The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-13


empire. and occupies an excellent position
az the court Of Vienna.
WEEDS AN AMERICAN oIRL.
Prince ALBERT married again. th,, n,.xt
Princess pf Monaco being sli American
girl, da tighter OF the NeN. Orleans bank
cr. Michael Heiue. Ills sasytd -pa ttigse-
NAL venture, however turSstS ssbf IN
fortunately as the first, lpr a. judicial
s~para tion has recently been arranged be-
tween the prince and princess. each hay-
ing many charges against the other.
"All the younger married couples OF the
imperial family OF Russia are living hap
PLY together. But the white haired widow
of the late Grand Duke Constantine.
granduncle OF the present Gar spent the
greater part OF her life apart from her
husband, one OF the most brilliant and
accomplished men OF his days
. IL was solely owing 60 the influence
Of his brother. the Emperor Alexander
III, that the scandal OF divorce was
averted. Constantine's other brother the
Grand Duke Nicholas, likewise made no
pretense of living with his consort. who
forced by HE behavior 90 leave his roof
took up her residence in convent at
Kief
''The existence or Princess Yourieffska
and the presence al the court OF 81 PEE
tersburg OF the handsome children whom
she bore to the Emperor Alexander Al
constitute incontrovertible evidence Of
the fact that he was "A husband oniv in
name 10 the Empress Marie during the
Hast ten years OF the lstters life
Ills sister. the Craps Duchess Marie,
made no pretonse Of living with her hus-
band. the Duke OF Leuchtenberg after
The first three or four years of her mar
riage.
The reigning houses Of Germany have
been particularly prolific in divorces aud
separations. one OF the prncesses of
Prussia, Louise by name Is divorced from
Prince Alexis OF Hesse. She is now
woman Of 20 and makes her home at
Weisbaden.
Her brother Prince Frederick Charles.
the celebrated general. TO whom belongs
the credit OF the capture OF the French
stronghold OF Metz In 1870 spent a con-
siderable portion of his life apart from
his wife, who was only dissuaded from
obtaining a divorce by the Old Emperor
William.
PRINCESS MARIE's UNHAPPY UNION
Prince Albert OF Prussia, now regent
Of Brunswick, spent a singrilarly unhap-
py bOyhood, owing To the troubles between
MS parents, which illuminated In sen
sational divorce. After the dissolution of
the marriage his father contracted a
morsanauc alliance with Mile. de Ral1ch.
by whom he had number of children
who bear the title OF counts and conntess-
Prince AIberts mother Princess Marie
OF the Netherlands became the wife OF
one Of her gentlemen In waiting and died
about nfteen years ago.
The late king OF Holland lived only a
few years with his first wife, Queen So
phia, one of the Intellectual prncesses OF
the reiEning house OF Wurtemburg. their
union having been inn every sense OF the
word a marriage de CONVEYANCE politique
The same may be said OF the match be-
tween the late Prince Napoleon ana Prin-
cess Clothilde, The sister OF King Hum
bert of Italy.
There was no pretense OF affection In
the latter union. which was contracted
solely for the purpose OF consolidating
the alliance between Italy and France on
The eve OF the war with Austria.
Princess Clothide was then, and still
lady of royal blood in Europe. Prince Ma
poleon, who was as religious and dissi-
pated as his consort was vtrtuous. sys-
teInatically neglected his wife.
After war Of 1870 and the overthrow of
the French empire he effected a legal
separation from her which lasted Til his
death, nearly 70 years afterward.
She now makes her home near Turin,
az the chateau of Montecaliori, where
she leads the life OF sister az mercy.
devoting her time and her energies 10
caring for "A number of sick and inhrm
people whom sne has gathered beneath
her roof.
Her niece. the young duchess Felene
OF Aosta, has twice left her husband and
was persuaded to return to him only by
the urgent entreaties of the late King
Humbert and OF her own relatives.
4, rhat the reconciliation is complete,
she IS now the mother OF two little boys,
the elder Of whom Is destined to succeed
TO the throne OF Italy In the event OF the
marriage between the prince and princess
of Naples remaining chidless.
DIssENTIoN IN CoBURG FAMILY.
Princess Louise OF Belgium. eldest
daughter OF King Leopold. was forced by
the brutality and neglect OF her husband,
Prince Philip OF Coburg, To seek refuge
Oroad where. unhappily. she became I'm
Voved I'm financial transaction OF such an
unsavory character that I'm order 10 avoid
"A criminal prosecution she was consigned
10 a sanitarium and iudicially declared to
be mentally irresponsible.
AT the same time degree OF legal
separation was pronounced on the ue-
mand OF Prince Philip the Vatican hav-
ing refused 10 dissolvethe union.
King LeopOlds second daughter is
that Princess Stephanie. whose domestic
after becoming a subject OF
public gossip throughout the length and
breadth OF Europe. eliminated In the
band, the. Crown Prince Rudolph of Aus
tria, at Meyerlig.
1T had been a loveless marriage AT the
very outset, and the archduke made no
secret of the fact, that he had MERELY
obeyed the orders In asking for the Rand
OF the princess and that ne never would
have married her but for dynastic con-
sideratio
There are several other royal couples
whose matrimonial differences have
from time 10 time formed the subject OF
public comment and who have teniporar-
ily. parted like the Duke and Duchess of
Aosta, only te-tse subsequently,
ciled through the intervention OF their
relatives and friends.
Among them are the reigning Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess OF Hesse first
cousins, both Of them being srandchild-
rem of the late Queen Victoria
Then there are the ArchdUke and
Archduchess Otto of Austria who arc
prsbably destined To ascend the throne,
Otto's eldest brother. the present heir
apparent. having contracted a morgan
attic marriage. and children born 10 which
are debarred from the succession.
Finally there are the King and Queen
or Roumania, who fell out over an at
tempt OF the lstter's maid OF honor Hell
enc Nacarescu. 90 inVeigle her adopted
son. the crown prince. into marriage The
queen favored the match. her
husband violently opposed A. and the
quarrel was So warm that they lived
apart for some two years.
THE poet pueen, who wfies IInder the
name Of Carmen sylvia did not return
10 Bucharest until after the union VI the
'rown prince 10 Princess Marie ~ Great
Britain and Coburg."
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