New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
LOSES S3O,OOO.OOO CASE
Count George of Mererberg Dc
feated By Cro7cn Princess.

Copyright. 1905 BY the R-.utrood C,or7panvI
After trial which has been in progress at wies-
baden for over six months. and in which fortune
of some sSonnoo was at stake. Count George of Ne
-enherg. r1orsanatic son OF the late Prince Mich
olss of Nassau. has had nnsl judgment pronounced
against him by the German courts. and has been
condemned to pay all the enormous costs Of this
cause celehre. The defendant was the fifteen
-'ezr-od Crown Princess of LuxeruburE. represent
- hy her mother. the Grand Duchess Regent of
LuHen1burs. who supported by the reignng
Grand Duchess of Baden. only sister of the mori-
hUnd and paretic Grand Duke OF Luxembourg. and
r other sEnates of the House ~ Nassau. first and
foremost. Duke Alexander Of OldenhUrg. son Of
TIE late Princess Theresa Of Nassau.
count George of Nuremberg. who through his
--o-her IS g grandson Of Russia's most famous
poet. PUshkin. and who is married 20 the elder Of
-he llleEftimate daughters OF Emperor Alex
Erder II of Russia. and Of Princess Yourieffska
nee DoEoroukD began by putting forward preten-
stons 20 be recognized as Crown Prince Of I.uxem-
burg. and ss regent of the grand duchy. while the
uoH dying grand duke III. the plea that the
rights the prfncesscs OF the House Of Nassau TO
--e throne q Luxembourg did not come into force
TorE there we're any princes of Nassau IN
existence and that therefore his rights 10 the
crown were superior to those Of the grand dukes
daughters.
Botn the national legislature and the tribunals Of
I-izer7b,i-E denied Count Merenberg's claims
she ground that the marriage o. his parents was Of
altogether morganstic character. and pro
claimed the eldest daughter Of the grand duke as
her apparent 10 the throne. as crown princess Of
the grand duchy and hereditary Princess Of
Nassau.
Defeated ii L-1xerburE. Count Merenberg.
German. -hereupon appealed to the German courts.
not for she throne OF LlNemhurg, but for the con
cf the great s2la11Hao fortune II the House OF
Nassau nearly ali q the property being situa ed
II Germany. He induced TO institute the suit
b- certain German Radical lawyers. who encouT-
aged him IN the belief that uorganattc marriages
contracted by princes Of the regning families OF
rr.a in
man Ia1 as ord mary matrimonial alliances OF
course had he been able 10 establish this and 10
obtain thereby The control and eventual posses
sion OF ire Nassau property. he would nave had
grounds for presenting anew his pretensions 70 the
throne Of Tuxer1burg. But the German courts nave
nov decided againsr him. They have declared tnat
The rnorEanatic marriage Of his parents vas not
sf such a character 70 entitle him 70 succeed
10 IN. cr The honors. titles rights which his
father may have possessed as prince Of Mas
and Of Luxembourg, and they have oecreeo
thai the hIteen-y year-od Crown Princess Of Nassau
f. ire lawful heiress the great property vested
n her father as chief of the House of Nassau as
sc Is heress 10 his throne
ANOTHER ARCHDUCHEss's MESALLIANCE,
----re-ar Francis Joseph has caused the Grand
7-z--e- and Grand Marshal Of his court. Prince
N5-ureuuovo. To issue q somewhat reTaThaole ON
lal announcement, n connection win me harrlae7
--s other dav Of A-chduchess Renata 10 Prince
Jerome Fa6zuEE The announcement IS 70 the el-
g. --z- -~zsr7rIrn as the union not ''Ehen-
s.--z -H=- Is TO say. marriage where pom
zz--f=s z-- n equal rank the archduchess mas loi
-.-eE her rank as an archcuchess anu ne G -
d. -=s = t~uuerfaI and royal hIEhness Inc LII
-.s.-- --r= he gaze tie necessary consent TO the
match. takes This means of notifying every one
that m hiz e-es and in those Of the laws O. = Us
ira ara Hungary, il Il : mesallaIce-
--e Ezz71Uir-s. although they have holn NJ
s.-- am German rf-1ez Of prince and have been
allowed - retain some Of their former Fosh ouCal
r. E----e- =-=, nevertheless, OF the io7'ef h'll"'
ana -c- such in Part III Of the Arll1HaO-'
re Gr-aa- ...,.z
,- Pan u # TIE .Gotha are all families VINO en-
---s6 sovereign or petF- sovereign sta'nH ,S
ire existence Of the Holy Roman hnlpH=' w.
