The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
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In the year 1924 his Catholic Majesty
Fernando VII. King ~ Spain. became \
widower for the thlri time. n chrldless
widower whose heir was his brother. the
Infanta Don Carlos Don Carlos was
in his forty-seoond year four years
Younger than the King. Together with
an ardent attachment to the Roman
Church Don Carlos possessed an eNag
zerated sense 81 the dignity ~ kinghood,
and in his view Spain. land and people,
was the sbeolute gift 81 the Almighty
20 his branch OF the house Of Bourbon.
Rebellion was the favorite sin n Satan.
In short. he was more Catholic than the
Pore and more royalist than the King
Precisely this eKaRgsration ~ his attitude
brought him into rivalry with hls brot her.
between whom and himself an unusually
close affection had reigned until recent
years. The King was a despOt "a serve
his own ends and showed NO disposition
20 share his power with either favorite or
prelAts. What his most strenuous sup
portsrs began 90 SO was that an autoc-
rAcy docs not necessarily imply n theoc-
racy, and they did not want a king who
was independent Of the Roman Church
and refused to reestablis the lnquisl-
ton. Evidently no reliance could be
placed on him. and their eyes turaed
ahectionately 70 the pious Carlos The
proposal 20 make the latter king was
actually formulated in the manifesto
~ a society which assumed the significant
title Of The DISCRIMINATING Angel Don
Carlos, II n true. rejected the proposals
OF the Apostolics with horror, avowing ms
unswerving loyalty To- MS brother. Never
theless upon hrs appea rance On" day at La
Grania he was received 10y tho officer
In charge q the guard with royal honOrs.
though the King was in the palace at the
eiua. The Infants was furious and
rsported tho matter 20 the commander
Of the household guards. but the indiscreet
pihaltern was eventually promoted
shanlca 70 The innuanoe Of Don Carlos 9
wife. This lady was the daughter Of
King JoAo VI. Of Portugal and his master
f,il wife, Queen CarlotA: also sister to Kins
Fsrnando'u second wife. Isabel Of Bra
Rnnoa- Doda Francisco do Asis was
very much her mothers daughter. a
fanaticai Cath olio and a. jealous royal In,
a hsr husband. Thsre can be no doubt
that she was IN correspondence with tho
rsbels Of Cataluna. and that she was a
party 20 all the intrigues of the Apostolic
faction; but although Fernando know
This quite we'll he could not risk an open
rupture with a prince and princess who
we're idoliz~d by the whole royalist and
clerical party ~ Spain. For years past
DonA Francisco had regarded herself
a. the future Queen ~ Spain. and II wa,
said OF her later on that she was the only
man in her family.
Pm, there Was another brot her or rat her
another sistAr-in law. - be rHckonad
with The Infanta Francisco lie Paula
was tan years younger than the King
He had been horn when tho famous Godoy
stood especially high in the favor ~ Que"u
Maria Luisa. and thsre was absolutely NJ
resemblance bet veen him and his hrot hers
HENCE suspicious and a somewhat equiv.
0cal position ~ court Hence also. ho
tired 10 make himself popular. and We may
infer that h" was s0rrsw hat lees 81 hIgut
and rcactIonary than hon Carlos. al.
'hpUgn ~ mnrriag" b" was allied with
coIrt ~ uh@c'Irautist ~ TINT 81 SpaIn
Hrs wife. TIlsa Carlott. child of Frauce-.-c
I King Of Napl"- and of nm" Two SiCilie-
and Mara isabella daughter II Carlos
~ 10 Spain. wss lf- own uI',''. Iu-t a.
bona Francesca to Asis was tho nice" II
her husband. hon carlos Md h"rr ~
NAV pause - rrmdrly that no more thrir.
* situation - 'uuC"Iy abi'. 20 the mind
~ spanish ar PDr'ug. is--. nDy"li-' ~
drawa'i-' than love aFarr b.'wecu ~
uncle and = niece Our readers WIll recall
the manner IN which Sehor Castelar,. III,
stateSnAp and novels, later on Minister