Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
THRONES LOST FOR LOVE

I thereby renouncing his royal BIRTH
right and a fortune Of 81 1,250, ,0O0 fol-
lowing close on the attempt of Prince
Albrecht the kaiser's cousin, to marry
an actress, has, It is said, rather
alarmed Emperor william, who fears
that other impetuous young relatives
may follow the dictates Of their own
hearts in defiance Of royal dlspleasure
and rules.
on the other hand, the emperor Of
Austria Is getting so accustomed to
mesalliances among his relatives that
he has practically discontinued to raise
any objections to such marriages. The
number of morganatic alliances which
have taken place among members Of
the Hapsburgs is more remarkable
when the strictness Of etiquette pre-
vaillng at the Austrian court is remem-
bered.
Archduke John, who early in the last
century married the daughter Of a
peasant posting master of a small
Syrian village, started the fashion Of
morganatic marriages among Austrian
royalty. One of the most romantic of
these of modern times was that Of
Archduke Henry, who married an
actress, and in consequence was COM
PEELED to resign his rank in the army
and was banished from the court
However, many years afterward,
through the Intervention of the late
Empress Elizabeth Francis Joseph for
gave his cousin, whose wife received
the title of Baroness Weideck.
Rather than break his engagement
with the beautiful actress, Mile
Adamovics, Archduke Leopold of Aus
tria renounced his position, titles and
large income several years ago and be-
came a recruit in the Swiss army. At
present, however, the archduke, who
has adopted the name of Herr Wolfling,
is suing for divorce from his WIFE
The marriage of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, heir to the imperial throne
of Austria, to Countess Sofie Chotek, a
lady of noble but not of royal BIRTH,
six years ago was a sensational affair,
and 1t says much for the complacency
of the emperor that he gave his con-
sent to the union.
In Bavaria we have an instance of a
royal prince having made two NOR
ganatic marriages. Prince Ludwig, the
elder brother of the royal oculist, Duke
Carl Theodor, married, first, in 1859, an
actress, Fraulein Mendel, who was Gre
ated Baroness Wallersee, and, after
her death, in 1884, Fraulein Barth who
was given a patent of nobility Under
the style and title of Frau Won Bart
holf. He had before marrying also to
resign MS rights and patrlmOny TO MS
younger brother By his first wife he
had a daughter, who married Count
Larisch who obtained a divorce from
her. A short time ago the Countess
Larisch became the wife OF the opera
singer Brucks.
The eldest daughter of Duke Carl
Theodor, Princess Sophia of Bavaria,
made also a pure love match by mar
rying six years ago the Count Torring-
Jettenbach, scion of an old Bavarian
house, but not of royal blood.
A few years ago another young Bava-
rian princess entered into an alliance
which was not only romantic, but
brought great grief to her parents and
grandparents. Princess Elizabeth, the
eldest daughter of Prince Leopold and
the Archduchess Gisela, eldest child of
the emperor of Austria and the mur-
which was not only romaitic, but
with the young lieutenant, Baron Otto
Won Seefred Zu Buttenheim, and they
were married at Genoa. The marriage
was the more Objectionable on account
of the religion of the bridegroom, who
is a Protestant, whereas the Bavarian
and Austrian families are strict Cath
olicS