The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-16
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RINCE. HENRI DE LIGNE. secre-
- tary of the Belgian legation at
Washington, after very briet
stay over here, during which he
attended the wedding OF young De SIM
cay, OF Brussels. 10 Miss Marie Logan,
in St Patricks Cathedral, New York.
returned TO Europe In order 10 COM
pete the arrangements for his own
marriage, which took place on Thurs
day last in Paris. His bride, whom
IL expects 10 bring to this country
in which case she will form a notable
addition TO the foreign diplomatic
corps at Washington Princes
four daughters OF tile Prince de TIA
rcnte ct lie Talmond and who is him
self the only son and heir OF the tenth
Due de la Tremoile ct de Thouars.
While so many houses, of the Euro
descent through the female line from
the founders of their families and
from the most illustrious OF their an
ccstors. this particular duke is able
to show an unbroken male line BACK TO
Guy, Sire de la Tremoiile. one of the
commanders of the frst Crusade. The
dukedom of Thouars was conferred upon
the horse in 1853, the dukedon OF IRE
noble forty years later; while LOUIS
NV. granted the title of Prince de TIA
rcnte for the eldest son and the rank
Of prince and princess TO all the other
members OF the family, in return Tor
the abandonment of their rlshlS 10 ile
| succession OF the throne of Naples. ac-
quired by the marriage of Francis de
| la Tremoille with Anne of Aragon.
| The present duke Is sevcnty-two
years of age. and his father and I'M
| mediate predecessor was one of the
| pages of King Louis XVI. and Queen
| Marie Antoinette, and man of twenty
at the time of their execution. Indeed,
two of the brothers OF the late duke.
| uncles, therefore, OF the present duke.
| namely. the Able de "a Tremoille and
| the Prince de Talmond. We're guillo-
| tined during the days of the Terror,
! the former at Paris and the latter al
| Laval where his head was stuck on
a nike at the city gate. The duke Is
| a member of the Institute OF France
| owing his election to the services
! which he has rendered to history. Ills
! latest work bears the title. MY Grand
1 father at the Court of Louis XIV. and
Louis XVI" Like his other equally
Interesting and important writings, the
| work in question, superbiy bound anc
i adorned with costly. old engravings
only, at the expense of the duke. who
Is very rich. and its distribution was
limited to his relatives and friends. and
to certain libraries and national INST
/ tutions. both in France and abroad. a:
In the case of his other books. the IN
formation which it contains is taker
I from his family archives, which con
stitute an ineNhaustlble mine or riches
readily understood when | mentor
i that among his papers are the daily
accounts of the De la Tremoilles from
1919 to 1889 without Interruption
lived from day to day, what were hi
revenues and what We're his expense
during the changes that came owe
France throughout the whole of TIL
Intervening period
The duke is a tall, stately man, a fin
TYNE of the French grand segneur o
the old school who, without being tn
least bit cynical or narrow minded. ma
he has remained throughout an inter
ested spectator. While proud of NJ
family and mindful of the fact that \, n
genealogical tree shows many ma. e.,
various reigning dynasties of Europe
ana that prior to the surrender by u
French nobility of their feudal right
no less than LOO Poi e rre a moj,e az
, the day. he is not in the least degre
, n,,roeant: his manners are character
ized Nv the utmost ldndliness simple
! IN and absence Of all hauteur ana a
fectation,, while; un raois 80 MAJ ,a" he ca
7 associnte on terms of friendship VII
e such people as the Rothschilds, an
! members OF their race. without pe1n
$ deed the late Alphonse Rothschilt
g were among his warmest friends
8 He makes his home when in Y
country at the Chateau as ,, S9pr snt
: Maine- ST. DIRE, built I'm 1916, by u
arshtss Who a ae5g the T INF Ts
and which, "Reminiscences in style WI
spaclous eourtyarda o t9we aom ANA wnS
!, lsValley az the Loire, between Ange
and Nantes The Ms enapsl e de Wnnbru
in HACK marble, which is justly r
y gard dea' as the the masterpiece Of coyseye
lie The chateau, early in the eighl,ess zen
- century, through It's. purchase by Fra
lo els James Walsh from the pu q !,
50 d'Estrees, came into the hands l1 OF y y
10 the deposition OF King James J i,
=, England and the Battle or me me, ho !,
sc authorizing them to IT out p p, .,,a
to prey npon and destroy GngdS s np
e Francis Walsh by King James was,
er course, not recognized by England, g
Ito compensate him for this, AihF 10y