New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-03
A PRINCELY DIVORCE.

great sensation has been caused IN Italy by
the announcement that Prince and Princess Strozzi
have determined TO obtain dissolution OF their
marriage. The prince. a man OF about fifty. Is
Senator Of the kingdom. a waiting or
the Queen mother and the chief Of one OF the
most historic houses of Italy which traces back
IT'S descent In unbroken line 70 the eleventh
century One Of its most famous ancestors was
Philip StroZzi. who In 1887 endesvored 10 emanci-
pate his native city OF Florence from the thraldom
Of the Medcis. His son. Peter, entered the ser
vice Of France. in which ne rose to the rank OF
field marshal
The Princess strozzi is much younger than her
husband. is a titular iadyin waiting, both of
Queen Helen Of Italy and Of the two Expresses
or Russia, and Is the daughter and one OF the
heiresses Of the colossalIy rich Count Braniks.
who, hailinx from Poland. spent the greater part
OF his life in Paris Princess Strozzi is enormously
wealthy I'm her own right. her income being esti-
mated at about 10000 a year and she owns cha
teaus and estates i'm almost every European country.
She has no children. and has been brought up
almost wholly In France Her sister is the wife
Of the crazy Prince George Rs3ziwil chief OF the
ducai and princely house OF that name.
Princess Radziwil! is like her sister. Princess
StroZzi charming but entirely spoiled child q
fortune and contributed by her craze for gambling
and by her insane extravaganza TO the action Of
the Agnates of the House Of Radziwill I'm placing
both her husband and herself under Curatel-thst
IS to- say, vesting the administration of their affairs
fathers OF both the prince and princess placed them
more I'm possession of immense fortunes. nut
the prince has become crazy his affairs stil re
main under the management OF trustees
With regard 10 the dissolution OF the marriage CT
Prince and Princess Strozzi. u is necessary 10
plain that while tine italian nation. yielding 20
Hgious influence. has always refrained from making
provision for the grant OF divorces in its code OF
laws Il has nevertheless found to enable the
rich any rate TO solve the difficulty created by
the legal inability Of the Italian tribunals decree
a divorce For I'm 1902 an international convention
was signed between the principal European powers.
ple1ging themselves TO recognise divorces granted
by the courts Of their respective countries. This
convention was passed by the Italian legislature
quite unnoticed. at the flag end of parliamentary
session that Italy finds herself I'm the strange
position OF legally countenancing within her terri
tory divorces which have been granted abroad. al
though divorce Ia contrary 70 her own laws
All that Prince and Princess Strozzi have, there
fore, is to establish legal domice in France
or I'm any other country where divorce laws figure
on the statute books. to a decree from the
courts Of that country. and then TO have that
French. English or German decree registered an
iudicialIy recognized by the italian tribunals IN
accordance With the terms Of the 1899 convention
II Is NJ longer necessary. formerly. TO Obtain
foreign letters Of naturalization Ali that is required
since 1907 establish legal donicile abroad,
as To he in position to have recourse 10 the local
courts MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.