The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-09
especial mention i. made Of them IN the Oaicisl
orders and reports.

Paris, had succeeded 10 the throne OF france he
The Count Of paris was tall and slender. and
during the latter years Of bis llte he wore :
closely trimmed, He Was the son Of Ferdinand
| d'Orleans, Due d'Orlcans, and Helene, the Ouch
sarr Hs n az Paris on Xns. ~. SIS sss I" On Nay SO,
1slsb he m q, lied IhssSei9 s' I IGinGSss dorlef Tne
The Oldest child Of the Count Of Paris, Prin-
cess Marie Amelee Louise Helene, who was
born at Twickenham, England. IN 1865. was
married "a, the Crown Prime, OF Portugal, nov
klng Charles H. j. Fl Porsagal; The The o d!Ssie s2a'
who was born in 1859, has made himself con-
epicuous on several occasions. There are also
msnrie thsr born in ISL; Princes Marie isa-
belle, born In 1873; Princess Louise, FrancoiSe,
born in 1882, and Prince Ferdinand Francois,
The Count Of Paris was 10 years old when the
revolution Of 1s4s broke out. resulting IN the
May 1S, 1858. In the fall Of 1891 the Young
the Due de Chartres, and his uncle.
the Prince, de Joinyilie, cam%S to this
The count and his brother espoused the
cause OF the Northern states, and they
]enlistcd. serving on the staif Of Gen; George y.
teers. The royal Frenchnen enlisted with the
stipulation that they were 10 receive no pay ana
eyer they might wish 10 do SO. The Count and
the Due dc Charities served on Gen. McClellan's
staff until the close OF the Virginia campaign
and then returned 10 England.
From 1s5othe Count Of Paris was regarded,
France. in him were mingled the ,claims, 70
reign In France OF the two Bourbon lines that
have run separately and parallel since the as;
French King OF the House Of Bourbon. Louis
Philippe, who was dethroned, IN ls4s, was his
Ing the Count of Paris the heir apparent to the
throne. AT the close Of the year 1871 the Sount
National Assembly at V%ersaiiics under N. Theirs
President of the French republic; In ISL the
Of the Orleans FAMILY. Tic Count Of Paris and
his son, the Duo d'Orltans, frequently gave ex-
preston 80 their r%oyalistic ide,s; In IsHD the
been unjus,lyy.' baniskcd'' from France. He
lie was arrested and imprisoned. President
Carnot par,loncd him on condition that he would
France Franz f immSiiot aEe and DH' never %9Fi'% returr red.
In 1850 the Expulsion bill was passed forbid,
d,nI .nf ,b Soii had y f rr'pGed :? In 'I France Nee The iii
was aimed, at the Count, who went Immediately
In March, 1893, the Cornt Of Paris mnde his
last plea for the restoration Of the monarchy.
The plea was In the form Of a circular letter. in
"The monarchists must let France understand
that the monarchy alone can give 70 her a
The Count of Paris last visited this city In
october. 1900. He was accompanied by MS cid
est son. the Due d'Orleans, and the Due dues,
the Marquis de Lastcyric, the Comte de Han
%sonyille, Capt. Morllain.. and DR.. Rccamier.
The sole purpose OF the visit was TO renew the
acquaintance made during his active service
in the civil war. 4 committee. consisting OF
Gen. Daniel Buttcrheld. Gen. Fitz John Porter,
Gen. +. d. Reyes, Gen. II. W. Slocum, Gen. o.
q. Howard, Gen. W. B. Franklin. Gen. John g.:
Pnrke. Gen. O'Peirne. Collector Erhardt, and
Col. CoppinEer. representing Gen. SChohcld went
down the. bay to meet the royal visitor; The
party had twenty rooms IN the Windsor Hotel.
After being entertained in town for n few days
the Count and his suite went TO Trenton to visit
the grave of Gen. Mcclellan, and then South,
where the Count went over the battlefields of
the Army of the Potomac and also the field at
The Count remained in this couE- |
try about n month. |
The Count Of Paris made several literary VEN
lures. the most notable of which was his His |
tory Of the Civil War" The sixth and last |
volume of the work came out in 1883. Though
the Count spent most Of his time in England, he |
frequently visited his Moorish palace and
enormous estate at Villomanriquc, Spain. on the
banks of the Guadalquivir. The Countess of
Paris survives her husband.