New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
A1sAcE-LoRRA1NEs NEW GOVERNOR.

General Count Charles wedei, who has lust been
rrounoted from the rank Of German Ambassador
at Vienna TO the post Of Governor General OF Al
sace-Lorraine. the highest dignity Of the empire
with the exception OF the ChanceHorship is'
through his wife a very rich man. and is certain
20 spare no money in investing his office with an
amount OF briiancy and Of splendor which 1t mas
hitherto lacked.
late Prince Clovis Hohenlohe. afterward Chance-
Ior and then Prince Herman Hohenlohe. who has
5ust resigned the score Of advanced years and
consequent infrmIties. accepted the post with re-
luctance rather than with eagerness. from a sense
Of patriotic duty entaling sacrifices of tastes and
inclinatious They had nothing TO gain from IL IN
the way OF honors and distinctions. ana whlie
they were suffici- 'ly wealthy to be Indifferent 10
the question Of salar7 and allowances. they be-
Ionged TO a family which is famed for its economy
rather than its extravagance. Their environment
ct strasburg not congenial. They were often
required TO put into execution measures tnar were
distasteful to them and the consequence was lnae
IN the maintenance OF state and the dispensaton or
hospitality they did just what was necessary ana
more
Count and Countess wedel may be relied upon to
DO things on a very different scale ana TO invest
fheir yiceregal court at Strasburg with magnin-
cence which has hitherto been lacking and which
will go far to reconcile the people Of the Reichs-
land 70 German rule 1t is probable. moreover that
Count Wedel will long be raised to the rank OF
prince. He commenced his career In the Hano-
verian army distinguished himself in the battles OF
Langenzalza under the order of HIS blind King
against the Prussians, and subsequently joined the
German army at the time of the war with France
and after serving on the staff as aide-de-camp 10
she late Emperor and as military attache 10 sew
.ral embassies finally appointed by the pres
ent Kaiser envoy At Stockholm. There he Ien III
love with the widowed Countess Stephanie Won
Plate, a swede daughter of that Count Hamilton
who was for so many years Governor of Stockholm
and whose ancestors came from Scotland 10 0cah-
dnayia at the time Of the Thirty Years war, Oh
TIE invitation Of King Gustavus Adolphus oI S"e
den Count wedel applied for permission 10 marry
the widow who was not only young ana sooo iCoh
ing but also enormously wealthy, and relied upon
the good viii which the Emperor had always snow
him for an immediate response. lnstead vi tnis
the Emperor refused his sanction whereupoh "euei
Immediately rendered his resignation, which was
accepted. and then married In sccofua"oe va"
the dictates of his heart and purse -,
Very sensibIy and with a thorough knowieose VI
the generous character Of his sovereign the COUNT
sbstained from expatTating himself as eEst''.
expected he would do, and instead OF seI'iiis =
Sweden a course which would have beSn "aI-
rsnted by the vast Ianded interests or his wlie III
that kingdom he took up his residence In BeFllN'
where the magn.fcenee os his establishment tiie
eplendor Of his entertainments ana the sIh'''y
beauty OF his wife soon aerved TO render MN one
of the most conspicuous figures of the capital II
was not long before he was fully restored 10 the
favor OF the Emperor who with the Empress fre-
quently dined with the Wedels off the superb ser
Wee Of gold plate which Is one OF the ancestral
Possessions Of the countess, and which has been
oSned by the Swedish Hamiltons for more than
tso hundred years. The count who had retired
i'om the army major general, was restored 10
it ranks as full general. was appointed Governor
~ Berlin and of the metropolitan Province OF
.-'andenburg. Office OF the utmost responsibility
sAa Importance and afterward transferred.
,fst TO Rome and then to Vienna, as ambassador
.'s Intimacy with the Kaiser dates back to the
ssSs when the latter as Prince William wont
frequently TO Vienna 10 visit his friend.
.iesn Prince Rudolph. and the count mill
=, attaehe OF the German Embassy there.
ais Intimacy has led the Emperor on some oc-
es'ons 10 intrust him with extremely delicate mis-
~. -. Thus, at the time Of the late Prince BIS
.xt removal from office. Count Wedel was
~ 70 Vienna by the Kaiser with long private
n which bA gave his reasons 20 Frsncis