The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-14
WITHOUT A THRONE.
a. King Who Was Without Honor
in His Own Country.
laisto in BrIef Of tho Late Count OF
Parls-HIs Services as . yolun-
teer In the United
States Army.

History In Brl0f OF tno L2te count OF
Parls-HIs Services as yolun.
teer In the United
States Army.
Louis Philippe Albert, Connte de Paris,
whose death occurred recently, writes
Pierre Cominges in Golden Days,
claimed to be the king of France. He
was, however, never on the throne and
never acknowledged king in France.
The monarchicaI governments Of Eu-
rope, rs rule, professed to believe
that he really was king, but, oil course,
to preserve their friendly relations
with the republic, they were forced to
recognize the president as the chief e1-
eeutive of that country.
Nevertheless, Louis Philippe was re-
garded as king by quite strong par
ty, who will now turn to his SON, Louis
Philippe Robert, q young man Of TWEEN
ty-fve, who is very much in earnest in
his professions to the throne of France.
Comte de Paris was born in Paris on
/ August "a, 1888, and became, by the
| death of his father in 1s42, the inne-
diate heir to TIE crown his grandfather,
Louis Philips, had picked up when
Charles K. dropped it in his flight from
Paris, after the ~Ehree Glorious Days
Of July, 1880.
When he was ten years OF age Comte
de Paris was, with his grandfather,
King Louis. Philippe, driven from
France by the revolution OF 1S4s.
Though too young to remember his
fathers death, Comte de Paris doubt
less always remembered the scene
when his brave mother took him and
his brother to the chamber of deputies,
only to escape tberefrorn at the peril OF
their lives. After many dangers, the
fugitives succeeded in crossing the
frontier, and went to live at a country
house belonging to the grand duke Of
SAKE -Weimar.
The .exiled king and queen reached
England, and there the ex-lEing died in
1850. Ever afterwards Comte de Paris
has occupied the position OF pretender
to the French throne.
He has lived a very quiet life, en-
livened by very slight conspiracies,
none of which involved any very dan
eerous schemes, and as q result he has
been very little before the public eye.
The only time, indeed, when he came
very prominently before the world
was in 1861, when, accompanied By his
brother, Due de- Chartres, and his
uncle, Prince de Joirville, he came to
America and offered his serrices az a.
volunteer to aii in the preservation of
the union. Gen. Mcclellan, then conn
naader of the army Oh the Potomac.
ns.de him and his brother officers ON
hhs staff, with the rank of captain.
JOHN Jacob Astor, whose name will
always be synonym for millionaire in
the United States, was also on the staff
of the general. Both the distinguished.
foreigners were obedient, well-be--
ha,ved and thoroughly acquainted with.
the duty Of their positions. Comte'
de Paris was repeatedly intrusted by
Gen. Mcclellan with important and
dangerous commissions, which he full
filed with credit and ability. For
more than o year the comte partici-
pated in the varying fortunes OF the
army of the Potomac, accepting no pay
for his services.
France began shortly after this to in
terfere in Mexican affairs, and there
arose GOODNESS between this country
and the comte's, which led to the
co1nte's resignation, lest he might be
called upon to fight his own people. He
therefore resigned his commission, in
spite o. Gen. McCle4lan's efforts to re-
tain his services.
I.he overthrow Of Napoleon III. and
thea downfall of the second empire at
last enabled the comte to return to
Frnnce. The third republic, very soon
after it was established, fell into the
hands Of coalition of royalists, who
permitted the Orleans princes to return
to sheir native land and restored them
their estates, which had been confs-
Gated by Napoleon Ill, with forty mil
lion francs as an indemnity for the
deprivation of their revenues The
conlte received his share, and also his
ancestral estate.
For awhile it seemed very probable
that the monarchy would be restored;
but, as the 'partisars of the other
Claimants refused to help them, the
French people at last got tired and be-
came for the most part good republic
ans. In 1873, when. it was too late to
do any good, all tie claimants to the
French throne, except the Bonapartists,
recognized the co1ute as de jure king OF
Trance.
A. royalist demonstration in 1886 led
10 The exile Of the comte and all mem
bers of his family.
He took up his residence in England,
and from that country issued mani
iestoes declaring that the men who
were ruling France had lost the conf
dence of the people, and the only sal
7ation of the nation was to restore the
lnonarchical form Of government