The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-21
Two Famous Weddings


Two notable weddings OF vast import
auce 10 the people of France are about to
take place. a little thing like a wedding
has more, than once upset the govern
mental structure OF France and has
plunged the nation into the vortex of in
ternal strife. 1t is not lroba pie that either
of these weddings will have "a result s,
disastrous, and one of them will only
tend to cement the feeling OF unity and
peace in the republic. But no one can
say what effect the other wedding may
have in time.
This last is the approaching marriage
of Princes Helene Of Orleans, second
daughter Of the late Comtn de Paris, pre-
tender to the thgotre ,ssof\ France, TO En-
We're the
Prince IF Naples "a diteT tie Dixie OF Aosta
would he heir to the throne of Italy
Every move on the part Of the Orleans
family is jealousy watched by the lead
ers OF the French republic The Royalist
party has never given up the hope of
seeing the Bourbons restored to power
and the nobility of the nation again hold
ing its monarchal prestige.
Such a marriage as the one about to
take place means increased power to the
exiled Orleansts. The family is a rich
one, and for many years has borne the
entire expense of maintaining the Royal
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There is only one other married daught-
er Of the late .Cointe of Paris, aud she is
now the Queen of Portugal. The Comte
and his family were allowed to return to
'1Nrafscg aMe rtbe ovenhrowS # Napoleon
~ but when; 1t wassmnolpeed that his
eldest daughter. the Princess Amelic, was
to marry Prince Charles. heir to the
throne, OF Portugal THE frlsatds ef the re-
public saw what the danger, might be and
the Comte and his family, were again
exiledS Since that time they have lived
HAPPILY at the Stowe House. England.
where the wedding ceremony which will
will probably be performed during the
present month. 1t IS also said that King
Humbcrt,r Queen Margaret and the Prince
Of Naples will attend the wedding, and il
it takes place in England the royal party
will call upon Queen Victoria. Premier
Crispi and Baron Blanc will also attend
the wedding ceremony. 49,;
The Duke of lAoSta is a man of great
importance in Italy. King Humbert was
his fathers elder brother. His cousin.
the Prince of Naples. is the only barrier
between him and the Italian throne.
The duke isa young man of 26 years. He
has two brothers. Victor. Count of Turin,
and LouIs. Duke of Aburzzi. His father
married 9" second time in 1888, his choice
being his niece. Princess Letitia. daugh-
ter of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte and
Princess Clothilde. BY this marriage he
had son. Humbert Count of Salem.
who is now but years of age. The
family of the duke is descended from the
counts of Savoy. who tiourished in the
eleventh century.
s This, is not the only strength of the
Orleans family in other. thrones. A
daughter of the Duke of Charities, uncle
Of Louis Philippe. Robert, Duke of Or
leans and present head of the family. is a
Princess OF Denmark; and a son of the
Duke of Nemours, grand uncle of Louis
Philippe, Robert, would have been en-
revolution of few years ago. Another
cousin is Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria,
who occupies throne in the Balkans.
Besides her married sister the Princess
Helene has two other sisters, Isabelle and
Louise. and two brothers. All of tn e
children were born in England and raised
according to the English custom. They
are more English in temperament than
French. with the exception OF the eldest
brother, the Duke of Orleans, who now
ranks as the rightful claimant to the
throne as laid down by the doctrines OF
the royalist party
The Orleans family has peculiar inter
est to Americans. Louis XVI, who was
reigning Bourbon at the time of our
revolution. was the mainstay of the con.
tinental powers which. opposed England
and which gave the states assistance OF
many. kinds. 1t was he who refused to
accept peace without the condition that
the United States should be recognized as
free and independent.
1t was at the court of Louis Philippe
that General Lewis Cass of Michigan
equaled the victory of Franklin. He was
the trusted friend of the king who re-
fused to approve the quintuple treaty. and
the right OF search claimed by Great Brit
ain was not codified in the law of nations.
The family was identified with our civil
war. The Comte of Paris. the duke OF
Charters and their uncle. the Prince OF
Joinyille, came to this country and
offered their services to General McClel-
Ian. and they were given the rank of col
onel on his staff They served during
the campaigns of the army of the Poto-
mac, and fwith. John Jacob Astor and
Count Won Hammerstein. who were also
on the sane staff, they formed mess
which cestSt ach mat, about $4,000 month
to maintain.
Another connection. which the family
has with this country was in the long res.
idence of Louis PHILIPPE near Philadel-
phia To maintain himself and family
during his exile, he, gave dancing and
drawing lessons, making about $l5 a
week. sNA1'a ~ ., 5S'.N SetFH'
Later he returned to France, and after
the. July uprising of 1880 was crowned as
the citizen king.
The other marriage exciting France