New-York tribune., 1909-07-09
CLEARING A KING
p.oof, That Louis Philippe " as
Not a ChaHgeliRg.
,c,,,r.sbt 1903. by the Brentwood oompsny-l

ErVhr
- 1-,ng Louis Philippe. AT the same time uie
s-,-,te's discoveries disprOve the CLAIMS Oh t@o'H
,coB-boroush who has an American "Ie' " 10
-,ss strain Of The royal blood OF france Id Mo
veins, .sser,ad
,7,r nearly hundred years it has oeen assei leu
srs credited, not only by the public al iaIes, ~
= At foreign courts. especially at mat OF D.
.,sEa,rE that King Louis Philippe Of France
=. chsngeIing. and that he was IN realllS t'ie
s.z-iar Of a certain Lorenuo Cblappini' "aiue"
= shs isN Of Modisliana. in Tuscany il was as
- that on the same night when the WE OF
r.snpini gave birth to a son uisuhE uis''eu
- -Ief, oo9rle hearing the names OF Ccmte ana
-,asse de Jcinville. had born 10 lhenn' III 'il7
-, - Nodisliana q little girl. 1t was added tna',
- % extremely, anxious for boy, Trey inuuc'u
..;i,r and his wife, by means OF hoe's'i
-,.r, 10 consent 10 an exchange oi Inc t'liF
- tbs girl Of the French couple being fTouehI
: y, the taller and his wife. under ne ha'i'e "a
,s.-is stella Chiappini, whereas the ooy "sS %
% France. As the name Of JoinviIe IS
-. q. me Of the former possessions Of Inc HOUSE
:, ,o,.gne which has often been used in the past
.s,es in connection with the title Of prince
- son,etirles with that Of count. by members
:, 30 Family. Il Was assumed that the freh'"
-. zbo had visited Modiglians in tie sul'i'ieI
= - uerr the future re6iCide Duke "l 'iieaIS
,-s his consort- r., -,
Aer early debut on the stage Of Florence a i'e
- the Piazza Eecchia. There she attTao'sn
=. ...sn,;on of the first Lord Marlborough WIZ
- so infatuated that he insisted on marrying
=. she bore him two sons, who eSeh oe,al'-o
-. Marlborough in his turn The second ci ''el.'
=. ,be grandfather OF the present lsoro New 80,
va w - is therefore the great-GCandson Of ire
s.,f,l slierina. Maria Stella AFTER -
IS n marriage Maria Stella became
'ts's ,..srs later contracted second marriage
= =. Fr,ssisn Baron Tngerr SteTnneIE-
oas aeirr = woman Of forty-seNeh a VI
~ - Generated from her second husband. Lazy
.,-h,-o,,g, found herself ii Italy al the 'iiii -
.a,t;o C-hiappini died she visited MN ltI.0
- during his last Illness At fiorehcs, anu
-,rs claimed 10 have received rom NII' q
-',.h sbs showed and which bore his signature, /"
~ ,- =, .,,fessad that she was not his daughter,
SllN-, ob;l5 ~ ! French noble with whom ne haa
- aaias sn August. 1493. Equipped VIII
- l..-sr she managed TO obtain from the ulouIia
:. ,.s Grand puchy Of Tuscany . decree oToe'lHe
=, amendment Of her birth certihcste ana he'
sss,rasuoa therein the daughter OF 'ne I'm %
s -o-tesse de Ionyille. of France lnsteeo ol 'i'0
s..,s.sr ,f I.surentio Chiappini This decree bore
N. date Of Nay &C. 1874
On he strength Of this decree LADY Ne" eoIaIs
so- she had retained her English title after her
o,s se--built up story 10 the eiIecl thd'
81. vzs The lawful daughter Of the "Egalite buAe
= rrlssns and Of his consoTt. and that Louis FhiI
,,,s wss merely 4 chsngeling- In fact she en-
h,s;sd this story in pamphlet. which bore lle 'Iie
= s,,.-ss s,slls: or. Criminal Substitution Of
Nsssn Of the Most Ellustrlous Rank Tor Z bo> u
=, Most Iov-lv Pareutage" This pamphlet was
-z--.s,,as esr ard wide L sent 70 every
.o,s-rA;rsl court in Europe. aid found very gen
sTsl c-edence especially at 81. Petersburg. "he4e
xAsr Louis Philippe became King Of France. IN
ss,e Emperor Nicholas declined 70 employ the Gus
-cns-v formula O. Brother in addressing hiIn OF
srss 70 be represented at the Tueries by any dip
srst Of higher degree than a mere charge al
sires declaring that he would have nothing 10 90
with mere ChisBpini. iailer's son.
