Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20
YANKEE PR1NCESSES.
WOMEN BORN IN AMERICA WHO NOW
WEAR EUROPEAN TITLES.

Gle sam Have Found Happiness In Titles.
Accustomed though tho Americans arc
to SEQ this daughters of Cnclo sam become
the matrimonial prey of foreign noblemcN,
II Will doubtless he news To many Ot them
that there are no less than Is womcu born
on this side Of tho Atlantic bearing the
title Of princess.
OF these only ono is what is known in
court phraSoology Us y princess in her own
right She is the princess of Moor, now
tho vito Of tho PruSSiau field marshal
Count WaldrrScc. M the utaur American
born princc>>cS have become ~ only by
marrying princes, and tho>r WHOSE tillrS
are either Of German or Austrian origin
have y right - the predicate of serene
hiShncss.
One Of the most important, rs far as
rank is concerned, is Princess lynar
Formerly Miss May Parsons Of Elnon-
hurst, q. Sho WAS married some % years
ago to tho lp,u Prince h,rNandrr Lynar,
an Cii,yor 81 the German army, and since
thea rs muGo her home ut tho castle Of
Lubbcnau, near Mrrzrhurs, in Prussia,
dovoting herself to tho education of hor
daughter and two sons,
Tho Princess Camporcalr, who also
bears tho title of Duchess OF Aldragana, Is
tho daughter Of John BinnCy Of BurlinE
ton, \. j., and married her present huS-
band after obtaining divorce from
Thomas kingsland of New York. The
Prince of Camporoale was formerly in tho
diplomatic service and sprut several years
attached to tho Italian mission at Wash
ington.
Another italian princess mailing from
tho United States is tho stcpdaughtor of
John Mackny of bonanza and Commercial
cable fame. She is married to Don FGrdi
nand Colonna, prince Of Galatro, prince
of Paliano and prince Of Stigliano, ms well
as u Spanish grandco of tho first class.
Tho union has turned out unhappily, and
afior several extremely sensational cpl
sodcs, including flight by the princess to
America with her children, tho couple
have separated and arc now living apart.
Even moro ancient In lineage than tho
Colonnas arc tho Cencis, tho head OF which
illustrious house, Don Nirginius, prince
of Nicoyaro, is married to Miss Elcanore
Spencer, daughter of Lorillard Spencer OF
New York. Tho family traces its ancestry
in direct limo back to Marco CinCiu, who
was project Of Pisa in tho year 457 b. c.,
and tho Ccncis can likewise boast of hay
ing furnished several poprs of tho Catholic
church.
There arc two American Princosssos
Ruspoli, and while ono forms part of what
is known as tho black, or papal, nobility
tho othor belongs TO tho monarchcal par
ty. Thus Don Emmanuel, prince of Rus
lull, deputy in Tho Italian parliament and
mayor Cf the city of Rome, is married to
Miss Josephine Mary Curtis, dnuGhtqr of
Joseph b. Curtis Of Boston, whilo Prince
Alexander Ruspuli has rs his vito II
daughter of Thomas CapCl Brentwood OF
New York The branch of tho house to
which Prince Alexander belongs holds tho
hereditary dignity of grand chamberlain
to his holiness tho popo.
Besides tho two PrinccsScs Ruspoli
above mont ionod and who reside At Rome
thcro arc two others who may likewise bo
described IA Americans-namcly, tho wife
of Prince Paolo Ruspoli, who was tho
widow of Joseph *. Riggs of Washington,
andprincpss Mario Ruspoi, vito Of tho
former secretary Of tho Italian embassy Mt
Washington and daughter of the divorced
Marquiso do Talloyrand, neo Bessie Cur
It's of Boston.
IA MISS ' OlSHlcb NhiutTIllU btlullpS
the double distinction Of being an English
duchess and u princess Of tho holy Roman
empire, tho latter title having been con
fcrred upon the first Duke of Marlborough
by ;ho Austrian emperor of tho day as n
recognition Of his victories over thu
French. Tho tito is that Of Princess
Mndchcim, and tho coat of arms of the
Marlborough family will be found sur
mounted not only by the strawberry loavod
duca coronct Of Great Britain, but also
by tho princoly crown Of Austria.
Miss WinnGrctta Singer may be dcscrib-
ed rs twice princess. Her first husband
was tho Prince do Scey- Montbellard, from
whom sho managed to secure divorce,
and she is now the wifoo Of Prince Edmund
dc PoliSnac, SO widely known IL France
for his musical compositions. Tho wealth.
of tho princess comes to her by inheritance
from her father, tho great sewing machine
manufacturers
Two American girls bear tho tito OF
Princess Puniatowski, not altogether just
" SO, since their husbands, although they
bear the historic namo of POniatowski,
are not Polish Princes 1'pniatOwski but
nero Italian Princes OF Monte ROtundo
ono Of tho princesseS Ponlatowski is Cath
arine, daughter Of FIJI Goddard Of New
York. and the other was Miss Bertha
Sperry, likewise Of this city.
Nor should the name of Princess Hate
feldt be omitted from tho list. She Is the
daughter Of Mr.. Coils =. Huntington, TIT
California railroad magnate, and married
Prince Francis Hatzfcldt head Of the sen
Tor branch Of the very illustrious house OF
that name. The Hatzfeldts hold high rank
Mt tho German court, tho chief Of the
house being grand cupbearer OF the realm,
and they are connected by marriage with
urarly all the great houses Of tho German,
French and Austrian aristocracy.
Tho daughter OF Thomas Davis OF New
York bears the titloof princess and ducL'
css Of Lante Monfeltrio della Revere ano
Of duchess Of san Cfoce. Her husband Il
likowi se "A Spanish grandee Of tho first
class and owns a beautiful place near vi
tcrbc, in Italy. Tho princess was u great
hciress and owns large pieces Of property
ON Nassau, Pine Broad and other down
town streets Of New York.
The list may be completed with the
name OF the Duchess do Dino, princess
dc Talleyrand Perigord, who is tho di
yorced wife Of Frederick Livingston Of
New York. She was married In 1887 ID
Maurice do Talleyrand Perigord, duo dc