New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
CHAMPIONSHIPS BOOTS.
Their Influence on the DeStinies of
Poland.

-o---rnt lass by the Brentwood Conpany.I
r.s,os stsnlislas Poniatowski. who died last week
=. he age Of seventy-three. leaving his An
- married 10 Miss Elizabeth Sperry. of Cali
~.-,4a 10 inherit his honors. can scarcely be re-
,s-5Ad as having been the lineaI descendant of
he opoe sovereign house OF PoniaSowssd, and the
-e-snsiozs put forward in this connection are cal
.,isred to excite mingled protest and amusement
:, the part os all those acquainted with the true
~s-rs Of the case especially among the Poles.
The most cursory reference 10 the current issue
- .ha Almansch de Gotha VIII show that all
80 hcno-s and dignities OF the royal house OF
F,-;stozska became extinct 1888 with the death
n another Prince Stanisias Ponatowshi. third Of
n,s name al Florence. This Stanislas was
nerhew of Stanislas II, the last King OF Poland,
Who had been the favorite OF Catherine the Great
~ Russia and who died unmarried OF the King 5
rxo nephezs and heirs. the elder Prince Joseph
Poniatovski. distinguished himself greatly under
Napoleon I. by whom he was created q field mar
shsl Of France on the battlefield Of Leipsic In
trusted with the command Of the rear guard OF
the army. he perished after being badly wounded
y tfs River Ester ISIS. preferrins drowning 20
cs7-ivfty- He livessein history the Bayard of
Poland Fis younger brother. Stauislas, made his
horne IN Florence. where he had two sons. Charles
and Joseph. They were not. however, Of legitimate
birth being the children OF the wife OF his valet
II Is true that the prince went through the form
of recognizing them his offspring many years
SITTER their birth: but inasmuch the mothers
legal husband. the valet. living at the time
when they were born this recognition on the parC
% the prince Of his paternity had value in the
eyes OF the law. II only after his death in
1SS ss a bachelor, that they were able TO obtain
hv purchase from the magistracy OF the city of
Florence she Floren1ine title OF princes or Monte
Rotondo- Later. through the influence OF the Grand
Duke OF Tuscany, who was member OF me I'M
-e-ial House OF Hapsburg. their title OF Florentlne
p-ip,e vas recognized ana registered az the Court
% Vienna This was in 1Hs1 OF these two sons
Chsries died without leaving any children MS
--ours~r brother. Joseph. married the ltallan Ool
tess Pe-otti and il is their son Stan~l2s VINO mas
Just 6ied.
This e-suislas PLAYED 2 considerable role 81 the
court of &epoleor III, whom he had served IN 'he
czpacsz< Of imperial equerry- In $3.50 ne heA
created great sensation by marrying Louise i
Hon. whose mother. Nine. le Hon VIE % 9 -,
elsr sialon1at was famous as the Egerla o. me
late Tpc de Nforny In fact the marriage OF trlnoe
Ersn.slas TO Nile le Hon was announced IN ihe
foIloEing terms in the Official t5azet1e O MIA
yesterday was celebrated the wedding n N'ie-
1or,7se Is Hon. daughter of Nine 10 Hon ahc
= me r,r,c Dc aIor-7v 10 stanislss son Of Prince
Tosspb ron1atouski' Nine. le Hon who was ot
Hebrew birth being the daughter Of the Teli known
Fs-isian r7oney broker Mosselmann. familiar to
81 the silded youth of the reign o. LOUIS Phllppe
crcupied z superb mansion On the Champs Elysees,
near the Rond Point. while the Due de Mornys
quarters were established in small pavilion ad-
5rirf1c thereto. which used 70 be known as the
kennel Of Nine Ie Hons Pet dog"
r. this marriage with Mile le Hon Prince
stzuislas. the ez-equerry Of Napoleon III had
three children 3 daughter Of the name oT Princess
Catherine who has remained unmarried and who
lives il the Rue de Rvoli: son. Charles BY name
yrno married Miss Catherine Ely Goddard and died
II New York ruro years ago at the Hotel St. Regis
without leaving any children. and Prince Andrew
F7,riatowski. who. after having been connected
zvi-h -he California Jockey Club and with several
Mining and industrial enterprises on the Pacific
coast IS now al the head Of a Franco-American
hank II Paris and apparently regarded IN Washing
ION aS e foreign authority international finsn-
affairs i my memory serves right he was
g. one time the president and moving spirit Of
F-arco-AngIo-A o-Anerican institution at Paris known
rs The New Club which came in for q consid-
ersbIe share OF popular attention From this II
VII be seen that while Prince Andrew Poniatowski
perfectly authentic prince since his FIorentine
tltie has been recognized by the Austrian Crown
under Z decree OF the present Emperor, Yet
le cannot claim any legitimate descent even
he5rship the honors Of the great Polish House
cs Poniatow-ski of that ,Ponia1owski who
Stanislas Il was the last king OF Poland