New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-24
Queens Married BY Proxy.

Queen Maria Pas exile from Portugal.
10 spend the remainder Of her days under
the much needed care Of her similarly
widowed sister, Princess Clothilde Bona
paTte. at the Chateau Of Moncaliere. near
Turin. serves 10 recall the fact that she
was married by proxy. That is TO say,
when she arrived at Lisbon, at the age OF
barely sixteen, she found herself on land
ing already the wife Of a monarch whom
she had never seen in her life. The mar
rage ceremony had been performed al Tu-
rim. prior 10 her departure for Portugal. and
il was specially appointed ambassador OF
King Luis OF Portugal who acted on that
occasion as his sovereign's proxy, and who
took his place before the altar with the
zoung princess, joining hands with her.
Contrary tG what has been asserted in
print, the marriage Of Archduchess Marie
Christine Of Austria to King Alfonso XII
OF Spain did not take place by proxy at
Vienna, but Al Madrid, where the ceremony
was solernrized in the historic church OF
the Atocha by Cardinal Bonavedos. whose
title Of Patriarch Of the Indies, still borne
by the Primate Of Spain, serves 10 recall
the era when the nations colonial en-
America and OF Asia.
living who was married by proxy is Queen
Marie % Naples. whose wedding took place
Al Munich, the bridegroom, then Crown
Prince Of the kingdom Of the Two Settles,
being represented by an ambassador spe-
ciaIIy accredited for the purpose by his
father. King Ferdinand II.
The marriage was not altogether happy
orc. Yet there was never any separation.
Tic couple lost their crown in 1852. were
orlven into exile. portion of which was
spent II Rome, and afterward they went TO
Paris King Francis died some sixteen
years ago. But Queen Marie who buried
her only child, a little girl, at Rome and
y ho is sister or the murdered Empress
az Austria and Of that Duchess OF AlencOn
who persisted in the Charity Bazaar fire at
Paris, still lives on, IN a mansion which
che has built for herself in the Neuilly
district Of Paris. Formerly che used to
race under the name Of Count Isoia" but
has long since retired from the turf and
now devotes herself TO works Of charity,
maintaining a shop in Paris for the sale
Of articles made by her former Neapolitan
g.Ibiects. the profits Of the enterprise being
devoted entirely 10 their benefit.
The Oueen IS the only woman knight OF
the Russian order of St George, which Is
conferred exclusively for conspicuous brav-
cry and for feats OF gallantry in the face
Of the enemy. She received IL from Car
Alexander II for her heroism in the splen
cid defence OF the fortress Of Gaeta. the
last remaining stronghold Of the Bourbon
d. nasty al Naples in 1862 While II was
She aSno commanded the defence. II is char
a, ;eristlc ~ the Queen that size declined
10 accapt the order unless II were also
bestowed upon her husband. although II
the truth were known. he had done nothing
10 merit H. Alphonse paudet has p"r-
tl4Eod her. under the transparent pseu-
d8nvfne Of the queen ~ iliyr;H,' Ia tiF
pnpufar novel The Kings n Exile
Why Manuel Refused 10 hrdiGste'
EirE Manuel has not .sad'cat@a ~ -
necessary to enphaElze this, az there Is