The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-31
STEPHAN|E NEDS FOR LOVE
DEFIES AN EMPEROR AND A
KING.
Marries Count Lonyay and Gives Up
Her Place at the Austrian Court-A
Wonderful Story.

VIENNA, March 22.-Crown Princess
Stephanie and Count Lonyay were mar
ried this morning in the chapel of Mir
amar Castle, the court chaplain offici-
ating.
The often postponed marriage has
taken place at last, though neither the
Vienna nor Brussels courts seem to
have been any more favorably DISPOSED
toward the groom than when the sub
Ject was first mOoted King Leopold
thinks it scandal only less terrible
than that of his eldest daughter while
Queen Henrietta hides her head with
shame. But Princess Stepanie, regard
less of 1t all, throws up her court life,
diamonds and golden embroidered robes
and has her income reduced from 500, 900
TO 100000 crowns, and goes to live with
q poor country gentleman. The people
or Vienna, 1t is said, scarcely talked
of anything but this great sacrifice for
the. sake of love.
Count Elemer Lonyay is a nobleman
of Hungary.
The bride inherits her unruly disposi-
ton from the King of the Belgians, her
father, and her association in marriage
with the Hapsburgs does not seem to
nave given to her that balance which
all royalty additionally possesses. She
loves her lover devotedly. He IS only
a count, but she was ready TO sacrifice
is the second daughter of King Leopold
and was born May 81 1854 At The age
or II she was married to the Archduke
Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria, and
only son of Emperor Francis Joseph.
one child was born of this union, the
Archduchess Elisabeth or Erzebet as
sne is called in her own language Eliz-
apeth is now IL but, young though she
is, she is sufficiently mature to be able
TO repudiate her mother because that
mother is weak enough to marry below
her rank, when, inded, she should never
marry at all.
The little princess was only years
old when her father came to his tragic
end. But she has been devoted to his
memory, and has often prayed that she
might die in order to be with him,
year ago, when Count Lonyay began
bis suit for Stephanie's hand, little
Elizabeth objected in a most en-
phatic way. She complained about it
TO the Emperor, who reasoned with
Stephan1e, but to no purpose. Elizabeth
declared her hatred for the Count. She
SAID she always hated him, but hated
hlm implacably now since he was to
become her stepfather
The mothers turn came when the
emperor decided to marry his little
grandchild to the Wurtemburg Prince
The EmperOr's will was conveyed to
her Dy Stephane, WhereupOn Elizabeth
gave way to an attack of Mysteries
Stephanie fled from her daughters
apartment and a physician was sum-
moned. The girl grew worse, and at
last the Emperor himself, came to her
The two were alone for a time. and it
is said that when Francis Joseph left
his granddaughter he left her with the
assurance that she would not be re-
quired to wed a Prince of Wurtemburg
or any other man whom she did not
love-
This was victory number 1 for Eliza
beth. Then she brought her influence
to bear on both her grandfathers, and
the result of her insistence and per
slstence is that her mother has been
disowned by the Emperor of Austria
and the King of Belgium.
Count LonYay has taken a residence
at Trieste, where it is presumed the
honeymoon will be spent