The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23

as her children. has claim only TO such
parts Of her husbands estate as are not
dependent upon the rank. In case Of death
of the husband the widow is not entitled
TO dover rights. and her children are not
entitled TO succession In the case OF
German and Austrian soveresrns the stst-
utory effects Of mesaiiiance must always
be expressly stipulated. as was done in
the case OF Arehduke Francis Ferdinand.
Great sensation was caused some years
ago when Prince Oscar. Duke OF West
Gothland. second son OF the king OF swe-
den. renounced his right OF succession 20
the throne IN order to marry Ebha Nunck.
one Of the ladies OF honor OF the queen.
The marriage took place IN March, ISIS.
and has proved very happy union The
prince took the title Of Prince Hernadotte
in addition to which he became IN 1891. by
Luxemburg grant, Count Of wishorg.
TIE couple have fve children and live In
retirement in Stockholm.
Not less happy Is the marriage OF Duke
George II. of savs-Meinsngrn with Helene
Franz. an actress NJ unusual talent. who.
together with her art-iovine husband. has
since made the Meiningen theater world
famous. despite the narrow confines OF the
principally. The ''Meiningcr'' IRE ac-
knowledged TO be the best expounders OF
Shakespeare on the stage. They are Wen
known In dramatic circles OF the United
states as well "a in Europe. on the day
Of the marriage. March IS 1873. the NOR
ganatic wife was made Baroness OF
Heldburs by &C, OF the saxe-Meiningen
diet,
The son OF Duke George. Prince Ernest
OF Saxe-Meiningen, followed the example
Of HIS father in marrying the daughter OF
ccmmoner, Miss Katharine Jensen.
daughter % William Jensen. a novelist Of
great repute In Germany. She was made
baroness OF saalfeld when she married.
eight years ago. The couple have three
children. and reside In Frankfort-on the
Main.
Duke Ludwig % Bavaria when he was Is
years old renowned his rights OF primo
seniture In favor OF his brother. Duke Carl
Theodor. the celebrated oculist in order
10 marry Henrietta Mendel. an actress.
who on this occasion was made a Baroness
OF wallsrsee. A year after the death Of
his hrst wife the duke then 81 years old.
married Antonio Barth, a danseuse of the
ROYAL theater, In Munich. who was named
Won Bartolf The only child OF the first
marriage Baroness Marie OF wallersee
married Count George Won Larisch- Moen-
ich. from whom she was divorced after
nineteen years OF married life Three
years ago she married the famous Munich
tenor, Otto Brucks.
Prince Nikolaus OF Nassau. a step brother
az the grand duke OF Luxembourg and Of
the queen of Sweden. married tho
daughter of the famous Russian poet.
Pelschkin, a divorced Natalie Won Dctbeit,
In 1863. A year later later she was made.
by patent OF the principality OF waideck.
a Countess Nuremberg The eldest daugh-
ter OF this marriage. Countess Sophie (hy
Luxembourg patent countess OF Torby)
married tho Russian Grand Duke Michael
Michailowitch. while the only son, Count
George Won Nuremberg. married the eldest
daughter OF Princess Dolgoruki. The lat
ter married in July 1870. n month after the
death Of Empress Maria AlexandrownA,
the Russian emperor. Alexander H. She
was on this occasion made a Princess Jur-
jewskata, and IL now a widow, Another
widow In royalty Il tho Countess HarA
,erau. who. as Johanna I.oisinscr. q
singer. married the unfortunate Prince
Alexander OF Bulgaria
The house OF Hcsse and OF Rhine has
several morganatic marriages in its grand
dncal line. Prince Henry. uncle Of the
reignine grand duke OF Hesse. as well M
his younger brother. Prince william. who
died not long ago, married daughters Of
commoners. Prince Henry married first Z
Miss Karolina which, who was made
baroness Won Nidda. and when she died
he married, in 1898. Emile Miiena-H rxik.
an operatic singer. who was made n Bar
oness Won Dornberg.
One OF the most sensational love matches
of quito recent years was the eiopcmsnt
and secret marriage OF Princess Elizabeth
OF Bavaria, eldest daughter OF the second
son Of the prince regent and Of Arch
duchess Gisela OF Austria. with the Bavar-
ian lieutenant, Baron Otto Won seefried-
The late empress OF Austria. who was
assassinated by Lucheni, was the good
angel of this royal couple. and she sue
ceeded In prevailing upon her imperial
husband to give to the Baron Won 6ssfrts,
rank and fitla in tina Atzstrfan armv