New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-15

Emperor Francis Joseph's selection OF Archdulle
Frederick Of Austria to return I'm his stead. in
England the visit paid by King Edward last IAN
10 Vienna is due to the fact that Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand the heir apparent, who had been
or,stpa1lv designated to undertake the duty. was
prevented from leaving home by the dangerous i'll
ness OF his morGanatic wife following the birth or
a second son at her castle of konopischt in Bo-
barnin The heir apparent is familiar figure at
tho british Court which he has visited on several
occasions But this is the first time that Arch
duke Frederick has been there. Popularity known
among the Imperial family as Fritz" he Is the
eldest brother Of the Queen mother or Spain, the
half brother OF Princess Louis Of Bavaria future
Queen NJ Rayaria), and tho principal heir OF his
uncle the late Archduke Albert, the victor OF Gus
tozza and until his death GeneralSSimo or tle
Austro- Hungarian army. Archduke Frederick IS
OF all the members of the House of Hapsburg. the
ono who is on most intimate terms with the Ger
mo, Kaiser "a regarded Berlin being far
and AWAY the most capable military commander
and strategist in the dual empire, and Is coossaliy
rich.
IIfs marriage was characterized by certain
amount OF romance for he fell in love with Prin-
,oes isabella Croy daughter of the Duke of Croy,
who although chief of one Of the mediatized. that
&c TO saw formerly sovereign houses or Germany
is to-day to all intents and purposes, mere
Ralq,an nobleman. When Archduke Frederick an
rounced his determinati of marrying Princess
T,abelIa the court Of Austria insisted the union
could only he OF mOrganatc character. Bur the
nuke Of Croy would hear Of any such thing
and taking the ground that members of the media
tized houses OF Europe retain rights OF marriage
ON n footing of equality with the reigning houses
Of the old World. he declared that his daughter
should share the honors and dignities of her hus-
hand or else that the marriage should not take
place.
Emperor Francis Joseph gave way and the Prln-
cess Of Croy became Archduchess Isabella ana an
innnerial highness as well a royal princess OF
Hungary But her position at the court OF Aus
tria was a difficult at first, as the great ladies
of the Austrian aristocracy We're unwilling to act
as attendants to one who was not OF imperial
birth and whom they looked upon as a mere noble
woman like themselves
Among those who were willing however, to be-
COMA bar Iadies-I n waiting Countess Sophie
Cho,ek who spent a number Of years as member
Of the household of Archduke and Archduchess
Frederick The archduke and archduchess were
very anxious that their daughter Christine should
become the wife of Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
IN. heir annarent and when Francis Ferdinand
BETRAYED the fact that he preferred countess sophie
Cbotek the discriminating, TO Christine. Arch
duchess Isabella's anger knew no bounds. Nor has
the archduchess ever forgiven her former lady-in
waiting for having stolen the heart of the heir APP
narent and she is to-day the only one of the arch
ducbesses of Austria who has abstained from visit
inc aud from treating a a relative the morganatc
consort of the heir apparent. the ex~COuntess
Chotek now Princess Hohenberg. and who is about