The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-10
GETSORDERON
ACCOUNT OF HUSBAND

and sweeten his character.
Moreover, the Liechtensteins are noted
for the number OF their mesalliances:
among the latter being the marriage
of Prince Frederick Licchtenstein. who
married the actress Sophie Lowe, while
his brother. Prince Rudolf, after his
divorce from the Countess Claire DC
Sermage welded Hedwig Stein. also
a footiight favorite A third brother
Prince Philip, married the divorced
wife of Hungarian. OF the name OF
Eros and who was daughter OF the
Jewish banker, Todesco, at Vienna, and
of the operate diva. Mile. Tretfz. In
the case of each of these three mar
riages. the women, despite the fact
that they We're barred, from court by
reason of their antecedents and OF
their Jewish parentage. were permitted
to assume the name and tho rank of
Princess OF Liechtenstein. so that
there was no reason why the same
right should be withheld from the
by the by, is the second wife OF Count
Julius Szechenyi. an uncle OF Count
Ladislas Szechenyi, who married Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt
The exclusion from court of Countess
Julius Szechenyi was all the more
marked in view of the fact that the
count was one of the highest digni-
taries OF the crown OF Hungary. Privy
Councillor of the Emperor, and his
Grand Master of the Horse.
With regard TO Prince Alloys, his
marriage to the ex-Mme. Haupt was
preceded by much more romantic
match. His first wife was the adopted
daughter of Lord and Lady Holland
and until the time OF her marriage
! bore the name OF Miss Mary Fox.
When he made her acquaintance and
fell in love with her, he was attached
to the Austrian embassy In London.
and on this account his attention was
drawn to the fact that 1t would be
necessary for him to furnish Prince
Constantine Hohenlohe. then Grand
Master of the imperial household at
Vienna, and the supreme authority at
court, with evidence that her birth
was of such character as to entitle
her to presentation there as Il Prin-
cess Liechtenstein; for, as have often
pointed out in these letters, foreign
women who marry Austrians, become
subject by the union, to the same rules
and regulations that are applicable
TO native-bo Austrian women, that
is to say. rules which require thirty
two exclusively noble forbears before
| they can be represented at the court OF
Vienna.
On this being communicated to
Lord Holland, who had always main
tanned the most profound secrecy con-
nished, In the strictest confidence, to
Prince Alloys Liechtenstein and to
Prince Constantine Hohenlohe proof
| that his adopted daughter was the
fruit or perfectly lawful union. and
| that she had royal blood in her veins.
| Neither of the two princes ever reveal
ed the Information thus impaired to
| them. All objections We're waived at
took place with great pomp and cere
mony In London. the princes bride
being received in Vienna by the En-
peror and Empress with all the honors
due to her rank. She died suddenly.
after few years of happy marriage,
without the mystery relating to heI
| birth having ever been revealed to
the public. Her death seemed to re-
that time kept her brilliant husband
| within bonds, and he thereupon threw
himself into politics. joining many
parties. and lighting for them and
\ against them, in turn.
\ Copyright. 1910, by the Brentwood
4 Company