The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-06

HE puc de La Sale dc R6chemaure
has failed in his frantic attempts
to secure the annuiment OF the
marriage OF his eldest son. Count |
Marc dc La Sale de Rochemaure, TO
Marika Karusos. daughter OF con-
ductor on the Greek railroad line run
ming from Athens TO Larissa, for tne
French courts, after considerable
amount OF litigation, have now decided. !
on final appeal, that the union Is, In
the eyes of the law. wholly valid. and |
while 1t has mulcted the duke himself
in the heavy cost of the case, 1t mas
condemned his son, Count Marc. TO
pay alimony to his young Greek wife
and to her little boy, at the rate OF
$4,000 year, including tho arrears.
which extend over period OF three
| or four years
Nor is this all, for when Count Marc.
in obedience 10 the behests OF ms
| tiful Greek wife and his little BOY
she made her way to Rome. and on
J the strength of her conversion 70 tiae
Roman Catholic Church. and oil the
| fact that she was bringing up her
| child in that faith, sought the inter
vention OF the Holy Father Plus y.
| received the woman and the cniid. se-
| poused their cause. and not only De
| clined to permit, any annuiment BY tho
| church of the marriage. but likewise
gave peremptory instructions TO the
| Duke de La sale dc Rochelnaure 20
| abstain from all attempts in the French
| divorce courts to invalidate the union.
i The duke. although he Is indebted for
i his dukedom 10 the Vatican. refused 10
4 obey tho Holy Father, and In conse-
4 quence thereof has not only been de-
i prived OF his Office of chamberlain to
the Pope. but has also been excom-
municated-.a severe penalty. when . !, IS
borne in mind that the principal title
TO distinction of his family is his papai
} dukedon. and the fact that one OF the
members of his family. ST. francls OF
Sale, founder Of the order OF tne ss,
hos nOnOr
The house OF de La Sale figures
extensively in the annals OF FRANCE OF
the tenth, eleventh, twelfth and four
teenth centuries. Hailing originally
i from Urgel i, settled In the tweil.n
7, century in Bearn and in the eighteenth
century the head OF me mouse ,n ,he e9 nns.
n sessions of the family by ms martiase
With the only surviving child ana heir-
ess of the ducal house OF FocneIlau !, - ..
:. Rut neither he nor his son inherited her
fathers dukedom. which became eS-
ii tinct.
5 Sale. who was chamberlain OF the
q Cape and Sword to Leo Si ti,,a on ~ r,,o
t de- dom 1. a"' sale de Rochemaure. The
: French government. In accordance VIZ
its invariable plan nTwa CAUSED Iit &c
ps apa non9 Il or to register it and The
| concordance is that. although tnt
Count de La Sale can style h'm use u
9 duke" in society, he Is deoarre 60 ir t,i.
. nakiny any iuse whatsoever OF the III.
: in legal or official documents, sucn as
o for Instance, certificates of birth, mar
;, rage. etc. Much disconnected py tni
refusal. tho count bethougSh nor, n1 1Trgel
which Is in the Spanish province ~,
Catalonia, and on the strength o. tn, IN,
IS anplied to King Alfonso and obtalne'
!. title Of duke in Spain. Ill
Is The duke, who Is very rich maj
,e owning the ChateauX of Clavieres an
= OF Doux, in the Cantai, besia.s e. st Gov
y ~ mansion In the Faubours 81. del
o main, in paris. Is married to daugh
ter of the ancient house OF De Eorce
u. vile. and has three sons, the ei .l !, .
', whom. Count Marc Is the one tro MhI IL i
or connection with his matrimonial u, al !,
IN fairs The count married the s.ri ~ !,
, the Greek capital. a c.n,h'i Ghurci
to and tho fulfilment of all the re
: quirements Of the laws tb o. CONT
hit Moreover, the failure OF Lite sh1 nsrents
tbe nnion no longer constitutes su.
c c ground to invalidate 1t In IN
BIT eyes of French law ,,,., .nour
The Young count was foonsh eiou5
us ia Visit France with his bride yea yea
us after his marriage, and shortly are
- his arrival there myster,i st, y VA yaf
SO ished, the countess oelnE iand ~
husband. it is said, was at hrst !, p'
on private lunstic asylum but the ef1 e y,
to prove that he was II any s MY faile
tn e snee un the Vatican and the rren,
va courts have both Of them y now M u rrnul
re in final resort that there Is ~ me e yaii
isS of the aar fer dssov,r
Ter it. The young countess bears ,,i an : 9
oellent reputation, an; and tt the the enl par 20
s1hle a objections nat 70 h she ST humn
is b thr uu that = she has not received \
tut training d woman destined n 20 se'
me as a great lady OF anc,ein ~ ane' la,
on h LII n nmui ieast that she has no fortu