New-York tribune., 1906-05-04
AUSTRIA'S PREMIER
Prince Conrad HohenEohe Related to
Al the Reigning Houses.

rance Conrad Of Hohenloke who has s,,-t nee,,
.nnointed Prime Minister of Austria IN the place
:. Fs-on Gautseh. Is q son OF that Prince rso,
s.snsine Hohenlohe who was a hoyhood friend OF
Emperor Francis Joseph. and for so many years
- Grand Master OF his Count Prince Conrad NAV
,-s,ea. Be said have been brought I'D altogether
!. the Court q Vienna. within the precincts os
-nich his father occupied official residence in
ise ~ which he IS a man OF such extremely m
- ,FeUs that he Is sometimes niclzna,noa the
- Prince" while his friends are accustomed 40
,,s him about being socialist. The fact of the
--.tte- however. is that the Emperor has selected
..is democratic scion OF one OF the most nnclen.
~ illustrious houses Of the gneat nobility oe Fr
~ 70 carry through and 20 put into force as
-sier those liberal measures. including universal
-,Frage which Baron Gautsch. man OF pIebeian
,rn considered himself too aristocrafic TO accept
!. paft and parcel OF his policy. Prince Conrad IS
. most able administrator. and Governor OF
r,ste and Of other cities and provinces has shown
!, amount Of tact. elasticity and sound judgment
--s,eh has not only commended him to the EN-
,vor but has likewise endeared him the peopIe
-bss-t 10 his rule. Indeed. quite a number OF the
.,sos which he has administered Governor have
.n.cted him 10 be What is known IN Germany as
-. of their citizens Of HONOR which is equivalent
i .be presentation OF the freedom OF a city in
T,uish speaking countries The prince. Who Is
-,arned 70 a Countess Schonborn. who was one of
-s most celebrated beauties OF the Court Of Vienna,
las number Of children. while one OF his brothers,
The Hohenlohes descend IN the male line from
Everard Duke Of Francona. brother OF Emperor
conrad OF Germany. and its members pass on 20
one another as their hereditary rights the names Of
Cows Kraft. Hugo. Conrad, etc. 70 remind the
modern world that they comprise among their
osstors in the direct line the Morovingan. Carlo
,sngan and Capetian princes Of thousand years
seo The Hohenlohes and others among the petty
-ulers OF Germany. having refused to bow TO the
woke o. Napoleon lost most OF their territorial ana
dynastic rights through the signing OF the Treaty
q Luneville in 1901 But by the Congress Of Vienna
n ls5 they were 'Tnediatized'' and placed as far
yank ard precedence are concerned just little be-
low the level Of the reigning families OF Europe.
but above all the houses Of nobility. Royalty is
thus able TO contract matrimonial alliances on a
footing Of equality with members Of the medatized
houses while the scione OF the latter required
TO we'd princes or princesses OF sovereign OF OF
Insdafized families, failing which their unions
regarded as morganatic.
None Of the mediatized families have availed
themselves fully Of this privilege OF marrying
into royalty than the Hohenlohes Thus Prince
John Hohenlohe is married to Archduchess Ann OF
Austria, and Prince Ernest OF Hohenlohe is married
10 Princess Alexandra Of Great Britain of SAKE
Coburg -C5otha a granddaughter OF Queen Victoria.
he Is popuarly regarded as destined eventually to
succeed Prince Bulow as Chancellor OF the empire.
Prince Ernest's father, Prince Hermann OF Hohen-
lohe Governor General OF Alsace-LorTaine, is mar
Ted 70 Princess Leopolcine OF Baden Queen Vic
torias haIf-sister was a princess Of Hohenlohe
and Of the grandchildren Of thiE princess is
roK stationed az Washington as military attache
Of the British Embassy where he is known as
Colonel Count Gieichen. his father having beer the
late Prince Victor Hohenlohe. while another Of the
grandchildren Of Queen Victorias half-sster is the
present German Empress. In fact there is hardly
& regning house in Europe with which the Hohen-
loaes are not terms OF cousinship.
Let add that Prince Conrad is not son, but a
cousin. OF Prince Clovis Hohenlohe. who was for so
many years Chancellor OF the German Empire. and
another OF his cousins. Prince Hugo Hohenlohe,
spent some time IN New York as a volunteer clerk
II an international banking house in Wall Street
for the sake Of learning American business methods
which he has since then turned to excellent account
al Berlin, where he has gone into business under
Tie name OF Count Hermersberg, which title he re-
ceived on giving up his rank and status as a
Grinoe OF Hohenlohe when he married circus
rder a couple OF years ago.