The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-13
DIVORCES IN
ROYAL LIVES.
Record Of lnfellclty In Europs's S
Reigning Houses.
UNIONS LACKING IN LOVE.
Marital Unhspplnsss si Princes and Pin
csssss Leads 10 Separation Many
Such Cases Are Cited.
UNIONS LACKING IN LOVE.

rimonal alliances OF reigning families. +"
says stewart &. Grant in the Junior Nun
sey. "Dynastfc considerations force their
members 10 wed even when they desire
90 remain single, and political considera-
mons limit their choice
Long is the list of European Queens
empresses, and princesses who TOR one
reason or another have been contraIned
10 live apart from their husbands. Not
long ago the roster received "a nota bic
addition In the person OF the lnfanta Eu-
lalia OF Spain, who, after being poinrcnd-
ly careful during the last two years 10
avoid being anywhere near her husband,
lately obtained legal separation from
him
The domestic misfortunes of the In
fanta Eulalia are Of particular Interest
10 the American people, because she IL
one Of the four ladies' or royal rank who
have visited the United States, the other
three being the late Empress OF Brazil,
Princess Theresa OF Bavaria eldest
daughter OF the regent OF Bavaria, and
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. the
fourth daughter OF the late Queen Vie
toria.
Princess Arlbert OF AnhaIt. who spent
couple OF weeks At Washington last
summer, cannot strickly speaking, be re-
garded as royal lady She was recently
divorced from her mcOnHenial husband
aud has resumed her maiden name OF
Princess Louise of Schleswig- -Holstein.
The Infanta Eulsla represented the
spanish crown at the festivities organ
lied by the United States I'm connection
with the l0oth anniversary OF the discoy-
cry OF America by Columbus.
Those who met her on that occasion
We're able To draw their own conclusions
concerning the contrast between the
high-spirited. brilliant, and in many ways
fascinating princessand her husband Don
Antonio, a poor creature, mentally az
well physically. II was impossible To
believe that the infanta could regard
Der husband with any other sentiment
but that of contemptuous pity.
EULAIIAs WEDDING NOT POPULAR
"The lnfanta had always been the fay-
oite sister OF the late King Alfonso and
the most popular princess Of the regning
family at Madrid, and when the an
nouncement was made that "A marriage
had been arranged for her with her firsi
cousin, Don Antonio-who was the only
son of Queen lsabella's younger sister
the late Duchess OF Montpensier-a good
deal Of popular feeling was manifested.
lt was known that the marriage had
been arranged partly I'm the hope OF pre-
venting the old Duke OF Montpensier
from continuing his detestible intrigues
against the spanish throne and partly for
the purpose OF cutting short little ro-
nance I'm which the Princess figured as
the heroine. while the hero was reported
10 be "a good-looking young foreign dlplo-
mat. who WAS suddenly transferred from
Madrid 10 another capital at the request
OF King Alfonso.
This had the effect OF rendering her
especially interesting I'm the eyes OF her
countrymeu.
''Eulalia Is by no means the only mem
her af har "a ush rrfa bia.
proved an utter failure. Her mother, old
ts,een Isabella, has been separated for
more than thirty years from her King
Consort, Francis Of Assist.
Born as Spanish prince OF the blood,
King Francis is SO diminutive in stature
and afflicted with such a childish treble
voice that IL ia easy TO understand the
meaning Of the queens remark that when
she married she had expected To find
man. but had been disappointed 10 dis
cover herself mated to an infant-Spauish
term for a prince.
Queen Isabellas sister-in-law, the late
infanta Isabella, who died two or three
years ago, had been separated for at leas,
two decades from the Polish noblemau,
Count Gurowski, whom she had married
after most sensational and romantic
eopement. accomplished In the true old
fashioned manner by means OF rope lad
der and post chaises Small blame could
be ascrihed TO the count for abandoning
her
Her vagaries were such that Il is char
table TO presume that she was mentally
unbalanced and she remains on record
as the only member Of the royal and his-
toriC house of Bourbon who was buried
without any religious services whatso-
ever. her ohseauies being OF the character
known as civil.
NATALIE AND KING MILAN.
Few people knew the exact relation be-
tween queen Natalie OF Servia and hus-
band, the late King Milan Their devorce
was pronounced and annullec so MANY
times that II became difficult to say
whether her servian majesty was di.
vorcee or not,
Probably no other crowned head in
the present century has ever been sub
iect TO such shameful treatment by her
husband, The latter forced her, by his
nagrant rrohigacy while still on the
throne. tc leave Balsrade and seek refuge
abroad
'''rhereupou he Invoked the services OF
The German police ia remove her SON.
Alxander, FROM her by force. This high
handed outrage being attended by CTR
of much brutality
'tte then proceeded 10 exile her from
servis and forced the compleisaht metro
politah uf the national church Of Servia
80 decree the dissolution ~ her marriage.
st the same time deprivinE her cf Tho
title OF Queen and of the royal attrib-i
utes
The reignng Prince of Monaco lies
been another centre Of matrimonial com
plications. His first wife II stin living,
her marriage 20 the ruler of the famous
llitie princlpality having been annlilled by
the Vatican though the papal dcc~ee
simultaneously pronounced that her son
was IN every sense OF the word legitimate.
Princess Mary. whose mother was a
princess OF the reigning house of Bsden
ana whose father was tho English Duke
OF Hamilton was forced by her klusman
ana GUARDIAN. ,he late Emperor Napoleon,
to give her hand In marriage % Albert
of Monaco
The latter showed himself q singularly
neglected. and unklnd husband. and her !
lifc az Monte Carlo became 50 intolerable
that she took flight, carrying her infant
child with her. She sought refuse 81
Florence. where tile Italian police. acting
On behalf Of the srince made = sense tion- |
Al attempt 70 take the boy away from
her
The plot wsa frustrated by the Grand |
Duchess Marie Of Russia. who took
mother and infant under her protection |
snd dchcd the Italian authorities ~ cross
'he threshold ~ her rcsd"nce
TO-DAY rfinrsts Msry a. ths ~ie ~ |