The sun., 1900-06-17
-PasScs DE- JofNvILLE DEAD.
Thisa ssa ss kins Lsuis PhiifpDs Served
via MeCisllan In the Civil War.

spsssdi cahs Dsspoieh 10 THE SUN
PARIS, June i7.-Tha Prince de Joinville is
dead.
Francois Ferdinand Philippe Louis Marie
d'Orsans. the Prince de Joinvnle. was the thrd
son Of Louis Philippe, He was born at Neuiiiy'
Aug. IA. 1878. and began his career In the navy
as pupil on board the frignte Artemise' lie
distin gushed himself on several occasions, ana
IN is%O he. In command OF the frigate La Belle
Poule, conveyed the body OF Napoleon from ~,
Helena to France He afterward visited tho
United States In the same vessel. In is+s
he married the sister OF the Emperor
OF Brazil He commanded the French
feet which bombarded TanRiers In 1874.
and when the Civil War broke out IN the
United States he embarked Tor New fork, Mk-
ing with him hts son. the Duo de Ponthievre,
who entered as a cadet the. American navai
school, which was then located at Newport ~
the same time he was accompanied Dy ms
nephews, the C0mte do Paris and the Duo De
Charires' These gentlemen received military
commissions In the American army ana Were
members OF the stsif Of Gen; Mcclellan during
the sn.S sn Mec.nan drns hs S Sampssn
and on his return to France wrote history OF
the campaign n OF the Army OF the Potomac.
The pn do S9nv N s,s wss SSs ssT IN the
storming OF Vera Cruz in that year. IN tne
attack on Morocco in 1874 he took possession
OF Magador. an island city just on the coas,, an
exploit which kept h.a name ana tne hanle oi
the city In the mouth of Paris Tor some tin,e
One Of the mos. popular women dancing AZ us
public balls of the time-,the STUDENT balls balls Ana
similar functions--was dubbed Ia heihe MA
gador," (the Queen Of Maxador.) A
In is4s the Prince de Jolnville was Nice-Ad-
mural in command Of the French naval forces s
upon the demand Of the Republican Govern
ment when the government Of his father was
superseded The Prince had for the last three
q four years o. iSs n,, ph3pb mp bs sh Ssd sc%red
a,nong the people the reputation oi belnE ND
aral prnos, fact which made him talked Of
later by ne opponents MS 2, S NSPasUm a. nos
sibilties for the throne. ,,.,.,
lie went to England upon his resignation Of
the naval command in Algeria ana Joineu ilis
cxiled family. lie protested against the BAN
ishmsnt % Of the Orleans family. but lived for
years in retirement before coming TO this coun-
try A part Of his time was devoted to the col
was In this country ball was given in his honor
at the Astor House by the city Of New York,
one Of the last public balls given by the city:
the French in the Franco -Prussian War he
offered his services to Napoleon, but his tender
was declined He considered the decree OF MS
exile nulihed by the downfall, or the Empfe,
and the Due dc Chartres, but all OF them were
ordered away, The Prince, however man
aged to get into the army under the pseuuonynl
OF Col Lutherod He was detected finally
and Gambetta directed that he be- arrested
and had him escorted by guard OF police on
board ship for England. That was in ISL
and in the same year two departments elected
him Deputy. When the laws expatriating the
former sovereign families were ahrogated his
election was pronounced valid and he then re,
signed his seat for Haute -Marne, which he had
chosen TO represent rather than I4e hanchee
Deafness interfered with his following a polit-
ical life and he refused 10 allow himself to be
put up as a candidate again In 1879. In 1850
he was struck OF the navy list with other Or
leanist princes. Among his writings were
Studies on the Navy and War Stories and
"Old Recollections lsis-lSis." both collections
The Prince leaves a son and a daughter.
The latter. FRANCHISE. married her cousin.
the Due de- Chartres. brother TO the late Comte
de Paris and uncle Of the Duo d'0rleans She
is the mother Of Prince Henry Of Orleans, who
has been travelling in Asia and Africa and who
has been proposed for the French throne by
some Of the more violent opponents Of the
republic.