The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
ROYAL ROMANCES.
Princcsses Who Have Eloped with
Their Lovers.

f''"ecsses no Have ElCped with
Their Lovers.
Spain provides lis with more than one
instance OF princess Of the royal blood
having renowned her rights and position,
at the call of love. The Infauta Elyi-
ra, daughter of Don Carlos left her
home at bidding of 4 hump ba cked and
! lll-favored Roman artist, than whom
surely she could have chosen none more
| UNLIKE the ideal gallant Of romance.
Princess Isabella. grund-aunt of the
present King of Spain, eloped with the
Polish Count Gurowsk. One dark night
the count repaired with carriage to
EEghelm, near Paris. where his inanlora-
ia lived. Leaving her house by means
of a rope ladder she soon joined him,
and the couple escaped safely to this
| country, where they were married. Alas!
the glamour soon faded, for after 4 while
the pair Quarrced and 4 separation ulti-
| mately cnsued.
Even more romantic was the elopemen1
OF her sister. the Princess Josephine \
certain Senor Rcnde. poet Of promise
and Il Journalist attached 10 Havana
paper; asked a rich planter for his daugh-
; yer Hiand, with the result. that he was
anonymously shown the door, Furious
at tins treatment. tn" young poet Sworc
that ne would show the world his worth
by marrying Il princess.
Quitting Cuba he .jolrneyed tc Madrid
Wheree' attcr years of want and suffer
lhs' ne gained reputation as poet.
~ ~ l2St ms genius attracted the notice OF
dedlcated several of his illusions. Ths
royal lady made his acquaintance and
became enamorcd with the poet. He1
love was returned; the pair clopcd were
married at Nallladolid, and escaped to
lari lar! IN hearing III" news the prin-
.,<rl,
every, means to have tho marriage an
nul!ed. Their efforts were, however
1ut1ie' and common sense at length prc,
valllng, the poet and his royal bride wcro
forgiven and taken into favor.
some SIX years since Princess Eliza
beth. granddaughter Of the Em1mror
Of Austria, fixed her affections unon Far.
on Otto Won Seefried, a youne ;,,f, nn.
lieu cnant. Her relatives efforts to prc.
vent the meSailiance were Of no avail
for one morning the lovers osconed ~
Genoa, where they were married. An,
other austrian royalty, the Princess El-
vira, likewise contracted Il runaway mar
llaGe by elopng with Bayarian count;
while the mother OF the present Queen Of
Italy clopcd with an artillery officer, Who
on the union turning out unhapny com
mitted suicide.
Some two years since a desperate due]
was fought between Lieut. Geza de Ma.
tachlch ana l'rlnce Philip OF Saxe-Co-
burg, in which the latter was wounded
This encounter was the outcome of the
action taken by the princes wife, Prjn-
cess Louise, eldest daughter of the King
| Of the Re]gians. who. driven to dcspcra.
ton by her husbands cruelty, had, after
! vainly appealing to her father for pro.
lection, thrown herself upon the honor
Of the Hungarian officer of IIussars
with whom she fled to Spain
An e:opement that failed was that
planned by the Grand Duchess Olga
| daughter of Nicholas I. of Russia. and
Lieut.. Bariatinski. At the last moment
the lovers courage failed, and he made
a full confession. The princess was
promptly married 10 Prince Charles OF
! Nur; emburg. while the treachrrous Off
cor received such rapid promotion as tc
attain the highest rank III the army be
| fore he was 80.
Count Louis Bltthyany. who was sho,
! in the market place at Budapest by the
imperial troops for his completely in tho
rising of 1913. might have escaped his
tragic fate had he consented to desert his
wife and family and elopc with tho
! Archduchess Maria, who was mad]y ii
love with hnl.--London Tit-Bits.