New-York tribune., 1910-10-05
LEGATE OF THE POPE
CardineI VannuteIIi, Now Here,
TaIIest of Sacred College.


eE,lre at the conservation Of St Patrlcks S
Cathedral. IN New York. This is not alone
,,- reason Of his being one Of the only SIX
cardinal bishons of the Sacred College al
-he other members Of the latter being
cardinal priests or cardinal deacons' out
Il is also because Of his imposing stature
of feet inches and his rank as legate
- Ere por-ii The Office of Legate
r.atere is the highest among all those
representing the Holy See abroad is armed
WITH frs fullest authority and is restricted
70 members Of the Sacred College-usually
% cardinal bishops. In fact legate
holds his plenipotentiary powers direct
from the Pope. instead Of from the Secre-
rs-v Of State and 80 great is his authority
that William the Conqueror established the
-u1e that no panal legate should be ad-
-1trted 10 England without the sanction of
the British government. fearing that tne
lezate might make use Of his vast spiritual
authority 70 deprive him Of his crown
n srt-e Of this rule Cardinal Panouin
visited England AZ the beginning OF 1he
thirteenth century 20 receive as lega'e
the crown of England from King Johr'
which he thereupon handed back 10 that
monarch II the name Of the Pope as
Hef. Then there was Cardinal Csmpeggio'
who came 10 London in the reign Of Henry
VIII as legare 70 preside over If1e proSeeo-
s1gs so- the srnulment Of the marriage Of
the King 70 Queen Catherine of Aragon-
L was tins prelate's refusal 70 defer 10
The Rluebeard u7onarcil's wishes in the
matter that brought about the quarrel be
tween that ruler and the Papacy-
Not until four hundred years later did
another papal lezate visit England. name
IL Cardinal Eircerzo Vannutelh now IN
this country. The first legate sent by the
Holy See TO England since the DAYS ot the
Reformation. ne visited Great Britain ior
The purpose Of presiding, in the name oI
the Holy Father. over the great Eucharls-
tic Congress held il the British metropolis
about three years ago. Cardinal Nannu-
tell has also represented the Pope as legate
g. the Eucfaristic congresses held az Co
logne and Brussels. and his presence n
this country is due - the fact tnat ne mas
recently been presiding over the Eucharls-
tic Congress a. Montreal
L is owing 70 his diplomatic training. 70
his rare knowledge Of foreign life and con
dftiors. and 70 his imposing and gracious
presence that Cardinal Vtncenzo Nannu-
tell has so often been selected 10 repre-
sent The Pope on great occasions abroad
He was pspsl envoy At the coronation OF
Alexander Il AZ Moscow, and has prob
ably attended more Erea- royal and i'm
per-sl solernnirieS broad on behalf Of the
papacv than any other member Of the Sa-
cred College Two years Of his life were
spent in Constantinople. as apostolic dele
gate. Il was in the early daEs Of the
reign OF * Sultan Abdul Hamid and af-
terward he was fnternuncio 70 Brazil and
nuncio II Portugal. where ne remained for
nearly a decade. Few princes Of the
Church are in closer touch or in stronger
sympathy with the United States than this
particular Cardinal who Is persona gratis
sirna not only AZ Vienna St Petersburg
Madrid and Lisbon. but also az Perrin.
standing particularly high in the regard
and friendship Of the Kaiser
He is z grandson OF old Count Tannuteln.
who was grand master Of the household.
first Of all TO Napoleons lovely sister.
Princess Pauline Borzhese and afterward
70 her mother that wonderful old Letitia
BonaparTe. VINO always refused TO take
the Napoleonic era or its raonarchies az
serieux. and who used 10 be known as
Nine. Mere Cardinal vannutelh has
another brother. Seraphiu7 VannutelIL like
himself a Cardinal Bishop and grand
penitencier Of the Catholic Church There
was vet another brother. Count Nannutelh
the owner % the family estates whose son
Is roE IN this country as one Of the gentle
men IN attendance cn his uncle The sister
OF the two cardinals was Countess kanZler,
widow Of the paral generalissinlO. and who
during her lifetime used generally 70 do
the honcrs Of the entertainments which
they gave al Rome
Emperor Creates Prince.
Of all Frneror Francis Joseph's non
RovaI relatives. the cne whom he seems
70 Ike best is that young and almost
re-nfless Protestant Bavarian infantry
lieutenant who created SO great sensa-
rion seventeen years ago by runaway
marriage with the old n1onarchs : eldest
E-ardchiId. Princess Eliza beth Of Bavaria
There is no end 10 the marks Of good will
an favor which he has bestowed upon
-nis h- no means good looking hero Of
rovaI romance. and after raising him from
tle dignity OF a Bavarian baron 10 that
or an Austrian count he has now bestowed
uuon nirn the title OF Prince See1ried ven
Retrenheirn-
The name Of this grandchild Of his by
marriage was otto Won Seefried. and he
was subal ltern Of one Of the regiments
forming part OF the garrison OF Munich
Vnen he made the acquaintance and won
ne heart OF Princess Eliza beth Of Bavaria
The eldest child Of Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria and OF Archduchess Gisela- the
latter daughter of the Austrian Emperor
As soon : her parents discovered Tfie N
fsruarion they secured the transfer Of the
lieutenant To Metz hoping that time and
separation would serve 10 obliterate il, and
a couple of years later the Lieutenant was
ordered hack 20 military duty in Bavaria
though not at Munich
= month or SO afte-ward the princess
whose father is the younger son of the
regent was found 70 have vanished from
Munich and z week later II was discov-
cred that she had left with Lieutenant Won
Seefrle6 and thar they had travelled by
-al straight 10 Genoa where they lad been
married by . Roman Catholic priest. After
a brief honeymoon n Itsiy they turned
treir steps not 10 Bavaria. whore Won
Seefried would have been Immediately ar
rested nv the military authorities for ab-
sentinE himself without leave. as a 6e-
Serter. and bv The criminal authorities for
eiopinE with a princess of the reigning
house but 70 Vienna on their arrival
there the princess took cab, drove TO
rIl@ palace and threw herself al the feet OF
the Emperor. of whom. as his eldest grand
child she had always been a particular
1av0rite
Nrat passed between them can Of course
only be slrnised- But she went away
happy. and on the following day young
SeefrieJ was received by the Emperor. first