New-York tribune., 1909-10-13
ORIGIN OF THE RoMANoFFsKYs.

should add that Prince Alexander Is also in
the line Of succession TO the throne OF Bavaria
tact not generally known and which the Al
Hanach de Gotha refrains from mentioning In
Crder explain this II necessary TO tel lust who
The prince Is Il may be recalled that Empress
josephine al the time Of her union 10 Emperor
Napoleon had two children by her former mar
rae7- 10 the Niconate de Beauharnais who. being
trEaiist lost his life ~ the guill0rine Napoleon
adopted these two children the girl Hortense be
coming The wife OF his brother King Tr7,fs NJ ryo1
i-nd, and mother Of Napoleon II and Of the late
I-c DE- Aorny- while the son, Eugene was en-
cawea V--h the title Of prince the rank OF high
Hs~s "as appointed NIceroy Of italy by the En-
--r.r and ms marriage 10 Princess Augusta
,-eSt daughter Of the first King of Bavaria was
-.ested by the latter with the dignity Of Duke
'i -euchtenbergs Prince Of Eichstadt as Well as
WITH the predicate Of royal highness Il was ike
'--e 1ecreed by the King OF Bavaria with the
i.-lloh OF al The agnates Of his house. that
te- Eugene and his children should rank irme-
---.-} aitef The relgning family, and that IN the
'f-rt u the extinction OF the reigung dynasty Of
y N--tels5ach in the male line the descendants of
s..t.- Eugene and OF his cons0TI, Princess Au-
Eaera. should be regarded as the next heirs 10 the
ora- II Bavaria As the ViItesbachs are nu-
r5--s there is little likelihood Of the descendants
q Prince Eugene, among whom is Prince Alexan-
deg H7manOnsky, ever being called on TO ascend
ne throne now being occupied in name only by
th@ -emented King Otto.
Prince Eugene's eldest son, Macmillan managed.
t.-c-Es his extraordinary good looks TO secure the
hand ~ Grand Duchess Marie OF Russia the favor
its 1--gatsT 0f Car Nicholas l. who on the occa-
son ~ Iile marriage al St Petersburg, promoted
Macmillan 10 be imperial highness and
ns1-a aim with the title OF Prince Romanofsky.
The Eolugest Of this marriage is Prince George
hotaanl l..szy, the head Of the Romanofsl1y- Beau
-a-Ha.s branch Of the imperial house OF Russia
and -1e father Of Prince Alexander
Prince George, who IS fifth Duke OF Leuchten-
berg lthe third and fourth dukes having been his
elder brothers who left only morganatic issue),
E good looking but stupid and rather sorry indi-
Tidlal5 MUCH that his second wife Princess
staaa y Montenegro sister OF the Queen Of italy,
found no difficulty in obtaining decree OF divorce
from him the part OF the Holy Synod OF Russia
Three years ago. and has since become the wife Of
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch Prince Alex
sncer is not a son Of this judicially dissolved
lHioI but OF a previous marriage, his mother hay-
Ing been Princess Theresa Of Oldenburg.
JosEPHINE's DESCENDANTS OK THRONES
Emperor Napoleon got rid Of Josephine and mar
NED Archduchess Marie Louise IN order 10 secure
FOR has name q place among the reigning houses
o Europe But IL IS q curious fact that where
AS Empress Marie Louse's grandchildren
io-oay mere mobiles. and include the Counts Of
bo7nbeles and the Princes Aontenuovo. We find
among J0sephlne's descendants the present King
- Sweden and MS two predecessors the throne
ar Stockholm, the Queen Of Denmark the King of
Norway. the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess q
Baden and al least score OF other royal and I'm
Ieria- personaEes. added 10 which the descendants
q Josephiue's only son, Prince Eugene, are, as /
have pointed out, in the line of succession 10 the
crowns nr Russia ard Bavaria.
Prince Alexander RunanoH's father, George has
t"o sisters. u whom. Marie. is the widow of
Prince william q Baden and mother OF the heir
APPARENT ~ the throne Of Baden, while the other.
Eugene. is married 10 Duke Alexander Of Olden-
burg snd ner son, Duke Peter has as consort the
youngest sister of the Gar
H-'l regard to me morRanatc marriages Of Prince
Seorges elder brothers the late Prince Eugene
married hrst 81 ALL Daria Op0tchine b. whom he
nae daughter, now the wife Of Prince Leon
hotc-uhey- After Dsra's death ne married De
Ie-4t sko5eloft the beautiful sister u the famous
"Liie General of the Of IgT There was
- issue of this marriage A romantic attachment
Alsira between her and Grand Duke Alexis and
' Aer death she left all her superb jewels consti-
,-.AE Ter only fortune. % his natural son. Count
noiePskoi by Alexandra JouroNsh The other
'Dlff' Alcholas, elOped from Fl. Petersburg with
ne vile of Colonel Aknfon. sister Of the famous
-7Hefai Annenkoh. creator of the Transcaspian
t-aiFoao. As soon ar divorce could De arranged
.'+-il'.as married her m0rgauaticaIlv and left bv
Two Sons, who have received from the late
@ar Tie titles Of Russian Dukes OF LeuchtenbeTg, !
3 3.-t rs mere mobiles, without the rank Of imperial
.shhsss without any place among the imperial
.sh'iS, and Of Ws1h place IA the line Of /
succession % the throne