New-York tribune., 1910-06-06
DUKE LOSES SUIT
MuICted by the French Courts
and Dismissed by the Pope.

ana DISMISSED Dy tTle rope.
Copyright. 1910 uy the Brentwood Company
The Due de la Sale de Rochemaure has
failed in his frantic attempts 10 secure
the annulment OF the marriage Of his eld-
est son. Count Marc de la Sale de Roche
maure. TO Marika Ka-usos. daughter Of
conductor on the Greek railroad line run
ming from Athens to Larissa- For the
French courts, after e considerable amount
Of litigation. have now decided on final
appeal that the union is in the eyes Of the
law wholly valid. and while Il has mulcteo
the duke himself IN the heavy costs OF the
case II has condemned his son, Count
Nsrc. 70 pay aimony 70 his young Greek
wife and to her little boy al the rate Of
5000 a year. including the arrears, which
extend over a period Of three or four years
Nor is this all. for when Count Marc in
obedience TO the behests Of his father, the
duke, abandoned his beautiful Greek wife
and his little boy she made her way 20
Rome. and on the strength OF her con-
version 70 the Roman Catholic Church and
Of the fact that she was bringing up her
child in thet faith sought the interven-
ton OF the Holy Father. Plus X received
the woman and the child. espoused their
cause. and not only declined TO permit any
arnulrnent by the Church Of the marriage,
but likewise gave peremptory instructions
70 the Duke de IA Sale de Rochemaure to
abstain from all attempts in the French
divorce courts 70 invalidate the union Ihe
duke. although he is indebted for his
dukedom 70 the Vatican refused TO obey
the Holy Father, and IN consequence there
cf has not only been deprived Of his OF
fee OF chamberlain 70 the Pope. but has
also been excomrnunicated-a severe pen
altv. when it is borne in mind that the
principal title 10 distinction OF his family
is his papaI dukedor and the fact that
one Of the members Of his family. St
Francis Of Sale. founder OF the Order of
the Visitation. has received the honor OF
Canonizarion
The house Of De IA Sale figures ex-
tensively in the annals OF France Of the
tenth. eleven. twelfth and fourteenth cen
turies Haiing originally from Urgel It
settled in the twelfth century in Bearn,
and in the eighteenth century the head
OF the house. Count Francis de Ia Sale,
added 70 the possessions Of the family by
his marriage with the only surviving child
and heiress OF the ducal house Of Roche
naure But neither he nor his son in
herited her fathers dukedom. which be-
came extinct In 1893 Count Louis Felix
&c IA Sale, who was chamberlain Of the
cape and sword to Leo XIII, obtained
from the latter the papaI title Of Due de
Ia Sale Rochemaure. The French govern
ment, in accordance with its tnvartahle
plan nowadays with papal honors, ahso-
lureIv refused TO recognize Il Or TO regis
ter il. and the consequence is that, al
though the Count &c Ia Sale can style
himself duke IN society. he is debarred
from making any use whatsoever OF the
title il legal or Official documents, such
as for instance. certificates Of birth. mar
rage etc. Much disconnected by this re-
fusal. the count bethoUght himself that
his family had sprung from Urgel, which
IS n the Spanish province Of Catalonia
and on the strength Of this applied 10
King Alfonso and obtained from him a
RECOGNITION Of his papal title Of duke in
Spain.
The duke who is q very rich man, own
irc The chareaus OF CIaviores and Of Duke
IN the CantaI. besides a stately mansion
in Faubourg s.. German. in Paris. IS mar
-iAd 70 2 daughter OF the ancient house
Of De Forcevtlle and has three sons. the
eldest Of whom. Count Marc, is the one
who has been giving him so much trouble
in connection with his matrimonial af-
fairs. The count married the girl in the
Greek capital according to the rites Of the
Roman Catholic Church after the con
version Of the girl thereto and the fulAl-
-1ent Of all the requirements Of the laws
of Greece Moreover. the failure OF the
count 70 Obtain the consent Of his parents
70 the union no longer constitutes a suf-
fcienr ground 70 fnvalidate il in the eyes
OF French law
The young count wEs foolish enough 70
visit France with his bride wear after his
marriage. and shortly after his arrival there
ne rlysteriously vanished. the countess be
trz left 10 shift for herself in q foreign
land Her husband. II is said. was az first
pur under restraint by his father in -pri-
va1e lunatic asylum, but the efforts 70
r-o7-e that he was n any way mentally IN
balanced have uanifestly failed. since the
Vatican and the French courts have both
u them now decided. ii final resort, that
there Is no ground whatsoever for oues-
riorin- the Validity of the marriage or 1or
dissolving il. The young countess bears an
excellent reputation. and the only possible
objections 70 her on the part Of the duke
are that she i ot humble birth, that she
has not received the training Of woman
destined 10 shine as great lady OF an
cient lineage in the Faubourg 81. German.
and last. but not least. that she has no
fortune whatsoever