New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
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The discovery by the proprietor Of the Hotel AS
tor in New York that the German porter. Franz,
who had been employed there for the last three
years TO clean the sidewalks the coping, the brass
ratings and the rubber mats is a member of the
princely Austrian family of Trauttmansdorr has
served TO call attention TO this ancient house of
the European aristocracy. Its younger members
bear the title of count, while its chief, Charles by
name enjoys the dignity of prince of the Holy
Roman Empire conferred upon his great-grand-
father. Prince Ferdinand, who the most trust
ed minister and Chancellor of Emperor Joseph IL.
son of Empress Maria Theresa The prince is or
was until the other day president OF the Austrian
Jockey Club and his eldest and heir. Prince
Ferdinand. is married to Princess Marie Schwartz
enburs, while the second son. Charles, counsellor
of the Austrian Embassy al Berlin, has wife
Princess Marie Auersperg.
The Trauttmansdorfrs OF the oldest fsm-
lies of the Austrian nobility. and take their title
from the manor of Trauttma nsd0rff. Gleichen-
berg, in Styria where the members of the family
were already fourishing in the early part OF the
fourteenth century. They raised to the
barony in l5es. and were created counts thirty
years later. the title being conferred by Emperor
Ferdinand III of Germany upon Macmillan of
Trauttmansdorf for his services concluding the
peace of Westphaa, sometimes known the
peace OF Munster. In fact he may be said to have
been the original inventor of the oft quoted bal
treaty OF his, terminating the Thirty Years War.
that first recognized the principle of such equi-
nbriUm. BY its terms the independence of SwitZer-
land was recognized by Germany, France received
Aisace and Sweden slice of Pomerania.
An uncle of the present Prince Trauttmansdorff
the late Count Ferdinand, VINO died President
OF the Austrian House of Lords, was for a number
Of years ambassador to the Vatican. both during
the days when the Papacy still enjoyed temporal
sovereignty and afterward. The Italians found
his name unpronounceabe. Plus TX gave IT up as
bad job. and 60 TOO did Secretary Of State.
Count AntoneH, who after several arduous efforts
abandoned all further attempts 10 master the
name. and got into the way of saying when speak
ing OF the ambassador. ''Sua Eccelenza il Conte
Sabene," which may be translated his excel
lency Count What-do- you -hirn.' The nick
name OF 'Sabene' stuck to the ambassador through
thick and thin. and he by no
other name. All the official world at Rome and
the tradespeople followed Cardinal Antonelli's ex-
ample, and 'Sabene' actually appears in recent
standard works OF Italian history the of
Austrfas ambassador al the Vatican from 1867
until 1873
At Vienna he used TO go by the OF Don
Magnifco owing The very elaborate spendor
not only Of his mode life but OF his speech
and thought. After resigning the enthusiastically
and returning to Austria he appointed guar
dian of one Of the members of his family who
had distinguished himself by losing S500000 a
single night at baccarat the Jockey Club of
Vienna and with view OF remedying this disaster
embarked upon a speculation in wheat the
Stock Exchange. with the result that he lost about
IS, 0eo 900 more. II then that he placed
under judicial curatel, his kinsman, old Don
Magnifco, being appointed his curator.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.