MS brought 70 an end bv the nrst Naloieoh o
-.--.s .-,-e- hundred years ago Among the pre-
-uzz-rzez retained by these so-ca-ed mealal-|7u
----==z oF t-= htEh nobility = mat ci mating VI"
- -,r-5-E - equality with the no" reieI-''e
.---z== o. F..-ope- and there have been nuTnoe1
- matrimonial alliances between mem anu ''
l-zrshlrEs in modern times
rms ire 4rcf~ ~uchess Isabella we o. '--e
.----r1a Frederick. was = Princess STo>- ua-Eii-
.s- - -re -7edia-izea duke Of that name. Her
.rz-z--e-. Archduchess Christine IS nafileu ~
Prince Er-n-anueI salm-Salnl and another oaos ,te'
s----,rrress Marie. recently leo 10 me ai'di
r- Prince Godfrey Hohenlohe- Then too there =
,----z-.- -e-s Ffizabert- only child Or 'Ae lale
..---r- prince Who Is welded 70 Prince otto W N
-5=r--t5-aerz. a cousin ot Prince Vincent ot the
.z---a family who IS attached 10 the Austrian
Embassy al Washington
According 90 the pronounCement Just mace h>
.----.a--- Francis Joseph. none of these aTch-
=---zs-es have forfeited their prediCates Of i'm
-z---r zr5 ~oval highresses. although they have
rsz~ obliged 10 reuouuCe their place IN the hne
.- secession 10 the throne and 10 content them
--zs nth the precedence # their husbands But
-.--z-z rr Fiapsharg VINO * z daughter OF Arch
.-.-z --a--e- tie sailor member Of the imperial
(--~r- and Who : . niece Of Queen Christina of
S-zf- fae now ceased 10 he an imperial and
- ---- -+-rrezz and uiu have TO content herself
.--.eeor-n With Tire status Of mere Princess
F.sdzlV ILL
OFFICIAL. STATUS OF THE RADzINILLs.
This r.a-:c proclamation Of eK-Archduchess Ro-
--z- marriage IS q 1nesalliance viii le unpieas-
z-- reading TO- the Radz=Will family. and may
.z-7-.zn r7a7~ who recall that the eighteenth
rr--.-. a lezst Two matrimonial unions took place
.--ve-r the rz,EninE house Of Prussia and the
r..-z.u,-rrs F..r IT the time when old Emperor
7s----7 wished 10 lead Princess Elise Radzwill
-- me a--s- IN rle early part ~ the nineteenth
,=--.--- II use definitely decided that the Radzi-
-.-.- were not. strictly speaking qualified 10 mate
s.- -ozar-v and IN conssq uence thereof the union
-.- -o- AXE r7ace and William compelled
some time aftervard- for purely dHnasuc reasoH rs
% contract loyeless marriage with Princess Au-
s-sra Of Heiussr-
Emperor Francis Joseph las likewise been
-.-rrrr-ed IN taking the step wiki regard n the
marriage o< his young cousin Ronara 10 Prince
Jerome RadziwIu ny the fact thai the latter
f.a-o1E- 70 z branch Of the house Of RadziViu
v-..s has been rather unfortunate II it's mat-i-
-r...a- alliances ~ any rate. from the point of
,.z-- or Tie Austrian and the German courts. Thus
lis --ufEer Is r Staniard. coming from Barcelona.
or ,-.1- bourgeois birth whose arst husband was
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