New-York tribune., 1905-08-11
scoRNs IMPERIAL. K1NsMAxsH1P

footba4 team TO play series OF matches in the
United States is the chief Of a family TO which
Empress Eugene claims TO be related, and which
has publicly repudiated her pretensions The house
which can thus afford TO spurn the plea for recog-
milton of kinsmanship put forward by a former
sovereign is that OF the Krkpatrieks. of Closeburn
The royal patent granting the domain OF C1oseburn
70 Yvonne Kirkpatrick, dated 1872, and bearing the
Signature Of King Alexander II Of Scotland, re-
NAMED in the possession OF the family until the
middle OF the last century. when, owing TO the
ca-eessness of drunken servants. the ancient castle
was burned 10 the ground, all the family papers.
rortraiUs and plase then being consumed Since
then the Kirkpatrick baronets have been in more
or less straitene5 circumstances but exceedingly
-opd q their lineage All the data relating there
- we're fortunately preserved at the Royal Col
,ege Of Heralds. al Edinburgh. Thanks TO this, the
,s-Iz- has been able disprove the claim OF En-
mess Eugenies mother. who Miss Kirk
-,a-rick 10 belong 10 the Krkpatricks of Closeburn
40 70 show that the genealogical tree and ances-
,rsl uapers which the Empresss grandfather
--r,-es States Consul Kirkpatrick. at Malaga pro
6aoe6 in order TO overcome the objections OF the
,ohle family Of Monti3o TO the marriage Of one OF
as Members 10 the daughter OF provincial grocer
1t-i-,znarr!ck was nothing else) merely fabri-
cations
The Nontijos are . very ancient Spanish house
The origin Of the family goes back further than
tbs institution Of nobility in Spain and among its
ancestors are Alfonso Perez de Guzman, that hero
OF rhe thirteenth century whose exploits are still
recounted by Spanish peasants. well Con
salvo &c Cordova- the great general and friend Of
Columbus
At- Kirkpatrick. the grandfather Of Eugene.
was not really a Scot. but an Irishman- At any
rate he hailed from the North OF Ireland, which
he claimed as the land Of his birth until acquaint
ance with some Of the local Spanish aristocracy
g. Malaga filed his head with mania on the sub
ject Of genealogy- Ee LETT Ireland, not, as has
been alleged by biogra piers Of Empress Eugene
on account Of his devotion TO the cause Of the
s1uarts. but merely for the sake Of acting as
buyer and q drummer for a number Of Belfast
and Dublin grocers Il was in this capacity that
he came 10 tie United States and made
some business connections here which ultimately
enabled him, when he established his residence at
Malaga. 10 secure appointment as an unpaid
United States consul there His CHIEF OBJECT IN
obtaining this coasulship was for the purpose OF
giving him some social prestige in the eyes of the
people Of the island. and for counteracting the
social drawbacks Of his connection with the
grocery trade
In course Of time he made the acquaintance Of a
Miss Grevigny. whose father was at the head of
thriving grocery business at Bruges in Belgium An
endez.or has been made by Eugenie's biographers
10 prove that the GreVigny in question was men,
ber OF the Netherland aristocracy and baron. but
he was nothing Of the kind. For the Grevgny
have always been in trade honest retail merchants,
and several members OF the family figure such
among The aldermen Of Liege and Bruges. This
grocer Greviguy had two daughters. of whom
married United States Consul Kirkpatrick and the
other French officer OF the name Of Matthew
De Lesseps. who through this marriage became the
father OF Ferdinand de Lesseps the creator OF the
suez Canal
Kirkpatrick by his marriage with Miss Crevigny
had rwo daughters. both Of them handsome girls.
One OF them, Henrietta married Count Francis
tabarrUs. brother OF that celebrated beauty who
PLAYED so great q role in the latter part Of the
Revolution under the name Of Nine. Talien and
who died as Princess de Chmay. The other Marie
ManueIa. q blond beauty with a magnificent figure
made The conquest Of Count de Teba, who a short
rfurz
brother. became Count Of Montijo and head OF the
&ontijo family The latter at first showed an in
F1ncible objection 10 the counts marrying the
daughter Of mere grocer. such Kirkpatrick
and II was only then that the consul went TO Eng
land and procured there q genealogical tree and a
quantity Of family papers 10 prove that he was a
scion OF the noble house Of Kirkpatrick Of Close
bUEne. and that his lineage quite illustrious
ss that OF the Montijos. These papers. as stated
above. were always alleged by the real Kirkpat-
Feks-that Is 10 say. by the house Of which Sir
Charles is the head-to be absolute forgeriea and
certain il is that neither the Consul Kirk
patrick any Of the people he claimed as his
-l--iediaie ancestors figures in those pages OF
Closeburne
III LUCK OF THE BOURBoNs OF NAPLES
The death OF the little Infant Ferdinand of
epa-n viii serve recall old Queen IsabeIla's
psedlclon that the marriage Of the child's parents
ss bound 10 result in misfortune. since the father
Eilhce Carlos. although an estimable man. be-
i'hss 10 a branch Of the Neapotaa Bourbons
"iose members have always been regarded in Spain
- possessed with the evil eye, and unlucky
- one IN modern times brought more cruel disas-
SAa misery upon Spain than the Infamous
Iisuna Of The Neapolitan Bourbons who mar
- FERDINAND VII Of Spain, and after his death
- the country Regent, until the people
:, driven by her tyranny and her wickedness
e-Se her from the kingdom. Queen IsabelIa's
laughter. the sensible, popular and kindly
IA Isabella. insisted. sorely against her
p wishes, upon marrying Prince Gaetan. OF
:. '"oh brother OF the last King OF Naples, and
ef Twelve months Of matrimonial misery he
D N's throat in her presence in hotel al Geneva.
&c Carlos. the father OF the little prince just
. - A son Of the Bourbon claimant to the
one OF Naples, and 10 such an exten: did the
+oI-e of Spain share old Queen Isabellas fears
- regard TO the had luck and the evil ege of
a. NO0IDons OF Naples. that when young King
OAso OF Spain's elder sister Maria de
= "a Mercedes. fell in love with the prince
n actually organized popular uprisings
- over tns country to prevent tho union from
Ing place, risings which were only suppressed
= I-s troops Dy means Of the most sanRuinary
ep4isHiS SO that the marriage may be said to
nave been inaug under The most ,fortnata
N~Sp4ees. Two years ago the princess met with a
ag severe automobile accident. Last year she
~4sQ pfeInatureiy. and the second of her Ittla
DOgs mas followed her TO the grave Her eldest
Doy. the infant Alfonso, now four years OF age
suA survives He is the next heir TO the throne
Ano he has little sister. ten months old Of the
name OF Isabella, who stands next 10 him in the
me or succession As long his wife lived Prince
Carlos. IN accordance with Spanish custom sbsrea
ner prIncely title of the Asturias usually borne nv
Ne heir apparent 10 the Spanish throne But
'hen she died he forfeited the right dignity
i.o Is now merely known as the Infant Don Carlos