The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13
PRETENDER'S CLAIMS
SURELY FRAUDUIFN

generation OF descent from the throno
n nG Goes not enjoy the title OF grand
hSa1e, nor YET the predicate of imperial
with that OF mere "Highness." Prime
sss Helen IL OF the same faith az hcr
handsome' aoap and !Thbe sy VIII aId make
pucness Alexandra Josetovna. who died
me otner day, was the young prince.
grandmother, and he is q prea,rrnnd
son OF Emperor Nicholas l.
since even the London Times" in
nnchas uoora'e obituary of the lata
staelt unable to give any definite in
tornation with regard to her age. and
. .hat al inc other English papers arc
may DC as well to state here that She
~" ~, porn at Hanover. on January 10.
Ieez' w-ich would mako her seventy.
me time OF her demise. She yyas mar.
REQ az Hanover. to the seventh Duke
on MaTchester. when twenty years OF
age. Probably not even her nearest
friends In England are aware or ihe
Tact that she has left two sisters. the
s sounger one OF them rejoicing in tho
c;,iiSohaIIri,,u Unusual christian name OF
widowed and twice divorced: on the
r 5ast occasion from Prince Luigi
which HEN Mrs OF 1 me Stisiiano branch. or
law. Prince Ferdinand Colonna. IL no
T Dei. she makes her homo at San
Yer. Julia, widow OF that General Won
Aloerdyl. who was principal A. d C.
ana chief OF the military cabinet OF
oiG Emperor William. lives at Potsdan.
me late Duchess of Devonshire. who
was particularly disliked by the Prince
Consort, and perhaps on that account
never IN favor with the late queen Vie
count Victor Alien. his branch OF tho
,,a1 oeing now represented in tho
n ,aaie ~ line entirely by the duchess's
OF russian cavalry. and married to a
SWISS woman of the name OF Catherine
s siHnye; OF 6,5 zurich rich by whom he has u
pears the date OF Carlton House in
london. and was bestowed by Georr.
as, OK EnT,giand. in his capacity as RE-
Ient yo OK taiin,nover. upon Charles Angus
ian and or the British army. for III.
services at the battle OF Wnterloo.
mnere ne commanded the HanovcrIan
contingent
count John Francis De Sails. whor
most mos Amer.cans visiting Berlin in re-
councillor OF the British embassy has
Just been promoted TO the post OF on
n noy s, extraordinary and minister plen.
Nicholas OF Montenegro. He is fortv.
seven years OF age. and Ia the head
OF me soSlio or English branch OF the
anc4ent Lombardian house OF Sails
which dates bach to the twelfth CEN
tury.
4 branch OF the Sale family es.
cnp3lished Itself in Switzerland, in ths
Stlson; and one OF them. Baron Ulys-
ses Sails. attained high military rank
IN the service of France, in the sew
enteeAth century leaving behind him
some valuable memoirs. Ulysses Sails
,i las at ne head OF the Grisou repub-
&c In !ts2s and. arresting the French
tis lntrigues, turned him over TO thu
AuSIrians, being subsequently, forced
20 nee for his life to Vienna. in or
Ter T. 70 escape the vengeance OF tho
french. Tho Salises received the titio
in 1894. empire
Count Peter Dc Sails came over n
r Engtahd as the envoy OF the Grison
aePup DIG TO the court OF Queen Anne.
remained there. His son jerome he'
came naturalized English citizen. be
me authorized to retain his foreign
ei'ie OF count. and married the dauKht-
e. ana sole heiress Of the last Viscount
Eame. whose considerable Irish estates
remained In the De Salises' hands until
soid under the Wyndham act, by Count
oohn FRANCIS Fane Do Sails. three years
ago he retains. however, a very
I piin'aresque country seat in County
ancient Castle of Bondo. in the Grison
canton or Switzerland. Els wife, who
WIS daughter of Prince Eugene da
eG.;nimay, died three or four years ago.
2he was a sister OF that Countess
band. Count Dionys szeehenvi. came
over to New York to attend the mar
Iiage or the latter's brother, Count
Vvaaislas szechenyi, to Miss Gladys
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