The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
Nearly 500 Girls from this
Country Became Wives
of Foreign Noblemen,
and of These More
Than 200 Have Been
Divorced or Live Apart

Altogether there are % living Amer
lean princesses. 6 American duchesses, =
American baronesses, IS American coun-
sesses, Il American marquises, Is Anasri-
can vfscountesses. s. American wives OF
baronets and more than go American
wives Of knights. chevaliers, and other
small fry Of the European aristOcracy.
This makes nearly 800 American wives
r foreign noblemen. OF the zoe, more
than 900 have been divorced from their
husbands TO live apart, says the Balti-
more sun.
Il is unfair. however. to say that the
foreigner Of title is always a bad hus-
band. This is certainly not true. As a
matter Of fact, it often happens that
zhen an international marriage ends IN
a smash-up the wife is 10 blame. The
sort Of American girl who goes hunting
for a title is not always the sort OF girl
who makes a good wife.
Many foreign princes are good hus-
bands. The number Of international hus-
hands and wives who get on fairly ami
cably. indeed, is far greater than most
persons think
Usually, IL may be noted, it is the poor.
prince married 10 an American Of no
great wealth that makes the best hus-
band 4 swollen bank account on either
side seems TO make for trouble
Happily Married Princess
Prince Cantacuzene. who married Gen.
Fred Grants daughter, is not rich; Meth
OF Is he poor He is what might he cali
d a weT-to-do gentleman farmer. and
on his estate in Russia his American
princess Is able TO lead a thoroughly
happy life.
The case Of Miss Hazel Singer, now
Princess Ghika, living quietly on a Rou-
maniaE estate, Is similar
Among the women Of an older genera
lion who have become princesses, there
are a few whose lives have been very
happy There is Miss Elizabeth Field,
now Princess BrancacciO- a dear friend
cf the lady in waiting 10 the Dowsger
Queen of Italy; there Is the Countess
ron Waldersee. Princess Won Noer in her
Own right There is Princess Salm Salnl,
who was Miss Agnes Jay. Her husband
fought in the Union army in the SOS;
she herself took part IN three wars in
connection with the Red Cross Society
There is the DOwaSer Princess de Lynsr.
who was Miss May Parsons, and whose
son has just been appointed third seere-
-ary OF the German Embassy in Wash
iugton. and the Dowager Princess di Pog-
-i0-SUasa. whose husband VAS several
times mayor Of Rome
IN the list Of happy princesses must be
placed the Princess di CenCi-NiCOVaTTo-
She was Miss Eleanor LorilIard Spencer.
IL l. - -
Cancis led her 10 the altar She has been
a warm friend Of and dame Of honor TO
the Dowager Queen Margharita Of Italy
tOr 2 long time. and she lives in the state
y splend0r of the EenCi Palace IN Rome.
But she has borne her husband only a
daughter. and when the present prince
dies with him ends the famous and an
cient family whose most celebrated men,
ber was Beatrice Cenci, immOrtalized by
Guido Reai's painting, and whose tragic
story inspired Shelley's play.
Other American princesses readily come
% mind There Is, for instance, the Prin-
cess Poniatowski. who was Miss Eliza
beth Helen Sperry. of Stockton. Cal The
prince Is of Polish extraction. but Paris
ian by birth and breeding
Other Yankee Peeresses.
There IS another American Princess
Poniatowskf She was Miss Catherine
Goddard, Of New York. She married
Prince Charles Poniatowski April 5. 1850,
and lives in Italy. The prince was very
fond Of hunting big game IN our North
west He visited this country frequently
for this purpose but a few years ago
while about 20 start out on another hunt
ing expedition, he was overcome by q IA
tai illness and died IN New York City
The Princess Belosselsky was Miss Su-
san Whittier. Of Boston. daughter Of Gen.
Charles A. Whittier. She was married 10
the prince in Paris in 1893. and has lived
in Russia ever since al the Palace BeIos-
sclSky. on an island in the river at St
Petersburg. which has been owned by the
family for many centuries
Another Russian princess Is the Prin-
cess Nicholas EngaIitchefT. who was Miss
Evelyn Partridge. OF Chicago, a famous
beauty and belle She was married 70 the
r prince in Chicago. and the prince has de-
ci6ed 70 become an American citizen.
He vas formerly of the Imperial Guards
Of St. Petersburg
The Princess Francis AuerSperg was
Miss Hazard Of Shrewsbury Manor, n 7
she was married in June, 1905. Her hus-
band, an Austrian Of famous lineage, is
studying medicine in this country.
The Princess Campereale was Miss Ma
~ Binney, daughter Of John Binney, Of
Burlington. y. J. She was married TO the
prince in Burlington in 1883.
The Princess de Lynar was Miss May
Parsons. Of Elmenhurst, Ohio. IN IS1
she married the late Prince Alexander de
Lynar, an officer in the German army.
Ran or with = Fiddler.
There are two American princesses Of
RUspoH. Princess Emanuel vas Miss
Josephine Curtis, Of New York. She was
married in 1SS5 in Paris Princess Alex
ander was Miss Eva BroadwOod. OF New
York. She married in 1871
The Princess de Susanet was Miss Field
OF New York. and was married in Paris
20 the prince. who vas an officer in the
French army.
The former Princess de Chimay was
Miss Clara Ward. Of Detroit. who was
divorced by the prince in 1891. after her
elOpemeut with Jansh Rig0, a Hungarian
gypsy, now a vaudeviIlian.
The Princess Wrede was Miss Roths-
child. Of st. Louis. The house Of Wrede
is one OF the oldest Of Hanoverian no
bility. and many Of its members have
been prominently connected with the his
tory Of the kingdom.
One Of the American priEcesses is an
aunt by marriage 10 an empress; for the
Princess OF Noer, Countess Won Walder-
see, is aunt by marriage TO the Empress
Augusta Victoria Of Germany. The prin-
cess has been like 4 mother to the En-
press for many years. and the advice OF
"Aunt Mary Is esteemed at the ROYAL
palace by both Emperor and Empress
The princess WAS Hiss Mary Esther
Lea, daughter Of the late David Lee, oP
New York. She was married April Il.
1S74 to Gen. Alfred Count Won waldersee,
late aid-de-camp-gene Of the German
army. The princess was married before