New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
DAUGHTER SUCCEEDED TO THRONE.

On the death of Charles VI his daughter suc-
ceeded him as Queen of Bohemia and as SOW
eregn of all the possessions OF the House Oh
Austria The Eector of Bavaria was elected
Emperor of Germany and of the Holy roman
Empire. under the title of Charles VII ana IN
spite of the pledge which he had given 10
Emperor Charles VI to recognize the PROVISIONS
of the latters pragmatic sanction ne put lor-
ward a claim to the possessions of the House
of Hapsburg. on the ground of his descent from
the daughter of Emperor Ferdinand l. Other
of the German and foreign sovereigns followed
suit in complete disregard of their promises to
Charles VI Frederick the Great of Prussia
marching into the Duchy OF Sesia and taking
armed possession thereof, without even going
to the trouble of making a formal declaration
of war 1t was then that Queen Maria Theresa,
confronted with the peril of a dismemberment
Of her sovereignty by enemies, who. attacking
her from all sides, bent upon its partition.
made her memorable and historic appeal to
the Magyar magnates. whom she summoned 10
meet her 4FcsSbure. All Hungary and Cro-
alta rose in her defence, and for several years
afterward the so-called War of Austrian Sue
cesSion ragged, and was ultimately DrouehI 10
d close by the death Of Emperor Charles VII,
the withdrawal of the pretensions of his son,
Maximilian Joseph to the Hapsburg posses
sionS and agreement whereby IN return Tor
Queen Maria Theresas recognizing him as
ElectOr of Bavaria. and restoring the territory
which she had taken trOm MIN III tIe Ndl' HC
secured the election of her husband, Francis
Duke of Lorraine German Emperor.
In this way she became Empress. on the
death of her husband, her son Joseph, the child
which she had held in her arms when making
her appeal to the Magyar magnates at Press
burg. elected Emperor of Germany. but
did not succeed to the sovereignty of the ter
ritorial possessions of the House OF Hapsburg'
including the kingdoms of Hungary and of Bo-
hemia, until the death of his mother. Empress
Maria Theresa some fifteen years afterward--
namely, in 1880. Joseph was followed by his
brother. Leopold, and the latter by his son.
Francis II, as elected EWperors of Germany
and OF the Holy Roman Empire. and SOW
ereigns of all the Hapsburg possessions But
in August, 1906. Napoleon abolished the Holy
Roman Empire. issuing a proclamation declar-
ing that he had accepted the pTotectorshlp OF
the new German Confederation, which he had
organized and that the German Empire had
ceased 10 exist" Six days afterward, in a re-
markable communication addressed to the great
powers of Europe, Emperor Francis announced
that he had laid down the imperial crown of
Germany, and that he had renounced the title
of Francis II. Emperor of the Holy Roman
Empire. reserving 10 himself that of Francis
I. hereditary Emperor of Austria. In the same
document he released all German princes and
powers from their oath of fidelity.
1t is by virtue of this pronouncement that the
chief OF the House of Hapsburg is to-day En-
peror of Austria, King of Hungary, King Of
Bohemia and sovereign of all the other heredi-
tary possessions of his dynasty. and II Is IN
accordance with its terms and with the provis-
ions OF the pragmauc sanction that Francis
Ferdinand follows Emperor Francis Joseph on
his manifold throne. There some who
unable to understand why II is that neither the
only daughter of the ill-fated Crown Prince
Rudolph namely. Princess Otto Windischgraetz.
yet the other Of the two daughters
Of Emperor Francis Joseph, should succeed to
the throne, and in Hungary the declarations of
Old Louis Kossuth with regard TO the alleged
non-eXistence of the pragmatiC sanction have
even led 10 a popular movement in favor of the
succession Of Princess Otto WindisChgraetZ
sovereign of Hungary, instead of Francis Fer
dinand. But the pragmatiC sanction expressly
cffr y1afn fret OF. hat T1aa
Stephen and that of Austria shall always be
united upon one head, and that the women Of
the House of Hapsburg Lorraine should only
ascend the throne in default of princes Of the
dynasty. In no part of the so-called dual
pire does the Salic system of succession pre-
vail Yet, in view of the fact that there are
more than half q hundred able bodied arch
dukes of the dynasty. all in the line Of success
sion, ii is extremely unlikely that this genera
tiOn will ever see another feminine ruler on the
throne of Austria and Hungary
EX-ATTACHE.