The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-29
SMALLPOX VICTIMS.
IMPOSING ARRAY OF TITLED PER
SONS WHO FELL A PREY.

II
The Foul Disease Has Claimed Many Mem.
hers OF ROYAL ramilic. In An par,. =,
IA "a Ae "hen tne
Y scourge Was Fatal.
s,rl,l,nox 4. snns a, ,,..
..n,.s a. IA. TT anu
J - VI. an. "esiec.' Aep "nen we
Z ie'ie" history anu iearn now many royal
victims there have been we must either re
flute this theory or conclude that the heads |,
of nations have not always had for a pre-
cent that trite prov.rb .C,aarl;nas. 1. ~.
IN ,oattn,s.
ta,,,. xvasr
,aa.e' WARY "a vi n'ngianu,
.ne wig vi Joseph II OF austria, the Grand
Danphin, son OF Louis Nv; William ii,
stakeholder Of Holland. and his wife and
!. many other royal personages died Of small +
pox go
4 Rloodv MARY onoo s.,a Tho. I,
o,v., har ~. - -, 80. \
,..- Ivy - ~ "
~ s.'-e'eu'' ior 'ie younH HaWa
eoiis.ieuVioh was SO impaired and wrecked
py an attack that he died very shortly after
going through all the loathsome stages of
the disease.
At one time the Austrian court seemed a.
favorite corner of Europe for the scourge
Maria theresa fingered many weeks be !
tween life and death. awakening one day to
find the numberless mirrors in hen apart
ments removed and pictures and draperies
filling their places. Suspecting the cause,
she demanded handglass, and when She
beheld her Scared and pitted face she
threw herself upon her couch and wept
vowing that she would never appear in publ
lie again. Her greatest fear was that she
would lose the love OF her husband, whom
she iuoiized. Her daughter-in-law died of
continent smallpox, which is the worst form
OF this revolving disease.
Soon after Her interment Josepha, who
was about to marry the king of Naples, was
ordered by Maria Theresa-according to mi
old Austrian custom-to descend into the
tomb OF her ancestors and offer parting
prayer before ascending the NeapolitanI
throne. The young princess, fearing the
disease, received the message with conster.
} nation, yet dared not disobey her august
mother. Trcmblingly she descended into
the gloomy sepulcher, offered a short pray
er and returned to the palace. In few
days her apprehensions were realized. The
dreadful disease manifested itself in its ut
most virulence, and after days and nights
OF suffering she died.
I Poor Queen Bess" seemed to be another
pet subject, for smallpox visited her twice
during her life. Strange to say, although
pitted and SCARED herself, she objected to
one OF her suitors, the Duke of Alcncon, be-
/ cause his face was pitted with smallpox"
A short time after this she had second Mt
tack herself, and Leicester owed much of
his advancement into her favor to his devo-
ton and constant watching at her bedside.
There Is something pathetic about the
, bridal OF Margaret of Anjou, who, after be
ing married by proxy to Henry vi, jour
neyed all the way to England to meet her
, spouse. AS soon as she set foot upon land she
was seized with smallpox, and all prepare.
lions for her welcome had to be suspended
In consequence of n long and alarming ill |
ness. Old records state that she sought
refuge in a convent and was attended by
physician who accompanied her from
/ Franco.
! Anne OF Cleves was selected by Henry
VIII as fourth wife through lovely pic |
ture painted by Holbein, and without wait |
ing TO see the original he married her by |
/, proxy. When Anne arrived In England,
the royal Bridegroom beheld with dismay
a black haired heavy browed woman /
deeply ptted by rivages of smallpox Hell
wns bitterly disappointed and divorced her
as soon as possible, Anne making no OBJ |
!, lection, as She was glad to escape with her
head. ...- . .......
\ Two children of Charles l and Henrietta
j Maria the Duke of Gloucester and the
Princess of Or,tnge-died of s,nnllnox
: Smallpox had special liking for the
!: house of Stuart The beautiful Frances
Stuart, with whom Charles III WINS so des.
perately in love, was seized and her match.
less charms totally DESTROYED two years
after her marriage to the Duke of Rich
mond and Lennon Tie kings paSsion far
, her was so great that, regardless of all ,lo,
ger he paid her several visits and neither
had she nor her husband the mower 10 m
| fuse him aimjttancc into her sirk cbnn,ha,.
In spite Of the injury to one eve md dis.
4, flgurement to face lie continued her devot.
+ ed slave until Nell Gwynue dayvned unop
the horizon and dinlmeti ali other stars
Il In 1910 SMALLPOX created something i'll
I, a panic in the palace of ST lanes n
8 claimed for its own official attendants n
5 maid Of honor to the queen and several
: children of James H. then duke of York
The newborn heir to the cruyyn died n few
, weeks after his birth. The second wife of
james II, Mary Beatrice of Nodeua hore
MANY sorrows--widowhood loss of rhil
dren. poverty. cyile-with fortitude untiI
her two remaining children were STRICKEN
with this mnludy. Princess Louisa died
after short Illness. The Chcyalier 1c ST
+ George recovered but WINS so severely Ditted
his whole face was one unsirbtiv scar
Thus the royal house of Stuart furnisbaj
three more victims.
. A very pretty story is told about n nog.
4 In the service OF Prince William Of Orango
= who in after yearI sat ON Tho Fnglish tbra,,s
with Mary. While engaged in war VIII
u France william was seized with sn,,IInoy
in its most malignant. form. and M III
eniptiop refused to come to Tho surface n,
. respond 10 any treatment the nbysicians
declared he would die unless some Young
= healthy person Win had naysr Ind 10 AZ
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