New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
COUNT OSTHE|M HERE
Ey-Prince of Saxe-WeImar and
His Wife Visit New York.

.,,-,--sry. 1910 h- the Brentwood Ciou1pany1
Wanda Countess Osthein1. who was q
conspfcuous figure at the New York horse
show last week. is the daughter OF skip
re- Of the naecantiie marine. OF the name
of Iotrero. end was married jlst a year
ero in London TO the ex-Prince Hermann
or Saxe-Weimar. who has accompanied
her 70 this country. He had. few weeks
-,-ezfoTls 70 his marriage. been deprived Of
his rank and status Of a member of the
-eirr;ng house Of SAKE Weimar. had been
barred from the succession to the throne
an.i had been reduced 20 the position Of
an ordinary noble, receiving the title Of
Court Ostheinl-
The eX-prinCe. who IS only about twenty
eve years old was attached as lieutenant
- the cItrassiers Of the guard in Berlin
n 1915 and as heir presumptive to the
r-a7d ducaI throne of SAKE Weirnar and
- the immense private estates that go
With the chieftainship Of the family was
--.ce+ved with open arms at the Kaisers
ro---- But he had inherited from his
e7enstf7r.ft father spendthrift tastes. and
ssor, became involved IN monetary Difficult
-ies of 50 serious a character that he was
,-srfferred by way Of discipline TO the 18th
lancer regiment stationed in the dull little
,oz-r of SaarhurE.
II the hope Of restoring his shattered for
.-res 7s became in 1906 a suitor for the
hand. and incidentally for the fortune. of
Marie Bonaparte. who has since married
Prime George Of Greece. and whose for
ire Is derived from her fathers part own
s-s-i7 or 1he public gambling tables OF
Monte carlo But although Prince Her
nam vas much nearer 4 throne than
zeo-ra Of Greece. since owing 10 the fact
-7a- his father. Prince William Of SAKE
7zsir7ar IS virtually excluded from TIE
secession. ard that both marriages Of the
-etrr-r- grand duke are thus far chiidless.
- ~=rg-s1ion vas such that both Marie
=ars-a-re and her father gave the prefer
=. m George % Greece and rejected
Prince Hermann : suit
The failure Of This project Of 2 rich MAJ
age landed Prince Hermann in still
<---,-4~ 5t%7r-irias. and ultimately the laU
---e-z@-,zt7-rflar Is u say, ne was Jud1cially
declared nor merely insolvent but likewise
-4s-aG under crIra tel-that Is 70 say, de
rived q all civic rights and legal respoT-
ssr-1--=rs as + : lunaric, his affairs being
--ss-e5 IN The hands Of : trustee appointed
y. ne court The investigation Of his con-
----- Fr- connection with these nnanclai
------eS resulted in his being first of 81
al
- removed from the latter altogether
Pe--z z-7-t,aIly next n the line II succes-
s,7- r. zas considered necessarv under th=
.--.------an-aS 70 lose no time IN elir17inat-
4-r hin. .rherefrou. and accordingly he vas.
,r mentioned above. reduced Just year
.z, +-0-- the status If Z prince Of the
b-ooz 90 that of z mere noble. z. small an
---s-- re--z accorded him bT his cousin. the
-z---s-- grand duke. on the condition tna1
~ g=z- out Of Germany. He seems n
have ---- Wanda Lo-tero in Paris and 20
have married her IN London clvllly-that = *
., =s~ n the registers Office instead q n
church
The e--r---ce. rov Count osthei77l- may
=-z z-~7-a of his fathers old friends, &C
--zf--z~~e=. fenefactors and creditors over
--e-A for he career Of his father Prince
----r-tz-7 Il SaxA-WeiTnars vas even sun
----a z-o~--7- He found = necessary 70
-az-A FIrore. and after some active ser
---e n the Foreign Legion OF the L'IIIll
army IN Sumatrz came 20 the 1hlleu
c-sre= and. under the name O. W lll-ali1
80. .er-e5 his living by means Of call
-rgs quite the reverse o1 royal ne
,.-5,-e5 -ar7i--ances from home. but IKE
---,=- -er74--arce men. he always managed
-re-5 them long before they came 70
- rs often in thA most desperate
---z5-z knew ny frequent experience " nat
a. --se n 90 hungry. and picked Up 4 llV-ne
.= riding master. store clerk. salesman
--- zven Is waiter. the only prince oI i
-a-r-=-r house Of Europe w-ho can ooas1 u
.--s- z-----7~5fna-~ vicissit71des
-.--=--zLen BY illness. his relatives oooF,
------,s=zfo7 IN him. brought him home anu
---sa4 him back 70 health He then mar
--s5 Princess Cse-ta Isernn1lTE. Win !" nun
7-s r+--4- a Heidelberg. where he Is no.
----z -z-a71f~- old times in the Cnlteo
s-=-az with A American students Al 1he ufli-
--.-zt--- ove- z friendly mug OF beer OF
--zzz = vine
---+-e his nzrne figures OF the retired list
~ 49, German army with the holoIai
---- o~ major. he IS not allowed oy th@
--z-5 Duke of SAKE -Weinar 10 reside III
lss 5o---t-fo-r and is virtually hoycotteo Oy
- --a courts Of Europe. L IS underslooo
e.-e-a11-- that al the necessary steps nave
re- -alze7 10 exclude him from the sue
oeszso-7 20 the throne IN favor OF MS
,.o---ze- sa-. Prince Albert, who is q heu-
-s-zrr = --e q Regiment OF CulresSleIS'
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