Connecticut western news., 1894-06-07
4 PRINCE WITH PLUCK,
He Gave Up Rank and Titles For Love of
 His Wife.

He Gave Up Rank and Titles For Love of
 His Wife.
 Prince Rudolph of Thurn and Taxis has, according to recent announce ment in The Imperial Gazette at Vien- na, abandoned his rights to the style and dignity of a prince of Thurn and Taxis and will henceforth be known by the name of Baron von Broskow, a title which has been conferred upon him by Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
 The prince has consented to this sur render for the purpose of assuring to his plebeian born wife and children an- nuities in perpetuity from the family property. The prince, or the baron, as I should call him nyw, is quite poor, therefore glad to provide for his wife's future. At the same time it must be confessed that he is very remarkable man. He was the first Austrian prince to go through the university course and to graduate as doctor of law, and for time distinguished himself in politics, taking the part of the Czechs against the Germans, much to the disgust of his family, who belong to the opposite camp.
 In 1857, being at the time young fellow of about 30, he fell in love with B beautiful actress of the name of Jen- nie Standler, whom he made his wife, to the intense disgust of his relatives The result was that he was immediate y disowned by them and his allowance stopped.
 Realizing that life under these cir ,umstances would be impossible in Aus rian Bavaria, he determined to leave the country and to settle abroad, where 1e would be able to earn his livelihood without being subjected to any persecu- lion or annoyance on the part of his rel atives or their friends He migrated to Philippopolis, and availing himself of the degree of doctor of law he com- menced practicing at the bar under the name of Dr. Taxis, but observed strict secrecy concerning his real name and rank. After time he became the dis trict attorney of the city and is now the ,hief judge of eastern Roumelia, which rian principality.
 Dr. Taxis lived happily and undis. turbed until last year, when one of the princes of Schwartzenberg, who has been on visit to Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria at Sofia, happened to make the acquaintance of Dr. Taxis and fell in love with his eldest daughter, the affec- ion developing into one of a mutual character. The interest thus originating led Prince Schwartzenberg to make in- luiries concerning the families of his Iadylove, and on discovering the iden- tity of the Bulgarian judge he at once urged upon him to take steps toward the recovery of his rank as we'll as the share in the fortune of the family to which he was entitled under the stat utes of his house.
 After considerable hesitation Dr. Taxis, perceiving that his daughters happiness depended in a great measure upon her marriage to Prince Schwartzenberg, and that the realization of the union was contingent to a certain extent upon his coming to an understanding with his own family, put forward his claim to ais share of the Thurn and Taxis en- tailed property.
 This claim was contested by the chief of the family, who is married to an Austrian archduchess, whose mother was the elder sister of the empress, jilt- sd by the emperor for her sake, and who is perhaps in consequence of all this ;he favorite nephew-almost like a son, .ndeed-to the imperial couple. The young prince pointed out that his cous- tn, Dr. Taxis, had forfeited his rights % any participation in the property of ;he family, owing to his having violat- sd its statutes by marrying in defiance of the prohibition of the head of the house a woman of plebeian birth who lad been on the stage.
 The intervention of the emperor was ;hereupon invoked, and inasmuch as Dr. Taxis cares but little for his prince y title and aims principally at making ! suitable financial provision for his wife and children he has agreed to compromise suggested by the emperor, whereby he surrenders both for himself, ais wife and his children the title of Prince and Princess of Thurn and Taxis, receiving in lieu thereof from the em- 2eror the title and name of Baron von Broskow, and from the head of the house large annuity in perpetuity for himself and his descendants ts-Marqui ie Fontenay in New York Recorder. |