New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
MORGANATIC BLIGHT
rate Pursues Progeny of Unions of
This Nature.

Copyright. 1905. By the Brentwood Company
iouhg Baron George Saalfed, who at the age of
fourteen has Just lost leg at Munich through
oeing run over by a tramcar which he was en-
oeavoring TO board the front platform while It
was in motion. boast Of a somewhat nIustrious
ancestry on his fathers side. for whereas his
mother is the daughter OF the Jewish journalist
ana author, DR.. William Jensen. and created
Baroness Saalfeld the occasion OF her NOR
ganatic marriage, the unfortunate lads father
that is 10 say, her husbands Prince Ernest of
0aNe-Meiningen. second son OF the regning Duke
OF Saxe-Meiningen. his elder brother. the Crown
Prince being married to the eldest sister OF the
Kaiser. Prince Ernest's mother was Princess Feo-
dora Of Hohenlohe, niece of Queen Victoria, Prin-
cess Fedora being the daughter and namesake OF
that Queens half-sister, Fedora of Leinngen. In
asInuch as the Crown Prince Of Saxe-Meinngen IS
without male issue. Prince Ernest, who is man
OF about fifty and who lives with his morganatc
family at Munich. stands a very good chance Of
succeeding to his fathers ducal throne. OF course
his children are barred from inheriting the crown
which At his death will pass to his younger brother
Prince Frederick, who is married to princess Of
tie reigning house OF Lppe Prince Ernest OF
Aeiningen has three children by his gifted Jewish
wife, namely the boy ;. ho has Just lost leg,
younger son and daughter. His aged father, the
reigning Duke OF Saxe-Meinngen, now eighty-two
years of age, has been morganatcally married for
the last three decades more 10 the former
actress Helen Franz, now Baroness Heldburs.
1t is singular the misfortunes which overtake the
morEanauc offspring of royalty, upon whom
species OF blight appears TO rest. The Earl OF
Munster, eldest of King William " of Eng
land by his union with the actress Mrs. Jordan
who had entertained at moment ridiculous
hopes of recognition prince OF the blood, and
even Of succession TO the throne, blew out his
brains at his house in Belgrave Square about five
years after the accession Of Queen Victoria Count
Victor Mrahor eldest of Count Emmanuel
Mirafori, the natural of the late King Victor
Emmanuel Of Italy, was killed by a fall with his
horse. Only the other day Count William Hohenau,
eldest Of Prince Albert of Prussia by his NOR
Ganatc alliance with Rosalie Won Rauch, was
driven out of the Prussan army and deprived Of
and scandsous Of circumstances. have on sew
era occasions described in these letters the over
whelming disgrace that has overtaken the NOR
ganatic daughter Of Duke Louis OF Bavaria by his
union with the actress Henrietta Mendel daugh-
ter who as a girl bore the name OF Baroness Wal
lersee. who was treated adopted child by her
aunt. the Empress Of Austria. married 10
Count George Larisch. then banished from the
Court OF Vienna and from Austrian territory, di-
vorced by Count Larisch, and is the wife OF q
of the OF Brucks, impresario Of a
small theatre at Metz. The late Duke Of Teck,
son Of the royal Duke and Prince Alexander or
WUrtemberg and OF his morganatc wife, Claudine,
Countess de Rheday died insane. Colonel George
Fftzgeorge son Of the royal Duke of Cambridge
and Of his rnorganatic wife. the Dublin actress
Louise Farebrother. was Overtaken by financial
1nisfortunes In fact, there is end to the in
stances which I could give Of the odd blight that
seems to dog the footsteps of the descendants Of
mesauiances on the part OF royalty, in the first,
second. and even third generations