New-York tribune., 1904-09-26
TER RANK CONTESTED.
In Austrian Princess Who Is Due
Here Tomorrow.

.-5 Princess CoiloreGo -Mannsfeld. who are
-. to-no-row as fellow passengers o. the
Vanderbits and the Frederick Nanderoi's
ho,rd the Kaiser Wilhelm H. ard VINO are o.
~ wav 10 ST. Louis. have recently attracted Z
ts-, s.oi of attention in Europe by the endeayors
,so nv the family of the prince 10 aFhuI MS
marriage -. ,-.a, houses If
-, snstrian nobility mcdi&;ized as formerly eHer-
.sing petty sovereignty. Ills wife whom ne mar
- q, April Of last year, was NFs Johr e1Esilain'
,g,,rfful and fascinating widow. and at the tine
'..1o, .bo other members Of his family were
-, a ,,nserstsnd that she was OF ancient lineage
- a member OF that llustrous Scotch mouse OF
--sham OF which the Duke OF Montrose Is me
ob,ef The prince some weeks aiter ms haiIlase
a, Paris proceeded 20 Prague "here ne mas q
.gn,aceut palace and where both he ana ms
...,,,as ,,d yyere entertained great deal
-, bovyever. the moment arrived for the pres
...,,r ~ the princess al court. the question was
vesed bv the digntaries thereon as 10 he' l.lease
y-or the wives OF the mobiles ot AUsurla are oUiseN
~ nroye 10 the satisfaction Of the GFahu
lsirs Department at Vienna that they are not oh'y
:, .,fstocratie parentage but also that thelr an
o.ors Maternal as well as maternal. nave neeh
obes for several generations back ana Ifee rom
-. bopreeois strain in order 10 secure recognition
es Hoffaehig that is. qualified 10 pe p'esei'NU a.
co,,rt and 10 form part Of the court clFele. -,
The new princess Was unaple 10 sA'-9is
..o,,,-ernents She could not even show tha' her
,,re,fs were blue blooded. nor yet hef l'S' 1ua
hand. Now. according to the family statu'es OF 'He
House Of Colloredo-M -Mannsfec, no rnehoer 'Aeie''
car contract a valid marriage with woman VINO
does not belong either 10 a sovereign OF :"
r,eaiatized family without the consent OF us
srnstes or adult members. Their sanction 10 'he
marriage OF the prince was given On tis ols'...'
r6fng that his bride was OF nooie Ei.s44s'
birth and as il turns that this is not 'he case
tSsv insist that the union IS invalid that the
,-incoss has no right 10 her title or name ana
that il any children are born to the union E tneE
will have no right TO succeed TO Their father u'e
., prince 10 his enailed estates, and TO the chlel
..,nshin of the House OF Co.loredo-Mannsfeld IN
- tbev have instituted legal proceedings 20
-, his marriage annulled. which believe are
Nsun pending. ia, soo,,-,ss
., ,e-se 10 their views champions her cause, ana
insists upon her rights. Meanwhile. OF course her
-.ssustion az court has been postponed. anc II Is
5outrful whether it will ever take place.
We're the action OF the princes relatives 10 be
b-uebt 10 this country or In England, they would,
of course be non-suited, since courts would hoio
cha. thew could not recognize the statutes OF the
rrtucely family as having any bearing upon the
laws Of the land. But in Austria and Germany II
is siTe-ent There the family statutes Of the
roediatized houses still carry weight and are
acknowledged by the national tribunals, and under
the circumstance the prince is wise to have mar
riea his wife in France in due legal form instead
Of in Austria in Germany
The prince is hereditary Grand Carver 70 the
Crown Of Bohemia, is a prince OF the empire, a
nagnate Of Hungary and his ancestral castle or
Collorsdo on the shores of the Adriauc. was built
as far back as the beginning of the fourteenth
century. He is quite young. and enormously rich.
Rumors are current in England 10 the effect that
James Henry Smith OF NeT-YoTk, is in negotiation
for the purchase Of Kylemere Castle, the beautiful
place on the Lougb Of Kylemere. In Connemara'
which the Duke and Duchess OF Manchester
bought year ago. but which they have never
Inhabited. Indeed il IS noJ even known with any
degree OF certainty whether the purchase ever
completed. Although the duke and duchess had
made all sorts of preparations 10 receive there the
King and Queen On the occasion OF their last stay
.n ireland. ana also the Duke and Duchess Of
ConnaEght neither Of these royal visits material
ised. and among the stories circulated TO the
reason for their abandonment the one most gen
orally accepted Is that II due 70 the discovery
that the ownership By the duke Of the placs was
not complete
Whatever the cause. the duke and duchess have
not been al KylemeFe az al this summer and
when in Ireland. have spent all their time at Tan
oeragee Castle in County Armagh. II is there that
James Henry Smith has besn visiting them. fol-
lowing their long stay at the lodge which he had
leased for the season in Scotland.
The young duke and duchess are apparently
estranged from Consuelo Duchess OF Manchester
and as announced by cable dispatches are coming
very soon 10 this country. II is said that the
oinerenees are due in great measure TO financial
causes, and certain II Is that while the widowed
duchess Is spending very literally the fortune left
10 aer ey her brother. Fernando Yznaga and is
enjoying degree OF luxury unknown to her up 10
tne time OF his death, her son and daughter-in-law
are not admitted 10 share her social prestige or her
emuenee. Indeed, they have been conspicuous by
their absence from all her numerous entertain
nents, house parties ana yachting cruises
Aylenere Castle figures in of sbe haet lr,o-r,,
OF Chsrles Levers novels. Bishops Folly" which
pays SO prominent role Ia The 3ramleighs Of
BISHOPS Folly" Ia Kylemere Castle ana the
SrAmie'shs are no other than the Blakes OF
tNOe'sIe' one OF the most ancient families of Ire
-, - '.on Enon Atchell-henry purchased the
p44ee Atehel-Eenry as every ore knows spent
--AHehse amount Of money in improving the
s particularly the grounds. and was passion
- 0e'oteo TO his beautiful country home until
&c usy ~heG his young daughter met death by
ONhing IN the Lough Of Kylemere under the
fsi' WIDOWS so 70 speak. Of the castle.
l'er eioatt's appointment as knight of the
.tslsn Most Holy Order OF the Annuncistior :"
IOui'oeo ey Amadeus VI OF Savoy who was m.
-l-potafy OF the English King Edward III
o4n0eI OF the order OF the Garter has the effect
- :. transforming him into titular cousin Of tha
Ii.s si4o @Seen, and at the same time gives him
"Hiheoiateiy next 10 the members OF the
ss 'am'ly' the non-royal italian knights of
an mere are only four or five Of them IN
h-enjoying precedence over all other dienfta-iss
ana onieals Of the realm
~ the same time the possession OF the order
p'aoss S4eatu under obligations which he win dnd
ssnhet clineut 10 reconcile with his posifion
tfine Minister of Italy The order was origi-
- .hsntuted TO the Honor Of God and OF the