The Washington herald., 1907-05-19

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secure the throne Of Great Britain.
Prince Emanuel. Duke Of Aosta. has
been subjected 10 an even stil greater
disappointment than the late Prince Ma
D0leOn. For after enjoying FOR a time
the rank and prerogatives Of heir aDpar,
e1t. not only % the throne Of italy but
also % the crown Of Spain. he has been
obliged 70 surrender them. From 1870. 10
1913. when his father younger brother
of King Humbert. reigned at Madrid as
Amadeus !, the Duke Of Aosta bore. as
heir TO the Spanish crown. the title II
Prince Of the Asturias This. however.
he forfeited. through his fathers abdi-
cation and return 20 Italy on the as
sassination Df hts uncle. King Humbert,
al Monza, IN 1900 the Duke Of A0sta be-
came once more an heir apparent this
time To the crown Of Italy. tho marriage
Of the present sovereign, contracted four
years previously having remained no 20
that time without issue Three years
ago. however. Queen Helena presented
her husband with "a son. who bears the
title Of Prince of Piedmont. and whose
birth entirely changed the status Of tho
Duke Of Aosta. depriying him Of his pre-
negatives as next 20 the King in the line
Of succession. While the duke is SAID 10
have borne this second setback with ap-
parent equanimitv. IL is no secret that
his French cous0rt. one OF the most
beautiful and gifted princesses in Europe.
has keenlr felt the disappointment OF all
her ambitions.
After the death Of the Duke Of Clarence.
and until the birth of the eldest son Of the
present Prince Of Wales, the Duchess of
Fife, princess royal. occupied SD high a
place in the line Of succession 20 the
throne of England that the prospects Of
! her becoming Queen Regrant were very
seriously considered. Queen Victoria was
far advanced in years. and becoming
/ frail. King Edwards health had received
/ a severe shock through tho death Of his
eldest boy. and Prince George. now the
I heir apparent. was only Just recovering
/ from the same Illness that carried of his
brother Next after him fin the lire came
/ his eldest sister, the Duchess of Fife,
and there was much discussion as 20 the
place which her husband the duke. A
/ prosperous banker and active inancier in
/ business in london. would occupy in a
/ constitutional sense If she were TO be-
come Queen Regnant The situation was
/ all the more peculiar, in view Of the fact
/ that 40 the time her two daughters. who
/ have now been granted the rank Of priu-
! cesses by their grandfather the King.
/ were mere Comm0ners in the ey es OF the
/ law. the prefix Of Lady" 20 thair Chris
/ tian names being merely titles OF court
} esy, due 90 them as daughters Of a nom
/ royal duke To-day the situation is en-
/ tirciy altered. The Prince OF Wales has
/ recovered his health and strength. and
/ has a whole family Of sturdy boys. while
the king himself seems good for many
/ years 90 come, belonging as ne does 10 a
! singularly ionE-lived race, No one ra-
j0ices more ut this than the princess
royal, not only because she is devoted 10
her brother and 90 his children. but also
because Of all the members Of the reiguIrg
family she is the one who IS the most
|aveTse 70 the giamOr and pomD OF royalty.
and the fondest Of the advantages Of
private life. Il may safely be asserted
that there is nothing which could possi-
bly, appaH her more than the prospect Of
being compelled hv any train of circum-
stances to take her place on the throne
Of Great Britain.
Dom Pedro, Emperor Of Brazil. had two
daughters. namely. isabella. the crown
/ princess tmarried TO CASTOR Of Orleans,
Count d'EuI. and Leopoldine tmarried to
Prince Augustus Of Saxe-Coburz-GothaJ.
The union of the crown princess remained
childless for more than thirteen years.
and in the meantime Princess Leopold
ines eldest boy. Prince Peter born in
1856. was looked upon as destined 20 be-
come the future Emperor Of Brazil.
When he was about twelve years old.
however. the crown princess quite unex-
pectedly gave birth % q boy. who Of
/ course supplsnted his cousin in the line
/ Of succession. From being a parsonage
Of great consequence. LeopoIdine's son
was thereby reduced 20 the rank Of a
mere German princelet. DUNG the years
which followed, he was made to feel his
/ altered circumstances. When he visited
the United States on board a Brazilian
/. man-cf-wdr in lS& nobody paid the
I
came when he was banished from Brazil.
along with the other members OF his fam
ily, after the deposition Of his grandfath-
er, Dom Pedro Shortly after reaching
Europe he became insane. and has never
entirely recovered.
one Of the Cruelest dissapointments.
, however has been that OF Count Rhena,
attache of the German Embassy in Lon
don. Count Rhena is the son of Prince
Charles Of Baden. brother Of the reign
Ing grand duke and Of the princes nor
ganatic wife. born Baroness Beust. and
created Countess Rhena on her marriage.
The grand duke has but one son. Fred
erick, more or less Of an invalid. and
whose marriage to Princess Hilda Of Mas
. sau, contracted twenty-five years ago. has
remained without issue. The only other
/ relatives Of the grand duke i'm the line
Of succession are his nephew Maximil-
g.. ian. son Of the late Prince William. and
the grand dukes only surviving brother,
Charles, married, as I have stated above
morganatlcally to Countess Rhena For
six years the marriage Of Prince Max.
milian to the daughter Of the Duke If
Cumberland had failed to produce an he'll
, 10 the throne OF Baden, and in order %
l prevent the crown from passing out Of
: the ancient house of Zaeringen. the reign
ing family. the government and the legis-
r lature had virtually agreed that the
, grand dukes other nephew, Count Rhena,
/ ehn 4r, # {.