New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
NEW PRINCE MUNSTER
Kaiser Reuiues a LGpsed Title an a
Friends FauOr.

copyright 1909 ny the Brentwood Company
Emperor William. just before he left Berlin with
he Empress for the Mediterranean where he is to
,r1sse on board his yacht the Hohenzollern issued
decree raising Count Alexander Munster TO the
-srk OF prince. This dignity was already enjoyed
=, his father upon whom the Kaiser had bestowed
q as q reward for his many years Of service as
,..--nsu Ambassador in London and in Paris and
s -rinciral German plenipotentia~y at he first
,-ss+ peace congress of The Hague. But the
z-aiser in accordance with his practice during the
1ssr len or fifteen years. conferred the dignity
merely ad personan the object being to prevent
as Dassing the original holders death by right
of --iraogeniture 10 some heir who was unworthy
OF the rank
This precaution proved tcry advantageous in the
ease Of the late Prince Munste4. For of his two
sons the elder Count Ernest Munster. was the par
t.~r,lallv black sheep OF the family. almost ruined
his father by his extravaganza, and became in
,,,ryed H. such unsavory financial scrapes that he
yeuid have been indicted for fraud in Austria had
he not been pronounced insane and committed as
such the great lunatic asylum al DOenlnE, near
Vienna. where he died three years ago. Married.
sgsi7st his fathers wishes. TO Nelanie Ghika, Of
-he Rumanian pseudo princey family OF that name,
he had by her one son. VINO has recently died
The OLD princes younger and favorite son. Count
Alexander. thus became the chief representative
~ the Derneburg line Of the house of Munster, and
Il Is in consequence thereof that the Emperor who
i. zery fond Of him. has revived Tor his benefit
fathers title OF prince. The Prince Munster.
Il
-be wear lU5o. and whose grandfather represented
the kingdom Of Hanover ia the Congress OF Vienna
in lSI5 = The most English of tie members of the
Prussian House Of Lords. For not only has he
English wife IN Lady Mvriel Hay. sister OF the
Earl Of Kinnour but ne is also an English land
oyrne- owning a beautiful country seat and large
estate in Sussex. where he spends least nalf of
The year Il Is known by the name Of Maresheld
Park and the early part Of the nineteenth cen
t-y was The home Of Sir John NLlliers Shelley At
Sir Johns death II passed his only child. mar
riel 10 Hervey PechelL She predeceased her hus-
hand and when he died without issue ten years
s-o he hequvathed this historic home OF the Sussex
Nenhar2s which had passed into the possession
Of the Sneueys in the reign OF Queen Anne TO
.-o-lt Alexander Munster. VINO was in way
related 10 him. bur merely very valued friend
The new Prince Munster is major the reserve
llst Of lie Prussian Garde de Corps, and he
ana his wife have always been. both prior and sub
sequeut 10 their marriage, particularly close
terms Of intimacy with the Kaiser and with his
sisters. The latter never come TO England without
ztarfng with The MINISTERS al Maresheld Park.
TIE prince. II addition his property in England
has estates in Hanover, which his father was al
WAYS able 10 turn TO excellent account in conneC-
1ion with the stud farm for which Derneberg
was celebrated. In fact, he old man was wont.
while ambassador il London and in Paris. TO turn
many honest penny by selling teams Of the
superb coach horses which he raised on his place
in Hanover. a ma gniicent four-in-hand whip. he
would have several teams dispatched from Derne-
berg 70 the embassy the beginning OF the London
or Paris season and by driving them daily in the
park in the Fois de BouIogne would usually
manage 70 dispose Of them YER: advantageously be-
fore the season was brought 10 a close. Let me
add that although the late Prince Munster mar
ried, en seconde noCes, sister OF the late Lord
Rossyn, the aunt. therefore, Of the Duchess of
Sutherland and Of Lady Westmoreland, Vet the
rev Prince Munster is. contrary to general De-
lief in England. the offspring OF his fathers first
wife. Princess Galitzin Of Russia, who was divorced
BY her husband.