LADY NEwBoROUGHS SUIT.
LADY x.xboroush even went so far as to attempt
is institute LEGAL proceedings in the French courts
n 1883 with the object Of establishing her claims
ie be royal princess Of France But the Tribunal
- Seine 70 which she addressed this applica tion
isclined 70 take her demand into consideration
ms was a mistake. Had the matter been then
Arougtt iu-o court and thrashed out in due form
The myth would have been exploded long ago. and
he royal house Of Orleans would have been spared
rucn annoyaree. and especially much indignity. on
The part Of the comic press. French and foreign.
which throughout Louis Fhilippe's long reign or
eighteen years vas never tired OF portraying him in
ne role Of sn Italian jaile-.
For the proceedings would have disclosed fact
ssheTally unknown and which The careful re-
searches OF the Ticomte de Reiset have Just
brought 10 light namely. that although the Floren-
tine tribunals had by their decree OF May ., 1924
Or6ered the amendment Of the birth certificate OF
Lazy Marlborough and her designation therein as
ias daughter Of the Ccrnte and Comtesse de Join
vile. get that this decision had been reversed by
subsequent judgment rendered three years later,
ihst is to say, in 1871
This reversal was based on the fact that the
testimony submitted 70 them by Lady Newbor-
oush was false from beginning 10 end and that
ihs alleged confession Of substitution signed by
Lsurentio Chisppini was fictitious the other
oeennents submitted by her in 1924 in support OF
asr Tretensions The court gave further res-
sh ior It's reversal Of the judgment of 1874 the fact
0st IT mad received and heard the sworn testimony
U ne midwife who had been present at the birth
OF lie child OF the Chisppinis in I173, and who
Proved that it girl and not boy whom the
we Of The jsier had brought into the world.
n The early part Of last century there were rela-
uFey few newspapers. while the means OF com
Aahiczing news from one country to another were
" ne most elementary character, since there was
ny proper postal service and electric telegraphs and
ssAf9sds had Yet been introduced That is why
s second judgment rendered ny the FlOrentine
s's Ii lsz7- remained unknown until unearthed
eShtT By the Ticonte de Reset who has further
-e1iasc from the National Library at Paris that
1s Philippe Was born in the summer of I77S
=. Italy. or in Modglana. but al the Palais
seA u Paris where his parents living at
AnA and whore his birth registered in due
~ within few hours after his appearance in
@orio y the ministers and dsnitaries Of state.
s1s ai~Sys required ta he In attendance al the
hs q prince princess of the blood.
!" Is only fair to add that Maria Stella. Lady
e~eeroDgh died crazy and II is lust a question
hsr she did rot get he. first idea OF putting
- efeiensions tc be French princess FROM the
- - Ahst the armorisl bearings of her srst hus-
-. Lord Sewborough. bore considerable analogy
i ose 81 The Bourbons consisting OF three fieurs-
- - On me shield, srmorial bearings which Lord
o4gh Inherited from the ancient Welsh
eau aze.l. coliya ap Tsngno. from whom he is
preset Lsdy Marlborough, rather pretty
..-' was Miss Grace Carr, OF Louisville and
safd of Brooklyn her sister being the wild
~ Ms Char nncev. Of Rrooklyn