New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-06
LOUIS OF BOURBON
Prince Married Here an Amer
icaR Girl.

.,.r,rirhi 1909 by me Brentwood ConpanyD
y,-sr,, Louis 81 Bourbon. whose death has
=, taken place 81 the see OF sixty four
=. q nephew Of old Dom Pedro. his
-,,ler having been Princess Janusria %
g-srsrzs. sister 81 the last Emperor OF
r-szn. Prince Louis bore the title %
-.,rt d'Aouiis. which he had inherited
I'm ms father. and was on the latter's
"a, a grandson az King Francis I Of Ma
PIES.
rrtn~e LOUIS may he described as'hsvIng
"A American associations. FOR IN 1858 he
.,sr-ieS IN New York a Miss Mary Hamel,
u.ho although born IN Havana. Was 10 ell
,,f~nts snd purposes an American girl.
having been brought M IN the United
S,st.s where she had lived from her in
,spe, 20 tho time % her marriage In 1891
~. attained a sudicisl separation from her
husband. after bearing him Two children.
an. a. v hom Is married 20 an untitled Eng
ushmsn % the name Of William Freeman.
while the either. a sen. Is an ofscer Of the
italian army
Tn. rrince Vas condemned 20 nav ali
r,orv 20 his wife 10 the tune OF s. 80 a
v.s- As he neglected 20 comply with the
o-ssr his mother furnished the funds in hts
sres6 But after her death. IN 1901. all nav
u.nts stopped. and the legal proceedings
brought ~ his American wife against him
--sr. unsyailing. owing 20 the fact that he
Possessed no property that could be at
fached. Fer his mother. aware % his nnsn-
cisl dirfculties. had 81 his solicitation be-
oussthed al Of his share in her fortune 20
rs Two children. especially 20 the daughter
married % William Freeman. on the under
standing that they would provide for their
fathers welfare.
Prince Louis's younger brother. Prince
Philip of BOURBON. with whom he was
never or good terms. endesvered 10 unset
their mothers viii and 20 secure an annul-
msnt Of hcr requests 10 his nephew and
uie-e. on the ground that his brother
Iouiss marriage IN New York was az the
hsst q nnorgsnstie union and had been con-
rscted without that consent Of his parents
which untn the other DAY was requisite in
France in order 10 render a matrimonial
sisnce valid.
The French courts. however. decided that
there we're no such things as morganatio
UNIONS in France-that a marriage IL either
3 fuil heosod matrimonial alliance or else
nothing a. all; while as for the contention
ihss the union did not have the consent OF
ne parents OF Prince Louis, the very fact
that his mother had bequeathed the larger
snare q her fortune 10 his children by this
marriage constituted convincing evidence
thar II enjoyed her approval
Prince Louis lived with ms daughter and
sou-in-lsw, Mr. and Mrs William Freeman.
% Me-, and IL was at their home that his
death took place AS ne was accompanied
everywhere by William Freeman. who dur
ing the lifetime q the late Queen Victoria
uss invited 70 dinner BY her With the
prince whenever she visited the South Of
France. i may be just as well 10 mention
that. despite his somewhat commonplace
English name and his absence OF any title.
Freeman S birth ana ancestry are % the
most romantic character. In fact he can
boast - much the same royal descent as
Young Tony De Charlotte. who married Miss
susan Henning in New York three OF four
weeks ego.