New-York tribune., 1898-10-30

would succeed 10 the THRONE AS S'Si' VIZ
knows, these ant!cipations with regard 10 the
marriage OF Queen Isabella remaining w.thoue
issue were not realized, and while Queen Isabella
still survives. although deprived of her throne
and in virtual exile. both her younger sister
and the latters husband. the Duke of Mont
pensicr, have gone down to their graves
sourod and disappointed, and universally dis
liked On the day OF the marriage the title or
King Consort was conferred upon Prince Fran
els by virtue OF an act Of the national Cortes
and OF a royal decree. Moreover, precedence
was granted to him Immediately next to the
sovereign. 1t is a matter OF history that the
marriage a mos unhappy one in every re-
spect. The King Con5ort was in constant con-
nc. with his wife. domestic as we'll as political
and II some Of the official dispatches sent by
the ENJOYS accredited to the Court OF Madrid
TO their respective governments are to be be-
oved he actually was privy to several OF The
attempts made upon the life of the Queen. AS
long as his wife remained on the throne he was
known as her most bitter enemy Indeed many
OF the moral delnquencies Of his wife were ex-
cuscd on the ground that her husband was such
morally and phy scally despicabe atom OF
humanity To-day he may be said to have out
lived this reputation, and the only fault now
laid TO his charge is that Of an avaricc which is
quite as extreme in its way as The extravaganza
Of his wife
PRINCE FEROGNAND'S TREATMENT.
Far different in every respect was the husband
OF Queen Maria of Portugal. Prince Ferdinand
of Coburg one Of the hanGsomcst men Of The
present century. Iie too. received ly legislative
act and royal decree the title Of King Consort
at the time OF his marriage. Between himself
and his wife much affection prevailed thai
she began by abandoning to him the reins oi
government This however, was viewed viii
great jealousy and illwill by the aristocracy and
the people Of Portugal and before year had
passed a revolution had taken place at Lisbon
which forced the King COnSort into retirement
from which he did not emerge until the death
Of the Queen. when he became Regent for the
two years which elapsed until his eldest son
attained his majority The King Consort then
withdrew once more into retirement, married
| an American born actress, Elise Iienser Tor
whom he secured The German tide of Countess
Of Eda, and. taking no further part either IN
politics or even in court life, devoted the re-
mainder of his days to the collection of art
| treasures which he bequedthed at his death
few years ago to his American widow, who Is
still living.
From this 1t will be seen that the future Of the
husband Of Oueen Wilhelmna of Holland viii
be fraught with no end of trouble and Of diff
Guilty. The Dutch are even yet more jealous
tEan the English the Portuguese Of foreign in
tuenco. and OF all foreigners it is the Germans
Of whom they stand in the greatest dread Now
there is every reason TO believe that the choice
I of Queen Wilhelmina has fallen upon Prince
| William of Wiad prince who while possessed
of considerable wealth. occupies, as far as birth
and rank are concerned. an even lower status
than that of the princes of Coburg Prihce
Williams father is n mere German nobleman.
who holds the position of President OF the Prus-
sian Hous, OF Lords. The Dutch would have
preferred that their Queen should have married
a Danish prince in the person OF Prince Harold,
the younger son of the Crown Prince of Den
mark But if they give their consent to their
Queens union to Prince William Of WED and
without Dutch legislative sanction she can con-
tract no valid marriagc-they VIII only do 5"
after devising every imaginable safeguard for
protecting the Government and the throne from
what they do not hesitate to describe as the
| "pernicious effect Of German influence in liol-
| land.
There is not the slightest probability, under
| the circumstances Of Prince William receiv-
ing the title or rank of King Consort OF the
| Netherlands and it is equally unlikely that he
will even gain the status of a Prince Consort'
such as Queen Victoria's husband only received
: iSree years before his death. and fully eighteen
| years after his marriage. In fact. if the pro-
ccted marriage takes place there is every rea-
son to believe that he will remain after II, AZ De-
| fore a mere Prince of WED, possessed OF the
same prerogatives and precedence as before MS
| marriage and compelled to yield the pas ID
the Queen Mother, since she is a member OF