The morning call., 1894-03-25
A AROChefOuCauId to Wed a
Princess.
A DOWRY OF SIX MILLION
Two Well-Known Families, Each
With Long Line of Ancestors,
TO Be United.

authority that the engagement of Princess
Louise Radziwill with Count Armand de
la Rochefoucauld, although often contra
dlcted. IS fact, and the marriage will soon
take place. Princess Louise Radziwill is
the daughter of Prince COnstantin Radzi-
will and of the Princess. nee Louise Blanc.
In 1880 Prince Roland Bonaparte married
Marie Blanc, but she died in 1881. A few
years before Prince Copstantn RaGZwiIl
had married her sister, Louise, and their
family consists of several sons and
daughters. COnstantln RadZiwill has been
naturaiZed Freuch. and, as the republic
does not recognizes foreign titles. the chill
dren are not legally princes and prlncesses.
AT one time the RadZiwills owned
superb mansion in the Avenue BOsQuet,
but the Princess disliked the cares OF
housekeeping and preferred the first
floor of the Hotel Meurice. Rue de
Rivoli. The proprietor has made
many changes and transformations TO
please the RadZiwills, aud they consider
themselves much happier than in private
house. Princess RadZ will is devoted
wife and mother. She cares little for
society, but entertains her Intimate friends
constantly. Her manners are simple and
unaffected, her generosity unhounded. and
a
a parvenu. Her sister-n-law. Princess
Dominique RsdZiwill, Is not so beloved BY
Parisians She is dOmineeTing and snOb-
bish, although belonging to a Cuban family
of modest position. COnstaDtin ana Dom
Unique RadZiwill are inseparable, and are
called Dresses and Pylades. They dres-
alike and might be taken for twin brothers.
Princess RadZiwil believes in fortune
tellers and in all those who predict the
future by cards; strange Blanc should
have such confidence in cards. Prince
Constantin has purchased the chateau
d d'Ermenouville, near Paris, and here the
RadZiwills will occasionally give hunting
parties and fetes cham petres. The family
is very ancient and came from Lithuania:
the name RaGZlwll was given to high
priest-radZ signifyiDg "wbO advises"
and "will'' being an aObrevation of Wilma
In the fourteenth century Nicholas RadZi-
will was Palatine of wilma; he was a GEL
ebTated warrior and fought with the Grand
Duke Jagellen. husband of Queen He'd
wige, who lived at CIacOw.
In the fifteenth century Georges Radz-
will was general-in-chief of Lithuania, and
his daughter. Barbe. married King Sigis-
mund-August OF Poland. A brother of
George, Prince Nicolas, nicknamed the
BLACK Prince" was created Prince de
Nieswicz by the Emperor of Germany. He
fought against Russia aud was a Protes-
tant. His son abjured the Lutheran reli-
guest of Plus V at the Vatican. After
ward he was made Duke d'Olca Since
that time the family has had many illus
trious members. To-day there are poor
Radziwills and rich Radziwills; there are
Russian Radziwiis and Radziwills who
live In Berlin. When Bismarck was Chan
cellor of the German Empire he occupied
the RadZwill palace In the Wilhelmstrasse.
The family is allied with the imperial
house Of Hohenzollern. Dominique and
the wives of both are wealthy. 1t is said
that the dot of young Princess Louise
Radziwill is 100000 francs. Count Ar
mand de la RochefoUeauld will take the
title of Duke de Blssccia, while his elder
brother. married to Mile. de la Tremoille,
will remain Viscount de la Roehefoucauld,
as did his grandfather before becoming
Duke de Doudeauvile.
Were the Connie de Paris King of
France, the Duchess de DOudeauyille
would have the place nearest the throne.
BY birth and marriage the Duchess is
ance and manner she reminds one of the
grandes danes OF the olden time. She is
still on the sunny side OF so, and her
beauty has reached lis zenith. The fea-
lures of the Duchess are very strong, and
dark brown hair frames face that has an
expression of goodness and intelligence.
She is youthful in character. and Is never
happier than when with her children. The
Oldest OF these, the future Duke de Dou-
deauville. as have said, married daugh-
ter of the Duke de la Tremoille: the
second, Elizabeth, is wife of her cousin,
Prince de Ligne, and there are three
others. Marie. Edouard and Armand who
is fiance to Princess Louise Radziwill.
The Duchess de DOudeauviile is daugh-
ter OF Prince Eugene de Ligne d'Epinoy ei
d d'Amblise. Her mother was Princess
Hedwige Lubomirska, daughter of the
HnuSa nf a wi
hereditary member of the Austrian House
of Lords. By her father and mother. the
Duchess de Doudeauville is related TO all
the great families OF Continental Europe
The Eignes are of very ancient nobility,
barons and counts from the earliest ages:
they were made princes in 1901, and all
the great houses of Belgium, the Aren-
bergs. Brahancons and Croys trace their
descent from this family. Although the
favorite residence of The LigDes is the
Castle Of Be9il. near Mons, they have
estates in Austria and France.
The Duchess de Doudeauville is very
proud of her ancestor. Prince Charles
Joseph de Ligne. celebrated for his great
military talent. This prince was favorte
of Joseph III and Marie Therese. Sent as
Embassador to the court Of Catherine III,
he aided Potemkin 10 capture Belgrade.
For this be was made field marshal, and
! thereafter devoted his time to literature.
His Life of Prince Eugene of Savoy" Is
highly regarded by critics. and Madame de
Sisel published Letters of Charles Joseph
de Ligne."
The father of the Duchess de- Doudeau-
vile could have been a king, for at the
revolution of 1880 he was proposed as
King of the Belgans. The only public
position Prince Eugene de Ligne consented
to fill was that of Embassador, and at the
coronation of Queen Victoria he repre-
seEted Belgium at the court of st. James.
Some time after he was ambassador to
| France and again at 81. Petersburg.
Sosthene de la Rochefoucsuld. Duke de
Doudeauvlle, as is well known. belongs to
the grandest family of France. The first
F0ucauld, Seieneur de la Roche, was
| brother of Guillaume de Partheuay, great
| grandson oil the late Sieur de Lusignan. He
died in 1910 and his son was the first to
| unite the two names-La Roche-F Foucauld.
In 162 the chief of the house was made
| Duke; in 1882 he received the duchy of
AWHILE, aud in 1887 that of Estissac was
added. The duchy of Doudeauville dates
from 1890, and among other titles are those
| of Dukes de Bisaccia and Liancourt and
/ Prince de Marillac. The La R0chefou-
] Caul0s hear the arms of the I.usiQnans nd