New-York tribune., 1909-06-18

DT-KEDOM RECOGNIZED BY REPUBLIC
The DUO 6e sabran Ponteves and his cousin.
Ias NJ Jean ,.e Sabran Ponteves have addrcSSc1 2
Natter 10 the principal French papers Te9udiailng
ANY connection with The lady who with her
s.y-t-er has obtained currency in certain circles
ct Partisan society under the name Of the "Coun-
tess ard Mile &C Maur-I Ponteve' They deny the
rizht Of these ladies TO the name n their family
and incidentally call atte1tion 10 IN. fact ta' Ile
present Duke OF sabran, on succeeding 10 ms
fsther's honors three or four years ago took the
t-ouble 70 comply with the requirements of FTe1ch
Law and to haze his sole rights 10 the name ana
title Of Duke of Sabran Ponteves and 10 the chlel-
tziaship and Of that family registered ana
recoznizec 10y the Keeper of The Great Seal OF
France ard Minister Justice In order 10 secure
tais recognition from the government the dGhe
had 70 submit all his family papers. patents ana
psrchrnerts and 10 establish beyond all pos@oili'y
Of question his rights 20 his honors-
7 IS only those who have fulfilled these require
-nents ~ the French law who can leEitlmatey bear
their titles and make use Of them in legal ana
Official documents. The Oldest and most authehuc
Q. French mobiles have, like the Duke OF SaOraI'
taken the necessary steps to meet thc require
Of TIE state n the matter OF course thcse "os'
honors are either bogus or questionable nave re-
Trained But fl is very curious to find repuohc
giving not only sanction aud prosectoH o"'
also its stamp Of authenticity to titles o. noDi'S,
and see great MOBILES Of illustrlous ancestry an
hisoric names applying 10 the republican govern
rn.at tor the confirmation and recognition Of their
Aonou
The Duke Of ssbran Ponteves is the fifth OF ms
line the dukedom having been bestowed aIoHs
with seat in the House of Peers by King Charles
y. on his devoted friend and relative count "a
GEAR de Gsb-sn on the occasion Of his CORONATION
a. Rheims in 1sz5. with remainder, owing 10 iiS
oTn chidlessness. 10 The nephew OF h'S wiz ~
belonged 20 the equally illustrious anu a'iCi''''
House Of Ponteves and Of which thls hsi,eN' ,e.
sfterR-ard second Duke Of Sabran, WAS the cni.i
According 10 some the Sabrans are, however the
Oldest % all the families of the French hopiii'S
and Nostradamus the physician, astrologer airu
genesogist Of the sixteenth century, did h"t le9'
tate 10 trace their origin Sticho. the celebrated
general and nephew Of Emperor Theodosl1s iIle
Great II is fact however. established by docu-
mentary and historic evidence or unquesuoheu
authenticity. that William II Of Sabran VINO eA-
ercised sovereign rights over ForcalqueT look par
in the First Crusade and was one Of the hrst three
leaders 20 plant the standard OF the cross on uis
walls Of Jerusalem IN 1929. A century Aater Ger
since de sabrsn became the wife Of Alphonse OF
Aragon. King OF Provence and IN thls lasIiion
Grandmother OF Margaret Queen OF france anu
consort Of St Louis. of Queen Eleanor OF England.
OF Empress Blanche Of Germany and of Beatrice
Queen OF Naples and Of Sicily Pope Urban
had as mother Euphelise &c Sabran, and the house
o. sabran has likewise furnished two saints 10
the Catholic Church, namely. Elzear de Sabran ana
6t. RosseIine
The Ponteves .n whom the House Of Sabran is
nov merged. through the adoption Of the chief ot
ths Ponteyes family by his uncle. the hrst Duhe
o sabrsn and last OF the direct line OF the house
OF sabran in oden times bore the title OF Princes
CAPT and exercised sovereignty over the Naley
OF the Sault During each Of the last nine cen
turtles there have been several matrimonial ALL
snces between it and the Sabrans So that al
though the present Duke Of sabran is .o'' stricy
speaking. a descendant Of the first duke yet ne
has as much sabran blood in his veins as had MS
great -grest-uncle.
The modern de Sa bran Ponteves may he saio 10
live Up IN every respect the traditions OF their
forebears For fewer than six OF theii'
including the late duke. in the field at the begin
ming OF the war of 1870; four Of them being deco
rated with the Cross OF the Legion OF Honor on the
bsttleheii where the others lost their nNes-
One Of them FouIques de Sabran. who had pre-
T1ously served under Emperor Macmillan IN Mex
leo q volunteer. the principal hero OF the
battle Champigny and occupies conspicuous
place in Detsie's picture of that sanguinary en-
AHEement