Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-15
Prince Victor Weds the
Princess CIementine.
Ceremony In Royal Castle at
Picturesque MoncaherL
Streets Are Decorated and Bands
Play for Bonaparts Prince.

Turin. Italy, Nov. 1.-the marriage
of Prince Victor Napoleon Bonaparte.
cousin of King Victor Emmanuel and
pretenGar to the throne of France. and
Princess Clementine, daughter OF the
late King Leopold of Belgium. looked
forward to with so much interest, was
celebrated today at Moncalieri. viii
lage bicturesquely situated few miles
from here. The ceremony took place In
the royal castle.
The streets We're decorated profuse-
ly, bands played in the squares aud
flags waved from the castle, the mu-
mcipal buildings and many private
houses. All the members OF the Savoy
and Bonaparte families were present.
including Prince Louis Napoleon. the
younger brother of the pretender. who
for some time had not been on good
terms with the bridegroom, but who
agreed to a reconciliation on this oc-
cation. chiefly through the efforts Of
his mother. He acted as a witness for
his brother, the other witnesses being
the Duke of Aosta, while the witnesses
for Princess Cl"mentine were the
Prince De I.igno DAremborg, repre-
sentng the King of Belgium and the
Arcliduke Fritz of Austria.
AS Napoleon the Great was the first
to introduce civil marriage in the leg
islation of Europe. following the ira
ditiOn of the Bonaparte family tho
mayor of Moncalieri was the first to
unite the two. This ceremony took
place at the French consulate, as
Prince Victor Napoleon appears as a
French citizen domiciled in Paris, al
though for more than 30 years he has
been an exile. The religious ceremony
was conducted by the Bishop OF Bella
in the private chapel of the castle
Magnificent gifts were received from
most of the royal houses of Europe.
Princess Clementine received let
ter from the Pope imparting the Apos-
tolic benediction to both her and Prince
Victor. The latter received messages
of loyalty from the Bonapartist com
mittees in France and Corsica. .a
Paris, Nov. 1.-THE romantic story of
the courtship of Prince Victor Napoleon
and Princess Clementine is retold In the
French and Belgian press on this, their
wedding day. The nuptials are described
as happy contamination of a true case
barriers
The papers recite how the late King
Leopold steadfastly refused to permit the
marriage of his favorite daughter to the
pretender of the throne Of friendly
power. Since the accession Of King AL
bert it was known that the royal objec-
tons had been removed. This was duo
largely to the tactful attitude of the
prince himself, who always refrained
from attending official fetes and cere-
monies at Brussels and from in any way
embarrassing the relations of Belgium
and France.
The situation of Princess Clementine
in Belgium, where the two will live in
sumptuons style, will henceforth be mod
flied in conformity with the attitude OF
her husband. The two will conserve the
rank of princess. but renounce od1cial
and state honors and give up her resi-
dence at the royal palace, as we'll as tho
income of $1,000 a year which under the
Congo annexation law ceases at her mar
riage #'t... p.