The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-03
HUSBANDS OF QUEENS
THEIR MARRIAGES HAVE or,-r,,,,
BROUGHT MISERY AND DEATH

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crime of Russia Loved Her Hus.
band-9ow PtOIemy Met His
Death-The Fate of the Daupbtn
of France and the Death OF Rfzzio
The Third Marriage of Mary stuart
and the ResuIt-Unhappy Life Of
the Husband of Bloody Mary.
From the Boston Post
The wives of famous kings have Jared
much better than these luckless hus-
bands whose wives looked down upon
them from their thrones. Few of the
masters of the world have been cruel to
their wives. From Caesar to Napoleon
there have been kings who loved their
queens, but neither Cleopatra nor Mary
Stuart nor Catherine of Russia can be said
to have loved her husband. Both the bow
husbands of the Queen of Egypt owed
their death to her. Darnley died THAI
Mary Stuart might be revenged for the
murder of Rizzio, and Peter of Russia
was murdered by order of his wife THAI
Catherine might rule alone.
Cleopatra had love to give to Caesar
and to Anthony, but she had none for her
uuSBdilOlS, WHO were dlSO iieI DiOtHtES.
AT the death of her father. Ptolemy
XII, Cleopatra was II years of age. Her
brother, Ptolemy, was 10. They were
married and together were to rule Egypt.
But Cleopatra wishing to rule alone, soon
quarreled with her husband. War fol-
lowed, Creopatra fed to Syria. The boy
king pressed on the war. Cleopatra met
julius Caesar in Syria, and he became her
ally and protector With Caesars aid she
conquered her husband. Ptolemy met
death by drowning in the Nile while at
tempting to swim the stream to escape
from the overwhelming defeat After his
death Cleopatra became sole Queen Of
Egypt on condition, imposed by Rome,
that she marry her younger brother, To
this she consented. She soon regained her
freedom, however, by having the boy
poisoned.
When Mary Stuart was years of age
she was married to the Dauphin Of
France, the son of Henry II. The French
fleet carried her from Scotland to France.
At 16 the real marriage took place. Fran
els was a delicate prince but courtly in
manner and entirely devoted ITO his young
wife. The year following their marriage
Francis assembled the throne. In another
year he Law dead, and Mary was obliged
to return to Scotland. She is said to have
wept as the shores of France faded from
her sight
The Kings of France, Sweden and Den
mark as we'll as many princes, sought
her hand. But Mary refused them all to
marry her handsome cousin, Lord Darn
ley, who, like Mary, was a Catholic. and
who was among the heirs of the crown of
E1Dpland TOaTnlPU ambitious blk
proiigate and worthless. The marriage
took place in Holyrood Palace, in summer
time, in 1865.
Before the marriage Mary had met
David RiZZIO an Italian adventurer, who
had come to Scotland in the train OF the
+, ambassador from Savoy. He soon won
her confidence, and though he had helped
TO bring about the marriage with Darnley
he soon aroused the latters Jealousy.
Darnley determined upon his assassina-
ton. Rizzio was murdered in HoiyroOd
in the presence of the Queen, by Lord
Ruthven and other partisans of Darnley's
Mary knew that it was her husband who
caused the death of her favorite, and she
was heard to say: Il will have my re-
venge." To Darnley she said: II will
cause you to have as sorrowful a heart
as I have now"
Mary visited Darnley In Glasgow, where
he had fallen ILL., She brought him to Edn-
She saw him daily. She seemed all deVo-
ton. one Sunday evening she left him to
attend feast. When she was gone
great explosion took place Darnley's
body was found in a neiehboring garden.
Mary was revenged for the death Of
Rizzio.
Only three months after this tragedy
Mary was married to Lord Boutwell,, her
third husband. This was too much for
Scotland TO endure. The people rose
against Mary and she was forced to fly
to England where Elizabeth held her as
q prisoner until her execution, at Fother-
ingay castle. Boutwell, died an exile and
a mailman nine years after his marriage
to Mary.
Mary Tudor, called Bloody Mary. the
daughter of Henry VIII, was married to
Philip II, the son of Charles " and after
ward King of Spain While Philip ruled
in Spain for more than forty years, he
was yet one of The most unhappy men OF
his time He was cordially hated in Eng
land where he was held responsible for
the atrocities of Mary's reign. He had in
herited the most powerful empire in Chris
tendon, but he did nothing but bring mis-
fortune upon his people and misery upon
himself and his family. He ruined Portu-
gal He lost the Netherlands. He beg
cared the provinces he still retained. De-
spite the wealth of the Indies, Spain was
bankrupt al his death. He was feared and
hated by the whole world. Among his vic
Tins was his own son, Don Carlos, whom
he drove to madness and death. His mar
riage to Mary Tudor had been celebrated
with great splendor; but 1t brought no
happiness to either. although Mary is said
to have had a strong affection for her
husband. She wept at parting from him
most passionate tears" But he return
ed TO Spain, and she never saw him again.
Although Mary's sister and successor
hot ma Cd
managed to cause misery and ruin to
enter the home of more than one man who
was known to have sought her hand
Sooner or later some misfortune seemed
Ia attend upon them all. Some went 70
the block, while others langushed in tho
Tower. Elizabeth was jealous and ca
PRECIOUS. She would not marry, nOr could
she view with satisfaction the marriage
of her favorites.
Peter III of Russia was another Of the
unfortunate husbands of famous queens.
His wife was Catherine. the most remark
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