The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-24
FORFEITED CROWNS.
What Heirs to Thrones Have saori
feed to Love.

What Heirs to Thrones Have Sacri
feed to Love.
The marriage of the Countess Mon
tignose with Signer Toselli the uu
pretentious musician, recallu how
many Australian royalties have for
te.;ed their thrones, or their prospects
of sovereignty, for love. There was
the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir
to the throne of Austria, who threw
his regal prospects to the winds to
marry the woman he loved. He fell
In love with the Countess Chotek.
handsome, high-spirited woman. but
socially his inferior. The news of his
nephew's infatuation reach.- the ears
of the Emperor Francis Joseph and
he swore the marriage should never
take place. He sent for the archduke
and pointed out. in terms of command
the advisability of the youths ally
ing himself with a princess Of one OF
the European royal houses. IF you
persist" he said. you will forfeit your
right to succeed to the throne OF Aus
tria. The line of succession shall be
changed, and the Archduke Karl shall
become my heir" But, in spite OF
This august threat, the young arch
duke married the countess, and, in
proper accordance with so romantic
a union, has lived happy ever after"
He volutarily and gormally relin,
quished all claim TO the Austro-Hun-
garian throne, and declared himself
pleased to be able to have made the
sacrifice for loye. Since those days
the aged Emperor has relented. aud
has declared the ardent archduke as
his successor.
The royal family of Austria seems
particularly chosen by destiny to sup
ply examples Of sacrifice for love.
There Is the stndnge case of the Arch
duke Johann, who renounced his roy
al rights and fed from Austria with
the daughter of shopkeeper Pass
Ing from the patrician world OF pur.
| pie to that of the plebeian homespun
he assumed the name of John Orth
and adopted the calling of a mariner
The history of this strange love mater
is one of the most romantic in tao
entire annals Of royalty. He courteu
| MiZzi Strubel under the name % John
Orth' and, until the girl saw him at
the head of the royal troops at some
I army manoeuyres, she had no idea
Of his identity. When next he visited
| Sfrnhalfg oil aht
with rebuff. His intentions Nnre
suspected, despite his assurances that
they were wholly honorable. But,
Notwithstanding the Emperor's oppo.
sition, the marriage took place, and
the duke and his bride sailed for Val
paralso. The ship was wrecked, and.
although rumors from time to time in
sist that the archduke is alive, he has
never been heard of.
The hero of another Austrian love
match Is the Archduke Leopold Fer
dinand. He is the brother OF the
Countess Montgnoso, who has chos-
EN- the registry office few doors from
the Offices of NJ. A. p, for the civil
ceremony Of her second marriage. It
was he who assisted his sister to elope
with the schoolmaster, Giron, when
she left her palace in SaXony forever.
He fell in love with Wilhelmina Ad-
nmovitch. the daughter of post
man, and second-rate actress. IL
was pointed out to him by some cam
did friends what a marriage of this
sort would mean. Rank, income, and
hope Tor the future would all re-
quite to be jettisoned said they. But
their opportunities fell on deaf ears.
The archduke married the actress and
lived happily for a considerable per-
lod. All would, perhaps, have gone
well had not the archduchess contract
ed the Simple life" craze. one be-
came strict vegetarian and was able
to pT each the advantages oil feshless
diet SO well that she speedily con-
verted her husband Then she dis
carded the garb of civilization and
took to one-piece garment. to say
nothing of sun baths and other forms
OF the health fad. Next she joined n
simple life colony on the banks OF the
Maggiore, which rejoiced In the in
spring name OF New Men," or ma
tures Children" They came so close
TO nature I'm their teachings and prac-
tlces that even the easy gong leo
pold Woelhing reyolted. and their
pretty romance was temporarily end.
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