New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-24
RIrLER OF 4 GERMAN DUCHY.
NIKE or EDiNBURGH'S TITLE.
lie SUCCEEDS DUKE ERNST OF sAxEcoBrRi
AND GOTHA. WHO DIED On TUESDAY.
QUEEN vlcToRrNs srcoND SON swE,Es ALE
oI,SCE TO The CONSTITUTION II PRESENCE
OF EMPEROR WILLIAM - HE MAY
ABDICATE ~ FAVOR OF HIS
son. PRINCE ALFRED

ABDlCATE IN FAVOR OF HIS
son. PRINCE ALFRED.
Berlin, Auc 23-Duke Ernst of SaXc-CoburS
and Gotha died al midnight last night at his
castle az l;cinhnrdsbrunn, in Cohurg lie left
no children. AMI the Duke Of Elinburgh, the soc
ond son Of Queen Victoria. WIS to-day formally
recognized a. tho ruler Of the Dacry.
Emperor William arrived AZ Rcnhardshrnnh
this morning, having travelled from Berlin on a
special train. The Duke of Edinburgh VINO mas
been spending some time in Germany, was at tue
Castle of Rcinhar,lshrnnn when his uncle died, and
there to-day hc took the oath of allegiance 10 'he
Constitution. in the presence of Emperor William
and all ,bo Ministers Prime Minister Strcnge
formally thanked Emperor William for attending
tie ceremony The Emperor went 20 RcnhardS-
hrunn az the request of the Duk" Of Edinburgh
Prior 10 the latter taking the oath to-day. he AMI
Emperor William had a long and secret converse
,ion a, the castle MANY Geographic dispatches
have passed to-day between Rcinhardsbrunn and
Osborne House Queen Nictoria's residence on the
Isle Of Wight.
The Diet will meet on Saturday for the purpose
Of swearing allegiance 10 the new ruler OF the
puchv The body Of Duke Ernst has been en-
balmcd. II j. 10 lie in state in the "astle on
Friday and on Monday IL will b. removed to this
ci,v. where II will lie buried in the Moritzkirche
at noon.
The succession of the Duke of Edinburgh TO
the throne Of SaNc-C oburg and Gotha. instead OF
his SON Prince Alfred. much commented upon
in this city When the question of the Bruns-
wick succession was agitated in 1855 Prince Bis
marck who was then Imperial Chancellor. pro-
nounced IL impossible that foreigner should oc-
cupy a German throne This declaration. sup
ported a. IL was afterward by statement tlat
the Duke Of Edinburgh had given mp his claim
in favor of his son, was generally accepted IN
Germany as proof that no foreigner would oe
permi,te3 10 reign i'm German state frnc"
Alfred being 20 all intcnts and purposes. Ter
man. Subsequently it was semi-ofclally denied
that the Duke of Edinburgh had renounccd his
claim. This. however had little effect, the iact
that Prince Alfred educated at Coburg, III
accordance with German ideas confirming the
popular belief that hc was 10 succeed 10 thc
Duchy. In,
ihc views cntertlincd here were that an Eng
lish prince with a Russian consort was an I'M
possif ilitv as "A German ruler. Moreover, '"'
declaration that Prince Alfred had come OF az"
In October lSp2-he born on p"tnpr -,
Is5l-vas understood TO imply a contradiction oi
a runor that had found wide circulation that IN"
Duke of Edinburgh would should the death oi
Duke Ernst occur in the mem ti'n', ar' IL
Regent of Saxe-C Cobutg and Gotha during irih'c
Alfred's minority. u.
The Duchess OF Edinburgh and her son. Prince
Alfred are expected arrive AZ the castle TO-
morrow IL is understood that the Duke Of Edin-
bureh will abdicate in favor of Prince AIfr'u on
the lafter's reaching the of tweuty-onc, pos
siby before: hut this is considered a matter for
future arrangement