New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-18
PRINCESS'S DUCAL GROWN
Emperor to Grant AdUance IN Rank
to Heir Apparent's Wife.

elevation rank Ii is stated that the Emperor has
! determined TO create her a duchess, and while
/ there are some who beieve that she will be known
as the Duchess Of Roichstadt, it is more probable
/ that she viii retain her present name and be
/ known as the Duchess Of Hohenberg. This would
ne better for the superstious there seems some
! thing i'll Omened about the ducal title Of Reich
stadt, which last borne by the unfortunate
son of the first Napoleon and of his consort. EN-
! press Marie Louise.
While this distinction will add to the prestige Of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand's clever Bohemian
! wife, and viii give her the pas" over ordinary
non-royal princesses who figure such in Part III
| Of the AImanach de Gotha, it will leave her in
the same position before with regard to all the
D'edlatized princes and princesses, and even
counts and countesses, of the mediatized houses
comprised in Part II Of the Almanach. Not even
the Emperor himself can give her precedence over
these ladies. who exceedingly jealous of their
status, and this account Princess HOhenberg is
certain to hold just much aoof from court at
/ fairs at Vienna heretofore. 1t is bad for the
wife OF the future Emperor not to be admitted to
the circle of the archduchesses of the imperial house
and Of the princesses Of sovereign houses who may
happen 10 be visiting Vienna But is still worse
for her TO be obliged follow in the wake Of the
! Countesses Castel. Colleredo. Mansfield Fugger
Harrach, Leiningen. kUefstein and Khevenhuiler
besides many others.
The princess. who, prior to her marriage. was
Countess Sophie Chotek. lady-n-waiting 10
Archduchess lisa bella wife of Archduke Frederick,
although treated with the utmost distinction by
call upon her, is nevertheless subject 10 all sorts
OF rksome rules OF etiquette the Austrian Court
which are as Interchangeable the laws OF the
Modes and Persians. For instance. she cannot
make Of any OF the imperial carriages i'm
perial Nveries when driving alone, Should she
drive with her husband anywhere in of his i'm
perial equpages and ne leave her. she could not
return in the same carriage. but must have her
own private carriage waiting TO convey her home
When in Vienna she makes her home at the Bel
vedere Palace, where in spite of her anomalous posi-
tion, she exercises great deal Of influence, not
merely social. but also political She is the centre
of a most brilliant and interesting circle, and
rightly or wrongly, is looked upon as one of the
most important allies OF the church and OF the
clerical party. There is likelihood however. Of
this aH-powerfuI support OF the church being uti
hzed. as has been alleged. 10 enable her to be
raised TO the rank OF empress or OF Queen OF
Hungary when her husband succeeds 10 the throne
for ut the time Of his marriage he took solemn
oath on the Gospels that he would never claim
for or confer upon his wife the children she
might bear 10 him imperial royal rank. and
that the children born Of the union should never
have any other rank than that OF their mother
II has been said that the Hungarans will decline
10 take cognizance Of this vow OK the archduke.
and insist upon recognizing Princess Hohenbers
queen OF Hungary when her husband succeeds to
The throne. But the people who alIege this lose
sight Of the animosity which prevails Iu Hungary
against everything Bohemian and ~ the circUm-
stance that ArchdUke Francis Ferdinand is far
from popular in the land - the Magyars.
There IS an American end to the unpleasant
contretemps which took place the other day
Carsruhe az tho funeral OF the widow OF the
eregn Prince Of Lippe. who was "a princess of the
reignng house OF Baden. and who had since her
husbands death taken up her residence Carls-
ruhe Among the mourucrs who arrived at the
capital Of Baden 20 take part IN the obseques
Count Leopold Lppe. eldest son OF the regent u
the principally 81 Llppe accompanied by his
"a
fathers chamberlain Count Ritthcrg who has an
American wife and Is frequent visitor 70 this
country.
on calling upon the Grand Duke or Baden 70 pay
his respects that aged ruler informed Count Leo
poId Lippe that 10 his great regret. he would be
unable 10 give him place. either In the church or
in the funeral procession. among the other mem
beers Of the sovereign and mediatized houses since
lie was entitled thereto by birth. ana his pres
ence among them would give offence. Count Leo
pold. receiving this intimatiou, At once left
Carisruhe with his fathers Premier and chamber
lain. and the principally Of Lippe as well rs its
rcsning house. remained unrepresented at the
funeral
The reason why n place among the princely
mouruers was denied 10 Prince Leopold is because
his mothers mother happens 10 De a Philadelphia
girl. a commoner in the eyes OF the sovereign
houses Of Germany. ana this relationship bars him.
not alone from the eventual succession TO the
throne Of Lippe. but even to the status Of a MEM
Der of the reigning house OF Germany, 10 which he
belongs.
Tho Philadelphia girl in question was Miss Bob
len Of German American parentage. She married
q German noble OF the OF Count Leopold
Wartensleben. and the daughter Of this union be
came the wife Of Count Ernest Lippe the regent
OF the principally The count Is regarded, by
reason Of the origin OF his Phlladelphia-born
1nother-in-law. as having rendered himself guilty
OF rnesaIlance sufficiently pronounced to bar
him from the honors which would otherwise be due
10 her as the consort of the regent. Her children
are subjected the unpleasant discrmina-
ton.
The present nominal sovereign Of Lippe is the
childlese septuagenarian, Prince Alexander OF
IIppe who since the death OF his elder broth
er and predecessor on the throne, been insane.
and under restraint in the asylum of St Gigenberg.
near Ansbach- It is possible that he viii live for
many years TO Should the regent survive
him no opposition whatever would be raised 10 the
latter succession the throne sovereign Prince
Of IAppe But Count Leopold will not be permitted
10 succeed his father without a serious struggle,
and the way If the regent who Ia in feeble
health were TO die before the crazy prince young
Count Leopold would. on account OF his American
grandmother. not be allowed to take his father
place regent.
II NAV be recalled that at the time OF the late
Prince of LIppe's death acrimonious dispute for
the regency took place between the present regent
Count Ernest Lippe. and the other claimant TO the
regency. Prince Adolph OF Schaumburg-Lippe. who
married the Kaiser's sister, special tribunal OF
arbitration presided by the late King of Sax
ouy eventually deciding in favor Of Count Ernest
Lippe declining, however. TO pronounce itself with
regard the OF his its reticence in the
matter being taken by the various courts and gov
ernments OF Europe indicate that it did not con-
slider him as entitled the status Of a member
succession his fathers Office OF regent or to the
throne of Lippe.