Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31

Charlie" the Princess Louis would yet
have been In line for the throne, FOR
the list Of kings and queens OF England
following Prince Charlie 1who would
have figured as Charles HI. would
have been as follows: Henry TX, Prince
Charles brother: Charles ~, Victor ],
king OF Sardinia. Mary III. who mar
ried the duke OF Modena; Francis. her
eldest son, and finally Mary Theresa,
daughter OF the younger brother Of
Francis, who succeeded her uncle TO
the throne.
SHE HASN'T CLAIMED THE
THRONE.
Perhaps Il Is hardly fair 10 the
princess to speak Of her claim TO the
throne, for she never by word OF deed
has indicated a desire TO Gust Queen
Victoria. But she knows OF the claims
that are made on her behalf by the
,egitimists, and has done nothing to
stop them. Ii can be said In general
way that she is ready 10 move When
ever IL seems best. The new portrait
OF her presented here is an interesting
indication OF the fact that she does not
discountenance references 10 her des-
cent. No recent photograph OF her be-
ing obtainable In England, ! asked one
OF the legitlmlsts If he could not obtain
one for me-
"Why don't you write direct 20 her
for one?" was the rather Surprising
answer Explain TO her that II Is
wanted for an article concerning her
descent from Charles l. 3"
Writing letters 10 princesses Is usual
Is rather fruitless business. but In this
case, sure enough. return post brought
the beautifully finished photograph,
from which the accompanying illustra i
tion is reproduced.
ONE VOTE DID 1T ALL.
II is a queer and dramatic fact that
the act Of settlement OF 1901, which
eventually was to make Victoria queen
instead OF Mary. was passed by parlla-
ment by a majority Of only one vote
out Of 3S5. The immediate object OF
the act was to provide the Queen Anne
daughter OF James II, should be sue
ceeded by her second cousin. the Elec-
tress Sophih OF Hanover, instead OF by
her brother James, then a boy Of H.
who was the heir 10 the throne, and
who was actually proclaimed by France
TO be King James III Of England.
The Electress Sophia OF Hanover, who
was the mother OF George ], and from
whom Queen Victoria Is directly des-
| cended, came from side branch Of the
royal lire. and the legitimists admit
| therefore. that Queen Victoria has
some claim 10 the throne. They have
carefully figured out this claim, and
| end that tnieen Victoria stands almost
exactly s,x-hundredth on the list In
other words according TO strict gen.
| ealogy, there are practically 5s9 per.
sons now living who have a better righ'
| 10 the throne by descent than Queer
Victoria, and two Of these are hei
| great grandchildren, the little Prince
| Carol OF Roumania and his sister.
II is a striking fact that every crown
| ed head In Europe with the exception
of the kings Of Norway and Seryia, Il
descended from Mary Queen Of Scots
and from James /. The total number OF
that unhappy queens descendants nov
| living Is LIZ. and Of these the prince Of
/ Wales has only one descent from her
whereas Prince Robert, the legitimisi
prince VI Wales. has nineteen
These curious bits Of genealogy were
| derived from book compiled chiefly b.
Marquis de Ruvigny. and u was Thu
book that elected from the prince o
| Wales his only recognition Of the Legi
| tlmlsts. The book was placed, as al
books have 20 be to obtain Englisl
copyright, in the British Museum. TIL