New-York tribune., 1909-01-04
IDENTITIES THAT DISAPPEAR.

There is no longer any Grand Duke OF Tuscany
tr The second son and heir Of the last grand duke.
Ferdinand ~ who lost his throne in 1850, and
Vao oied last yesr, has not been allowed By the
Emperor of Austria 20 assume his fathers title,
aat ccmpeliAd 70 content himself with the status
az tie dignity % an archduke Of the house Of Aus
ma As he stands at the present moment fifth in
nt ine Of succession 70 tho Austrian throne. the
ssc1ace which n vas called upon 10 make OF the
@frsa ttle cf Grand Duke Of Tuscany was not a
FTy heavy one
Iht last sovereign Duke Of Parma. who also lost
' ihTonc in 1850 is among the deaths of the last
year He represented a branch Of tho House Of
o'-fbons and il IS strange coincidence that he.
@o Ike tne late Grand Duke Of Tuscany should
t'e SCI aside the rights Of his first born and
lo1a have made younger son his chief heir
Prince Ellie of Bourbon. The third Of his boys.
Ho mas come in for the bulk Of the property OF
= Daze OF Parma. and the eldest and disinherited
- u the late Grand Duke Of Tuscany is the OK
sea1uke. who now lives in Switzerland under the
-e CT Leopold Voting
1seh year witnesses the disappearance OF one or
- o1 the Tediatized once petty sovereign
" - +" the great aristocracy contained in Part
- " ne Ansnach dc Gotha. which have dirnin-
- y sorae 80 per cent since their naturalization
ne early part Of the nineteenth century Dur
e oe last twelve months It is the mediatized
SF OF Stadton which became extinct.
% lhs other hand the AImanach de GOtlla re
~ ~ us revival Of the princely title of Putbus by
go William in January last. In favor of
-. - FRANCIS Won Velthem, married to the eldest
eA'er and heiress Of the last Of the PrIssian
~ ~-0Ts q Putbls- The new prince all the
:. - e-aa q tho change OF name and title owing
- - unpleasant rotoriety which his patronymic
p- ecelfed 4 few weeks previously through its
a.. 4h'ed adoption, along with a nobliary predi-
,,1 : Sh extraordinary adventurer. who was sen
a. year GgO TO tWeuty-one years penal serVi-
T., .. ne English courts under the name Of Won
~, after conviction Of a whole series Of
rcAfaailing crimes.
tb 1ioaTd OF Bulgaria stin figure. prince Of
A. s'1h1ry which is comprised among the vas
NJ. Of Turkey; for the editors OF the Al
,...- 'ahe the ground that not until the inde-
III, - OF Bulgaria and the assumption Of the
nza, car or king by Ferdinand has been recog-
esvr,. aAo sanctioned by the great powers can
s,ance thereof be taken IN the pages OF q
~1Sfo work OF this kind
s,,.s italian houses OF ancient origin are ad-
e~. iof the first time into the Almanach de
~ namely. the 9rincely houses of Centurioni.
w. Aah from Genoa: the Avellino-Caracciolo.
ts are AeaDolitan, and the Monroys, who for
si.ut N1ofed years past have belonged TO the
-, q sTistocracy. although they hail originally
u. Is not the only state that has passed into
s,.,s miro OF a regent during the last twelve
a-r iherc Is also the Grand Duchy Of Luxenl-
.s, n'oh owing to :he incurable paresis Of the.
- = grand duke. has become subject TO
se-a7s "f his wife. the Bragaaza born grand
! e. Ehn after his death will continue to rule
! =, 'a' the minority Of his eldest child. Crown
r. Nar;e. nJw fourteen years Of age Then.
sie Is tie prIncipalty OF Reuss-Greiz, The