New-York tribune., 1903-08-03
THEIR AMERICAN BLOOD.
Number of old World Mobiles Who
Haze american Mothers.


States. have American blood in their veins is about
to pay visit to this country and according to re-
ports received from Paris. sails next week Not
only does he bear one Of the most illusrious
In Europe. but he enjoys the distinction of being
son OF the only American-born who has
attained sovereign rank and shared a Euro
pean throne For TIE death of her first hus-
band. the late Duke of Richelieu. Miss Alice Heine
who was born at New-Orleans the daughter
of the late Michael IIene. the well known New
Orleans banker became the wife of the present
ruler Of Monaco. Prince Albert l. from whom, il is
true. she has secured a judicial separation
after a union Of twelve years
The Duke of Rcheeu. who is unmarried, some
twenty-seven years of age and who the death
of his mother will inherit one-half Of her very
large fortune. holds besides the dukedon of Richie
lieu that Of Fronsac, well the marduisate Of
Jumilhae Were ne to marry American girl
their eldest son would bear the title Of Duke of
Fronsac
The dukedom Of Rcheieu was founded by the
great cardinal of that name. who played so notable
a part in the French history Of the seventeenth
century. and who at his death Eequeathed, with
the kings permission. his dukedom to his grand
nephew; that is to say, to the grandson Of one of
his 0he cardinalG) sisters The name Of this
grand-nephew Jean du Plessis de Vignerot
Among his immediate descendants was the famous
Marshal Duke of Richeleu, who figured so prom
inenty in European history during the latter half
of the eighteenth century, and the Duke Of Richie
lieu who after emigrating to Russia at the time
of the French Revolution, founded Odessa.
The dukes Of Richelieu Of the so-called Vignerot
line came to an emo with the death of that Duke
sf Richelicu who was Minister OF State TO King
Louis XVIII. The latter monarch thereupcn con-
ferred the dukedon Of Richelleu and Of Fronsac
upon the minister's sisters son, the MARQUIS de
Jumilhac. who after The revolution of 1880 dis
tinruished himself by his hostility to the Orleans
dynastv being one of the most devoted adherents
OF that Henry Y who known as the Conte ce
Chambord. Dying unmarried and without issue ne
was succeeded by his nephew. the son or MS young
er brother who held the dukedom only for few
months and died leaving daughter still unrnaF-
rfed a son the present Duke of Richelieu' and
widow who nine years afterward became the sec
ond wife Of the reirning Prince OF Monaco
Long is the list of those European noblemen VINO
through their American mothers have the olood oI
this country in their veins They comprise the Ger
nan Prince Of Lynar, whose mother was MISS
Arneie Parsons. o. Columbus Ohio; the late Prince
Joachim Murat whose mother Miss Caroline
Fraser Of Philadelphia, and whose sister Is the
Duchess Of Noailles-AIouchy. while one OF his
daughters is the wife Of the Austro-Hungarlan
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Count GoluchoWski.
Then there are the Marquis Of Choiseul-Prasln
eldest son and heir of the duke of that name, and
whose mother was Miss Elizabeth Forbes, Of New
York; the young Princes Andrew and Mark An
thony Colonna, whose mother was MISS Evelyn
Bryant and is a daughter of Mrs John ". Mackay,
! of New-York and san Francisco; the Duke Of Man
chester whose mother Miss Consuelo Yznaga,
OF New-York and New-Orleans: Lord Cheylesmore,
whose mother Miss Charlotte Harman, OF New
Orleans: Lord Abnger. whose mother was Miss
Helen Magruder, Of Washington the young Mar
ouis Of Blanford. whose mother was Miss ConsueIo
Vanderbilt OF New York: Prince Brancaccio, Of
Rome. whose mother was Miss Elizabeth Field OF
J New York; young Prince Cantacuzene, of Russia
hose mother is granddaughter Of President
Grant: Viscount Ellington, whose mother is
daUghter Of Bradley Martin Of New-York, and the
two boys Of the Comte Bohl de Castellane. whose
mother was Miss Anna Gould
with regard to the last named family it may be
mentioned in reply the Inquiries OF readers that
there are not only several branches thereof, but
that there are also several noblemen, heads Of
these various branches who, like the father-in-laW
OF Miss Anna Gould, make OF the title of Mar
qus de Castelane. Strictly speaking, the Norante
branch, which the Marquis Lionel de Castellane
is the chief, is the senior one Of the lot. Count
Bcni de Casteilane belongs to the so-called Move
jan branch which is the fourth and junior one two
others being the Esparron branch, Of which the
chief is the Marquis Hippolyte de Castellane and
the Magastres branch, OF which only Nile. Blanche
de Castelane, daughter of the late Marquis Jules
de CastelIane. remains. Both Count Adhemar and
Count Lionel de Castelane. who frequent Wis
itors 10 this country are sons of hea6 Of the
Ncrante branch, which is quite well connected
as that to which Count Boni de Castellane belongs
being related by ties of marriage to the ducal
houses of Broglie. of Sabran. Of Bacas and OF De
la RocAefoucauld
Some Of the most eminent genealogists of France
claim that none of the Castellanes now living have
any connection with the old Castellane family.
which played great a role in the history Of
France from the twelfth century until it became
extinct toward the close OF the eighteenth century
through the death of that Marquis de CastelIane
and Count de Grignan who the son-in-law Of
the famous Nine de S5vign6 At the time of the
great Revolution there was, according 20 these
genealogists untitled and in no sense of the
word noble family OF the name of Castellane at
poleonic wars in the early part of the century,
took advantage of the confusion raging the sub
ect of titles to assume those Of marquis and count
belonging to the ancient and hlustrious family OF
Castellane Grignan, which had become extinct.
One of them distinguished himself a soldier.
and being among the earliest 10 transfer his al
legiance from Napoleon to tie Bourbons after the
restoration in 1874. was permitted by King Louis
XVIII ike many other generals who had gone
oyer 10 retain the nobiliary title which he had
assumed Count Bon de Castellane is a great
! grandson of this military Marquis de Castellane
who died as a field marshal The latter's brothers
followed his example, and likewise assumed the
tile of Marquis de Castelane, and that is why
da there are in existence not only several branches
| oe RI. Castellaue family, but likewise several
/ nobIernen bearing the title of Marquis de Castel-
! lane.
sabted for her double -barrelled family the
fact that it was in the arms Of one Of her ances-
tors Colonel Murray Of Cringletie commanding
! the BLACK Watch, that General Wolfe died in
stornofng the Heights of Abraham at Quebec. Since
! - al the Cringletie Murrays have. with the
/ sanction of the crown, borne the compound name
! - Uyolfa Murray Lord Suffolk is the principal
aida-de-camp of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy Of India
/ I'D was a. one moment reported as engaged tc
/ Miss Daisy Letter, of Chicago
! --o- 1K-f11farn,s dIial endeavors TO endow thai
! - s4a-rer whose memory he so profoundly re-
s,ares with the surname of THE Great" serve tC