New-York tribune., 1909-06-16
rxr7ED PRINCESS rARDoNED.

?, 3s u the influence and intercession OF kind
tes-7ed old Emperor Francis Joseph that the de-
r-ee or exile issued by the still more aged Regent
r. Fsva-is against their granddaughter. Princess
Elizabeth Of Bavaria. has at length after twelve
,ss-s been rescinded and that she has received
,s--7isson 10 revisit the kingdom Of Bavaria. her
native city or Munich. and all her Bsvarlan rels-
t'z-es 70 zhon she is now reconciled-
7 vas late in the fall 1se5 that Princess Eliza
ts-r confronted by stern refusal OF her parents
- ~ her grandfather the Regent Of Bavaria. 10
even consider the question Of her union 10 Young
l,.s-trv lieutenant otto Baron Seefried. who is a
Protestant. ran away with him from Nunich ana
vas married a. Genoa the following CAV AFTER
h-se+ honeymoon in Italv. finding Bavaria closed
70 them and warrant issued for the arrest Of the
hs-n7 If h set foot on Bsvsrian soil. they made
their way 70 Vienna and took uP their residence IN
small suburban hotel under an assumed name
zba-oe the princess drove in cab with her nus
hand 70 the palace She left him in th- cab. sought
ts- grandfather. the Emperor. threw herself AZ his
t.e+ ana i77plored his good viii and assistance
Both the Emperor and Empress have always oeen
PARTICULARLY kindly disposed 70 this ther eioesl
r-sn5da lighter and being still overwhelmed with
r-isf over the tragic fate Of their only son whose
ne had been marred by an unhappy marriage they
took her 20 their heart
IN the first place, the husband vas sent TOT aho
-cked over He met with the approNsl o1 'he f>IH-
te-o~ Who then ana there undertook 10 ProNloe I"I
n. future Of the young couple and 70 endeaTor 10
,.-sfzt,+e- o,,- things for them Munich. He be
rz7 rv securing the permission Of tP- Regent OF
Bavaria 70 transfer the young haTon from ne
gavsrisn 10 the Austrian army. and assigned NM
., 5, as FIRST lieutenant the aoth Infantry Regl-
rns7t stationed in the very oulet ilttle saiI'S'
-, or T-o,ns-l Then ne furnished the young
connie with sn aIlovsnoe-not large, hut enough 10
lfy. on comfortably and simply Elzaoe'h oTolfeu
hs- title Of princess and her royal status. con'ii
i-z herself with the style and name Of her HUSBAND
s7d settled down with him TO petty garrison NE,
foh o,,icklv winning the respect and Eooo VIII OF
fhe other officers and their wives py IaeF COIl
rlete absence of airs or ahectation-
TIE F--,re-or kept . close watch upon ther7' anu
,,-.e 50 r1eased with both his granddaughter ano
=, ,-.,i.,a -5,s- IN course OF time he advanced
90 baron tc the rank of Austrian count. presented
~. Young people with very handsome properly .
z-sf-n in Upper Austria, and with q mouse 81
<-,s and relieved the count. who still remains
. Pro,es-af1t or active regimentsl service placing
~, ~, the reserved list. Each year the Emperor
makes ere or TWO stays At Znatm with his srano
daughter and her little girls, and has developed
Eucb : liking for Seefried himself that ne inHari-
ably associates him in al his shooting e1peolnohs
Tn. mother OF the princess-that is 10 say, pm
cess Taonold Of Bavaria ArchdUcfess Gisela--has
long since become reconci!ed 10 her daughter ana
50 has Prince Leopold himself And no" al Ieng'h'
sfter al these years, the old regent has Ieleh'eo
and has Invited his granddaughter TO WISH MIN Al
Munich and 30 bring her husband and chiiofeh
with her thus resembling the decree of exile from
Bavarisn territory issued against her at the time
of her runaway marriage, more than a decsce ago
The y7o,!ug peopIe will -eceIye a very hearty vel
come no, only from the court OF Bavaria but also
from the good people Of Munich, who have known
II. princess from childhood, whose romance mas
excited their warm sympathy and interest and who
delighted that her marriage has turned out III
every respect so very happily ] may add that the
ssefrieds are an ancient family whose noohliy
dates from the sixteenth century, when II was con-
ferred bv Emperor Charles Y al about much the
time that he Instituted the Spanish Gran
oezzs.I
II have devoted more than ordinary attention
10 the story Cf Princess Elizabeth and or count
seefried because. general rule. these TO
rEsnces Of Young princesses Of the blood and men
% rank inferior TO their own turn out un1orlo-
ratey, largely owing 10 the inequality OF RANK.
The husband, a rule, pTesumes too mCch on MS
:o.a relationships and the snubs which fall
u him In consequence y hile the wife ends by re-
GREETING The sacrifice which she has made for his
sake, and asks herself whether 1t was pure enec-
ton designing nature that prompted him 10
seek her heart and hand The marriage OF princess
Elizabeth IS an exception, and every one IN Ba-
Fsria and in Austria s. in consequence thereon
Gfs-Oeed rd Count Eeefried