The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22

tol property, as ms iatHer, l-ofu iiaEI' ~
has managed to greatly increase his
estate by judicious enterprises in the
city, being chairman. OF the Consol-
idated Gold Fields of South Africa,
as well as of the National Telephone
Company. which has sold Its rights and
property under such very advantage
GUS circumstances to the government.
Princess Louise of Belgium, orrather
fected a complete settlement of all
pending financial issues with her
former husband, Prince Philip Of
@Coburg. AT the time of their divorce
by the tribunals of the Duchy Of Sake
Coburg Gotha five years ago. the prin-
cess was accorded by her husband an
allowance of 1000 crowns a month.
and an agreement was made whereby
the debts up to that time contracted
by her We're either paid in part by
him, pending their liquidation by the
princess herself. from the money COM
ing to her at her fathers death. and
from her mothers inheritance In re-
lodged herself to be indebted to her
former husband to the tune of 2,O00.-
600 crowns, which she undertook to
return to him on the death OF her
father, King Leopold.
Although the prince (who was vir-
tually forced, much against his Will.
to make this arrangement with his
former wife by the Austrian Emperor,
who intimated to him that he would
no longer be welcome at the court OF
relieve the necessities OF the at that
time pennilcss princess) is now proved
to nave paid this allowance of 1000
crowns every month to the lawyers
retained every cent Of 1t for the pay
ment of their own legal expenses in
connection with the representation Of
her interests. She at any rate never
sequence thereof obliged to contract
other liabilities. and to borrow none
at enormous rates of interest.
BY virtue OF the convention Just con-
Guided the prince is relieved of all
further, payment Of the. 1909 crowns
he renounces his claim Of 1000 ooo
crowns. payable to him by his forme,
wire on the receipt of her share OF
tune. In fact. 1t is expressly, stipulated
that neither one of the divorced
couple has any further claim Of any
Kind whatsoever. financially or other.
| wise. upon the other
! The settlement is on the whole ar
advantageous one to both; for there
Is so much litigation in connection
with the estate OF King Leopold tina
years VIII elapse before Princess Louis,
nmally receives therefrom the ful
amount or her Inheritance, and 1t would
not, have been until then that sht
| could really be called upon to pay thu
I,ooo,Voo crowns owing Ito her formel
husband. On the other hand, he OBJ
| talns Immediate release from any fur
ther payment of the 1000 crowns {
month to her.
The agreement in question likewls,
stimulates that the princes shall n
longer call herself Princess Philip o
Coburg, but PRINCESS Louise OF Bel
TO- this title of duchess of. or rathe
in SaNony, 1t belongs to her b,
birth and Is shared by the other
daughters OF the late King Leopold
| and by King Albert's two married
sisters, owing to the fact that thei
grandfather, Leopold l. Of Belgium
was q Prince of SaNe-Coburg Gotha
and Duke of saxony, before becomInp
lSing of the Bel @ans. All the children O
pukes tand Duchesses. OF saxory
through thcir.father, the Prince Consort
having been q Prince of Saxe-Cobura
4 sGiotha and Duke OF snxony. Kins
George is a Duke OF Saxony. So loe
are his boys, and Prince Arthur OF Con.
naught.:A while the Kings sisters ant
his daughters are Duthesses OF Saxony
me King OF Bulgaria Is a Duke o
too is King Manuel of Portugal, ant
his uncle, the Duke OF Oporto. owing
TO the fact OF their both being descend
! cd from the marriage of Queen Mari
della Gloria OF Portugal. with Ferdi
nsni Or SaNe-Cohurg, Duke OF SaXony
Who died as King Ferdinand of Portu
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