Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-01-04
WE'D BELOW THEIR STATION
Moroanatic Marriages Are on the In.
crease in Europe.


It Is a well known saying that Cupid
laughs at law. and it certainly appears
to be justified in the case Of royalties
who marry for love rather than state
reasons. Certain 1t Is that morganatic
marriages are on the increase.
Take, for instance, the Grand Duke
Nicholas. of Russia( who was banished
by the car of Taskent. In Turkestan.
because he fell in love with ana mar
ried a daughter Of the chief Of police
Of Orenburg.
His sacrifice was failure as far as
happiness was concerned for his mar
riage was a failure and the prince fret
ted after the fuller life he had formerly
had, and on his recall by the present
car his mental health was found to
have suffered severely.
The Grand Duke Paul, Of Russia.
who held the rank Of lieutenant colo
mel and adjutant general to the car
banished for 10 years on the occasion
OF his marriage with the Baroness
Pistolkoff the beautiful but not alto
gether excellent wife Of one Of the
Grand Duke Vladimir's suits, who d.
vorced her.
The prince has recently been par
doned and summoned back to report
to the car what Europe thinks Of the
Russian situation. but his wife was
stopped at the frontier and had to re-
turn.
Perhaps one Of the happiest morga-
matte unions Is that OF the Grand Duke
Michael, uncle to the car. who fol-
lowed the dictates of his heart in mar
rying a daughter Of Prince Nicholas
OF Nassaua by his inorganic wife. Her
| father was the great Russian poet
| Pushkin.
| He is now restored to favor and his
wife has been created Countess TOrby
but the Grand Duke clings to his Eng
fish home at Kelle Hall. Staffordshire
where he lives in perfect harmony with
his lovely wife and children, and has
been the host Of the king and queen
: of England, while he is beloved by
the people in whose midst he lives and
moves.
The imperial house Of Austria fur.
nishes many examples OF such love
matches.
One of the most picturesque ro'
mances was that of Archduke Johr
who Is supposed to have been ship
wrecked and drowned in 1900, bu
which report still has 1t that he !!
still alive.
He was out hunting one day wher
he surprised picnic party of which
Milly Stubel was one. The girl wal
only an opera dancer but had an un
blemished reputation. and so deepl!
did the archduke fall in love at frs
sight that he counted her under tn
name Of Johann Orth, a Niennese en-
gineer. All unsuspecting Milly return
ed his affection. and only discovers
his rank when she saw him reviewin
the troops as an imperial field mar
shall.
In vain did he implore the emperor
sanction his marriage with the gil
and only a quarrel ensued and he wa
dismissed from the army. After tn
death of his friend, the Crown Prime
Rudolph. reconciliation took plac
but he asked permission to renounce
royal rights and assume the name
Johann Orth. Then he married n
ladv love and sailed away with h
bride only to encounter storm,
which It is believed by most Of II
people that he met his death and TN
his wife and the crew persisted as we
Recent, comparatively. Is the a.
cision of the Archduchess Stephen
, to abandon her royal position In fav
of her love for Count Lonyay. II
father in law, the emperor OF Austrl
and her own father. the King or q
Belgians, has never forgiven 7
daughter and 1t will be remember
. that at the death bed of the late Que
Louise OF Belgium. the two passed ca
other without recognition.
Following the mothers example, I
Archduchess Elizabeth Of Austria. I
in love with young nobleman OF
N. cient but not royal lineage. Prin
Windischgratz. and despite the pr
test Of her royal grandfather. insist
on marrying him and denouncing
claim to the Austrial empire.
Yet another of Austria's imper
family. In the person Of Archdu
- Francis Ferdinand. succumbed to c
8 bids dart, and heir presumDtive
the crowns Of Austria and Hunga
r. though he was. married Countess 5
M phie Chotek renouncing on behalf
any children born to them all rff
Of succession. There are three or IL
q. more archdukes. since dead. who &C
tracted alliances with commoners.
The Princess Marie of Reuss.
most ancient house, committed mi
alliance by wedding the Baron Gus
noni. while the Princess Elizabeth
bavaria lost her heart and gave
hand to a young lieutenant OF the T
yarian army. Baron Seigfreid by mai
- The Duke Constantine OF oldenbl
descended lower i'm the scale OF
= cietv when he married his forn
: cook. now known by the title OF Coz
. tess Zanruckan