There
Have Been Popes, Emperors, Kings
and Queens of Hebrew Descent.

the Aristocracy and Shows That There
Have Been Popes, Emperors, Kings
and Queens of Hebrew Descent.
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Nov. TN view of the re-
cent utterances of the pope condemning
Rnti-Semitism, and Of Prince Bismarck IS
remarks during the past summer in favor
of the movement, it may be of interest to
draw the attention of the American public
to couple of facts of which but few are
cognizant. They are:
That the first member of the Hebrew race
who ever obtained European title of no.
bility received it at the hands of pope,
and, secondly, that not only Prince Bis
marck himself, but nearly all the imperial,
royal and noble families of Europe as well,
have Jewish blood in their veins. There
have even been popes of Hebrew descent
cannot help thinking that were this more
generally known, especially in the Old
World, we would hear less of "Juden-
hetze," "anti-Semitism' and "Jewbait-
Ing"
The Hebrew who was the first of his race
to be admitted to the ranks of the Euro
pean aristocracy was named Perleoni, and
was ennobled by Pope Leo TX in the year
1116. Before his death he filled the high
office of prefect of Rome. One of his sons,
who had become converted to the Roman
Catholic churrh, ascended the papal throne
toward the middle of the Twelfth century
under the title of Anacletus H. while a
daughter of old Perleoni, named Alberta,
married King Roger of Sicily, to whom al
most every one of the now reigning houses
of Europe trace their ancestry. This, how
ever, by no means constitutes the only
strain of Semitic blood in the royal and
imperial veins of today For there are
other sources of a far less remote charac-
ter, as will endeavor to show further on.
In France the first Hebrew to be ennobled
was a man of the name of Simon Mar
chault, who received an hereditary title
from the Valois King Charles VI. Today
there is scarcely a single family of the old
French aristocracy, either in the Faubourg
St. Germain at Paris or in the provinces,
which does not include members of the
predestined race among its more or less re-
mote ancestors Indeed many of the bear
ers of the grandest and most illustrious
names in France have either Jewish moth
ers or wives Thus, for instance, the Duke
of Gramont is married to a daughter of
one of the Frankfort Rothschilds, while
the mother of the Duke of Richelieu is a
daughter of the Hebrew banker, Michael
Heine, of New Orleans and Paris.
The Duke de Levis-Mirepoix claims to be
able to trace his genealogical descent in
direct line from the founder of the Jewish
tribe of Levi, and among his family pic
lures there is one representing the Virgin
Mary in the ast of addressing the former
Duke of Levfs- -Mirepoix-wit the words,
pray put your hat on, cousin"
The Prince de Sagan, heir to the duke
doms of Talleyrand and Valencay, is mar
ried to Jeanne Seilliere, both of whose
parents belonged to the Hebrew race,
though not to the Jewish faith.
The Marquis de Mores, who is the heir Of
the Duke of Vallambrosa, and who has Of
late acquired so much notoriety in connec-
ton with his leadership of the anti-Semitic
movement lin France, is married to the
daughter of German-Israelite banker es-
tablished in New York, and is subsistent
on his father-in-law's shekels for his main
tenance.
The Duchess de Rivoli is daughter of
the Hebrew banker Charles Heine, and
the adopted child of the well known
Jewish philanthropist, Nine. Furtardo, Of
Paris. The Princes Poniatowski, one of
whom is at present on visit in this coun-
try while the other is married to daugh-
ter of Mr.. Ely Goddard, of New York, are
the grandchildren of a Jewess named Zoe
Mosselman, who, as Con.tesse LIE Hon, ac-
quired much notoriety of a disagreeable
character at Paris during the early days
of the third Napoleon's reign.
The grand old ducal house of Polignac
has likewise among it's members an Israel
ite in the person of Princess Alphonse de
Polignac, who was the daughter of the
Hebrew fnancier Mires. The latter, it
may be remembered, played an important
role under Napoleon III, and died in the
Mazas prison while awaiting bis trial on
charge of fraud in connection with the
Credit Mobilier.
In the same way the ducal house Of
Noailles, which dates back to the first cru
sades, included among its most popular
members until her death a few weeks ago
the younger daughter of a Hebrew liquor
dealer of Moscow, Lachmann by name
In 1868 she married the Marquis de Noailles,
the brother of the duke, and subsequently
she figured with much brilliancy and eclat
as French ambassadress at Washington,
Constantinople and Rome. The heir and
younger brother of the fat and good hu.
mored Duke of Massa is welded to Jew
ish lady of the name of Coppens, who is as
much famed for the beauty of her voice as
Is her husband for his talent as dramatist.
The young Duchess de Maille is of He
brew descent, and SO, too is the enormously
wealthy Comte de Greffulhe, who is smarried
to the charming Princess de Chimay, SC
noted at Paris for her Wagnerian enthusi-
asm. The Duchess of Fitz-James, whose
husband likewise bears the title of duke
of Berwick and of duke of Liria, and who is
descended from the illegitimate son of King
James II of England and of Arabella
Churchill, sister of the first duke of Marl-
borough, is of Hebrew parentage; and so,
too, is the mother of the present little Duke
of Decazes, who is married to one of the
daughters of Mr.. Singer, Of sewing ma
chine fame.
The young Duke of Brissac is the son of
lady of Hebrew parentage, who now
bears the name of the Viscountess de
Tredern. The viscountess is famous not
pnly as possessing the finest amateur con
tralto voice in Paris, but also for the valu-
able support which she gave to General
Boulanger. Her sister is the wife of the
eldest son and heir of the Duke of Broglie.
The Duchess de Castries, sister-in-law of
Marshal MacMahon, and who since the
death Of her first husband has married
the Viscount Emmanuel d'Harcourt, g
member of the ducal house of that name,
is the daughter of the enormously wealthy
Austro-Jewis banker, Baron Sina.
Besides all these French mobiles of an
cient ancestry who have Jewish blood in
their veins there are an immense number
n Da1.