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The True Story Of
A Bavarian
Prince
HE IS A ROYAL
MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Would now be Successor TO Brit.
ish Throne But for Act
Of Settlement.
Especial Correspondence.


LONDON. JULY 2s.-An engage |
ment recently reported In the Court |
Gazette. London. possesses n re-
markable interest TO the Anglo-Saxon |
race who follow up royal pedigrees. 1t
Is that Of His Royal Hlghness Prince
Rupert OF Bavaria to the Duchess Ma
rie Gabrielle. fourth daughter of the
Duke Charles Theodore. the distin-
guished oculist of Bavaria.
Prince Rupert Is one Of Europe's roy
al might have beens," being accord
ing TO the Legitimist genealogical table,
the heir OF the throne of Britain and
consequently the present alternate
Prince of Wales.
n Prince Rupert had chanced to ex-
list some seven hundred years ago he
might not have been going around in
the careless way that he does with
royal tag upon him. conspicuous to all.
Had he ventured around very much, ne
probably would soon have been round
ed up by the myrmidons of the court
and placed In the Tower of London for
safe keeping. for fear that he might
some day get an itch TO wear his own
crown HIMSELF Nov. however. ne is al
lowed TO stroll around like any other
person and enjoy himself right in the
shadow OF the throne to which ne Is the
4 truest heir.
/ IL is long way 20 wade through
pages Of history TO show upon what
base the claims OF Rupert TO have
Albert Edwards place rest, he being
separated by n charm of at least two
centuries from the British throne.
The trouble all came through the Act
OF settlement. an instrument perpe-
trated in 1902, which deposed one sec
tiou OF the succession 10 the British
throne In favor OF another. The pri-
mary reason for the Act of Settlement
being passed was the prevention Of
Catholics or those married to Catholics
from ascending the British throne.
which turned the succession over to
the House Of Hanover. which II reached
through Elizabeth Of Bohemia, the
daughter OF James l.. the nearest blood
: royal not indicated for office by
. protesting the Catholic religion.
The Act Of Settlement changed the
royal descent OF England from the COM
mon stock of King Egbert and Will
liam the Conqueror from which II had
run uninterruptedly until the death of
|, Queen Anne into a more Indirect chan
mel and has practically limited the sue
: cession now to the descendants os
Queen Victoria.
According to legitimate calculations.
: based upon de jure rather than de facto
. sovereignty. Prince Rupert therefore
really has better claim to the British
throne than the present Prince OF
Wales
. In the same way. his uncle and aunt
!. Prince and Princess Louis of Bavaria
/. are better entitled TO sit on the throne
than were the Prince Consort and
: Queen Victoria.
I. Prince Rupert II not carried away by
y any foolish dreams. however. for he
very we'll knows that the day has pass
= ed when such questions agitate the
mind of the public To any extent. As
N a relative OF the Queen he was present
r. at the Jubilee. but the Legitimists coulc
N not induce him to become a new pre-.
" tender.
:. The fact II that the right to chang,
. the line OF succession at any time I,
firmly vested In the British Parliament
so that whoever rules with its sanction
s within reasonable limits. n monarch
= de jure.
The royal star does not seem To hav,
been In the ascendant at the time o
Prince Rupert's birth. for IL Is doubtful
, " he viii ever even inherit the Bava
rian throne. TO which he Is also n direc
4: heir. there being three already befor
Z. him In the line of succession.
II There are his father. Prince Ludwi
of Bavaria: hts grandfather. Prime
r Luitpold. who has been regent of Bava
!. ria for the past fourteen years. reign
:. ing In place OF the third line Of success
sion. the mad King Otto.
!. so far as the chances OF the latte
lever ascending the throne again, the
h seem to be extremely slim, for Otto sti
broods his time away over his pipe q
's the schloss Furstenreid and seems Z
forget that he ever enjoyed the pain
and pleasures OF regal existence.
But In case OF the death of Primo
r.uitpoId. the present occupant of tn
Bavarian throne. II Is supposed that h
~ will be succeeded by his son, Prime
n Ludwig. should both Otto and Lud
r wig die without heirs. Prince Rupert
'E chance will come In. Prince Ludwig. b
marriage. also Is closely allied to tn
a. British royal family. his wife, who wa
a Maria Theresa, Arch-Duchess OF Aus
ha ngf afra