New-York tribune., 1910-11-07
jean Oriac" Royal Prince.

Jean Oriac." who has been for some
time past II e Arsish. on the Atlantic
/ seaboard Of Morocco. negotiating for the
purchase Of 4 very large tract Of territory
/ for the purpose Of establishing there a
ranch for furnishing cattle to the French
/ markets. and who has been incidentally
! doing some valuable exploring work is no
other than Prince Jean d'Orleans. brother
/ in-law and cousin Of Prince Ferdinand.
Due de Nontpensier. The latter. after
spending the greater part OF the summer
in this country. is now in Japan. on his
way to Cochin China. where he owns large
rubber Plantations. and where he. with
three specially constructed automobiles. is
about 70 resume hfs volunteer surveying
for The projected railroad destined to con-
meet Saigon. the capital Of Frances great
colonial empire in Asia. with the rich and
hitherto unrapped market Of the southern
provinces Of China. the idea being that
wherever an automobile can 20 a railroad
can follow. The Due de Nontpenser was
Eed in this survey work al the time
when ne was summoned TO Europe TO par
ticipate as an officer of King AIfonso's
Iavv in the Spanish war against the in
surgent Moorish tribes around MeIilla. and
now. having recovered from the enteric
fever which he contracted al Melilla. is TAX
ing up his work Of survey and Of expIora-
tion Of the hinterand Of Cochin China and
Tongking
Prince Jean d'Orleans IS married tn
Princess Isabella. sister Of the Due de
Montpensier. Of the Due d'Orleans and
Of Queen Marie AmeIie Of Portugal He is
the only surviving son Of Robert, Due de
Chartres. who with his elder brother. the
lot d Do Ia Of
General Mcclellan throughout the Civil
War. and who under the name Of Robert
Lefort' served as a private In the war
Of 1853 taking part in the battle of Sol
ferino. and afterward under the same name
fighting again as a private in the Franco
German war OF 1870. winning a commits
sion and the Cross Of the Legion of Honor
for bravery on the field of battle. He is a
member Of the Society of the Army Of the
Potomac, and also OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic and makes his home at ST.
Firmin. near Chantillv. His son Jean was
brought up a. Copenhagen under the care
Of his brilliantly clever sister, the late
Princess Waldeuar of Denmark, received
his military training there and holds COM
mission of captain Of cavalry in the Danish
army. His elder brother, the late Prince
Henry Of Orleans. who died at Saigon.
achieved some celebrity as an explorer OF
Central Asia and OF Hbyssinia. The Duke
of Orleans has also done much useful work
a an Arctic explorer. and geography,
oceanography and meteorology owe a great
deal 10 his several splendidly equipped ex
pedirions into the Polar regions.
I may add that the official designation
accorded by all the courts Of Europe 20 the
Dukes II Orleans and Of Montpensier and
IL their four sisters is that of Princes
and Princssses Dc France" The Due de
Cnartres. his son. the Due de Guise, and
his children. the Due de Chartres' daughter
Marguerite. married TO old Marshal Mac
Mahon's only son and heir. and, in fact,
all the other members OF the Orleans line
ot Bourbon. are officially styled Princes
and Princesses d Orleans"