The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
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lOf Frederick the Great of Prussia. open
ly proclaimed that he was not the Of
spring Of the King, but OF Baron Munck
Won Fulkila. one Of the handsomest men
Of the court Of Stockholm, a fervent ad-
mirer OF the young Danish-born Queen,
and who himself was the grandson Of a
Moorish lady Of high rank
Doubt Cause of IntrigueS.
This very serious doubt as TO the le-
Gitimacy Of Gustavus " played no small
role in the intrigues which eliminated In
his removal from the throne in March.
1909 and IN tie proclamation Of his uncle,
the younger brother Of Gustavus III, as
ruler of Sweden in his stead under the
title Of Charles XIII. The present Queen
Of Sweden, as well as the reigning Grand
Duke Of Baden, are reatsgrandchildren
J Of this King, Gustavus ", surnamed 1.-THE
Moor and il may be OF interest 10 add
that the now regning King Of Swedens
sailor brother, Prince Oscar. renowned
his rights Of succession 20 the throne or
Sweden in order 10 wed Ebba AIunck Won
Fulkila. a lineal descendant from that
handsome Baron Munck Won FuIkila who
was the alleged father OF Gustavus "
~ 4Att'kA fitkFIAftN lflNP NilN A~iiiAt4aF COT
/ troversy as to whether or not Robert
Browning had any African blood in his
veins. the story having undoubtedly origi-
mated in the fact that his grandmother
was "a creole, il may be pointed out that
two Of the most brilliant Frenchmen Of
The last half century-three OF them In
fact-have been Of undoubtedly African
ancestry One Of them is Gen. Alfred
Dodds, a quadroon. who is recognized al
home and abroad as one Of the ablest
commanders Of the French army, the
only one, indeed, who has covered him
self with military glory since the DAYS OF
the FrancO-German war. and who wears
not only the Grand Cross Of the Legion
Of Honor. but also the highly priced Me-
dailIe MIitaire. His father was a French
colonist of English parentaEe established
on the west coast Of Africa and his
mother a very handsome muIatto woman.
When he returned 10 France. after the
conquest Of Dahomey and Of other West
African kingdoms which he added 70 the
colonial empire OF France, the entire ma
ton, irrespective of party or politics.
turned out 20 welcome him. and 10 such
an extent did he become an object Of
popular enthusiasm that there is no
doubt but what he might easily have es-
, tabHshed himself in the role Of military
dictator had IL not been for his loyalty
TO the republic.
Ancestry Of Dumas.
Then there was Alexandra Dumas. the
elder. one Of the most famous. and GER
taiuly the most popular. French author
I..F .r--
daughters have married members OF the
Oldest French aristocracy and who was
the grandson Of a Santo Domingo ne
Eress of the name Of Dumas ard of the
Marquis de Ia Pailleterie. IL was char
lacteristic of Dumas and OF his father. the
lweIl-kuown general Of the Napoleouic
wars. 20 take. the name Of their neeress
Erandmother and mother rather than the
more aristocrauc patronymic Of the Mar
qUiS de Ia Pailleterie. Alexandra Du-
mas. who was quadroon. though he
looked z muiatto. never found the coll
Ored blood IN his veins any bar to his So
iCial recognition and welcome either in
France or anywhere else in Europe. al
though In America neither he nor Gen.
DoddS would have been permitted 10
and in many States Of the Union would
not be allowed 10 ride in the same car.
old Dumas was not in the least ashamed
Of his ancestry, and I have known his
son. Alexandra Dumas the younger. whose
wife was a member of the historic Rus
sian house Of Narischkine 10 exclair
'laughingly: "Why. my father was so
vain that he would actually get I'D be-
hind his own carriage. on the dashboard.
IN order 70 persuade the public that he
kept a black footman." In an open letter
Alexandra Dumas the younger addressed
TO the Bishop Of Autun on the subject Of
the slave trade, thanking the prelate for
his efforts 10 suppress the latter he
writes that he has only 10 go back two
or three generations TO find negro slaves
among his ancestors. and adds. There
may be relatives Of mine who even now
are forming part Of the oargoes Of slave
vessels"