New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-13

Inc Earl OF shannon is the chief or a younger
branch Of the family of which Lord Cork is the
head, and II IS his coat-of-arms which is emilia
zoned on the head of the menu cards and OF the
notepaper of the Carlton Hotel. where many
Americans stay, and which commentaries Lord
Shannon's ancestor. Lord Carlton. Minister OF
State to Queen Anne and the creator OF Carlton
House. afterward the residence of King George "
as Regent.
Two royal princes, grandsons Of the Austrian
Emperor and of Prince Leopold OF Bavaria.
will sail next week from Hamburg for the United
States. for the purpose OF visiting the ST. Louis
Exhibition and travelling in this country After
spending two three months here they will
go on to Australia. from there to Japan and China
returning home via Java, Cochin China. India and
Egypt.
As they are apparently destined 20 prove the
only scions OF European royalty who will cross the
Atlantic this summer. It may be hoped that they
Will in spite Of their travelling incoGno. receive
n little more attention than their cousins. Prince
and Princess Rupert Of Bavaria. who in The
United States for number OF weeks last summer
the princess becoming seriously Hl in New-York
and lying there at deaths door for several days.
without anybody save about a dozen people here
being aware of their presence. Yet Prince Rupert
is the heir pTesumptive 10 the throne OF Bavaria,
member of probably the oldest sovereign house I'm
Europe and were II not for the Act of Settlement
passed by The English Parliament two hundred
year. ago. vesting the British crown In the Prot
estant house Of Hanover, and barring therefrOm
the Catholic dynasty of Stuart. would to-day be
Prince of Wales. Indeed. he is hailed such by
the members o. the iegitimst. White Rose. So
ciety in England.
Whereas Prince Rupert Is the son OF the eldest
OF the aged Prince Regent Of Bavaria. the
Princes George and Conrad are the only boys OF
the Regents younger son, Field Marshal Prince
Leopold The is twentyfour years old. the other
twenty-five; they hold commissions as lieutenants
IN Bavaran infantry regiments. and their mother IS
the Archduchess Gisela. eldest daughter OF Emperor
Francis Joseph and his murdered Empress
They viii be accompanied by Captain Baron VIII
tam Won Retzenstein. one % whose cousins. Of the
same name. IL may he remembered. won the long
distance ride few years ago between Berlin and
Vienna. and afterward served with the Beers I'm
the South African war, while another commanded
for many years the G-ries du Corps OF the kings
OF Prussia
The young princes have two sisters. both older
than themselves one OF whom is married 10 Arch
duke Joseph Of Austria. while the other. Princess
Elizabeth. made a romantic runaway marriage
with a penniless Young infantry Officer OF the
name OF Baron Otto Seefried, who has since been
created a count by Emperor Francis Joseph. n
whom he has become favorite. and who now
makes his home with the princess in Austria. hc
as well as his wife having been forbidden by the
Regent 10 return to Bavaria.
may add that the members Of the house of
Wittelsbach who were dukes Of Bavaria At the be-
ginning Of the tenth century. became Electors %
Bavaria and were advanced 10 the rank Of kings
Of Bavaria by the first Napoleon. the Congress Of
Vienna leaving 10 the first King Of Bavaria his
dignity as such rs a reward for his having Joined
the coalition against France. The present King or
Bavaria a second cousin OF the young Princes
George and Conrad has been insane and under
restraint as Iunatic since several years pricr to
his accession 10 the crown. and knows
actl n he realizes that his elder brother is dead