The Lamar register., 1898-05-21

beucy ana various other violations or
national sentiment weakened the mon-
archy and kept alive the hopes of the
partisans Of the pretender.
Don Carlos. the first pretender. died
In 1853, but second arose in the per-
son OF his son OF the same name. In
whose favor his father had abdicated
his claims five years before. In 1860
an attempt was made In Valencia to
stir up another CarIist insurrection. in
consequence Of which the pretender and
his BROTHER Ferdinand were arrested.
They were afterward liberated on sign
Ing renouncemont of all claims to the
Spanish throne, The second Don Car
los in the line of pretenders died In
1851 Thereupon the present Don Car
los became the pretender to the throne
OF Spain as Charles VII. in legitimate
succession. and the loyalty Of the Carl
lists has centered about him since that
time
The pretender who figures In the tele-
grams of to-day Is the nephew OF the
second and the grandson of the first.
lie is the son Of his predecessors broth
er Juan. and bears the full name Of
Carlos. Don Maria de los Dolores Juan
lsador Josef francesca Quirino Anto-
MO Miguel Gabriel Raphael de Bour-
bon. On his behalf Carlist uprlsings,
speedily reprossed. took place in 1869.
$50 and 1872. but the insurrection
headed by him in person after the alb
dication OF King Amadeo in 1873 proved
much more formidable, and kept the
northern part Of Spain. the Basque
provinces OF the Pyrenees. in great coz
fusion TIL the beginning OF 1876. when
II was finally crushed. Don Carlos
himself crossed over into France, and
Issued from Paris proclamation. in
which he declared that while patriotism
enjolned upon him a peaceful attitude
at that time. the same patriotism might
counsel change Of opinion. and he re-
mnined free to reassert his rights at
any favorable moment.
Don Carlos has been twice married.
His FIRST wife was a princess of the
house OF Bourbon and a niece OF the
Comte de Chambord. At the time of
the marriage. In 1861. and for many
years later. the couple we're very poor.
They lived at Passy after the failure
Of their last attempt TO gain the throne,
and were in actual destitution ut times.
Once Don carlos had to sell his favorite
war horse to obtain food. Some Carlist
friends bought it In and presented 1t
TO the pretender. who sold It again for
the same purpose.
The deaths Of the Comte and Com
tesse de Chambord, who left the most
OF their great wealth to their favorite
niece. the wife OF Don Carlos. placed
the pretender In comfortable circum-
stances. but when she died it was found
that she had lef, her money in trust
for her children, leaving but small
allowance to her husband. He had
neglected her shamefully. and they had
lived apart for many years. He cast
about for means OF relief. and in less
than year married the wealthy Prin-
cess Marie Berthe de Rohan. The mar
riage took place April 20. 1894. the bride
being Just twenty years younger than
her husband. She is member OF the
illustrious house of Rohan. which
alone. OF all the noble families of
France and Austria, has the right OF
addressing the soysreigns as cousin. :"
Since the death of the Comte de
Chambord Don Carlos has been looked
on with new interest as a possible
pretender to the French throne, for by
that death he became the head OF the
branch of the Bourbons which descends
in direct line from the second son of
Louis XIV. In the Comte de Cham
bord the male line OF Louis XIV. be-
came extinct The Orleans line. the
head Of which is the Due d'orleans, de-
scends from the Due dOrleans, a
brother OF Louis XIV.
Don Carlos. who may become Charles
VII. Of Spain, has five children by his
first marriage. among them one son,
Don Jayne, now in his 2Sth year. who
is no doubt willing to pose either as
dauphin OF France or infante of Spain.
Don Carlos himself was expelled from
France in 1881 on the ground that he
had allied himself with De Chambord.
Then he crossed over into England and
lived in London for some time. OF late
he has alternated between Venice and
yiareggio. where he has splendid es-
adjustments. There are said TO be
nearly 1000 Carlist clubs now alive in
Spain.