The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18
by Ia MAR0UIsE DE FoHTENoY.
IN RlNCESS VICTOR NAKASCHiDZE,

- Who is now engaged In legal
proceedings ut Paris. with the
object of recovering and establishing
her French citizenship, Is a woman with
a most romantic past. She was born
| IN 1866. at Alden, that is to say, at the
mouth of tho Red Sea. OF All Austrian
| mother Of rank. and OF an Alsntian
father, OF tho name OF Baron Roedcl
as Alsnce at that time belonged 10
FRANCE. and Baron Roedcl was there
lore Frenchman. lie had his daugllt-
ers birth registered by the, French
consular agency ut Adcn. But I'm 1850
n cyclone, which devastated Aden de-
stroyed the French consular agency,
and all the registers and archives from
1854 to 1880 were lost
After the War OF 1870. Baron Roedel
exercised his option In favor Of French
citizenship. and on several occasions
The baron and his wife were able, in
consequence thereof, TO obtain pass
ports from French consuls and Legal
tons. The baron belonged to the Pro
tostant Church. and his daughter re-
ceired from Calrinst pastor at
Lausanne document intimating that
she had been admitted as a member OF
his church. She was very clever
girl. and for time commanded the
interest of Evelyn, Duchess of Weiling-
ton. who virtually adopted her, and
whose name has been mentioned In The
present proceedings IN Paris.
But when she grew up she quarrelcd
with the duchess, and leaving her. be-
took herself to Paris. and devoted her
self there TO the study OF medicine. he
Ing among the first women TO secure n
diploma of medicine In France. She
Also holds Swiss degree OF doctor OF
medicine. During her studies a Paris.
sho was brought into contact with the
Russian Prince Victor Nakaschidze. n.
scion of that great and iilustrious
house OF the Caucasian nobility from
which the late Czarcvitch George. the
younger brother OF Emperor Nicholas.
took his morganat-c wife. AT Abbas
Truman, In the Caucasus.
Mile. Won Roedel became engaged 10
the prince. Before any marriage could
take place, he returned to Russia, and
OH account or his completely In the
great Nfhilist conspiracy Of 1856, was
arrested, tried by court martial. ana
condemned TO death. the sentence be-
Ing subsequently,. committed 10 life
long Imprisonment. with hard labor, in
the Siberian mines. His aancee ac-
companied him thither. and with her
aid. he managed TO effect his escape
The couple made their way TO The
Pacific coast. and thence, Via japan,
10 the United States, where they mar
ried Proceeding frs, 10 London. and
then to Paris. the princess made her
living By the practice OF medicine,
while her husband taught languages,
and studied chemistry. until condemned
TO years imprisonment for having
been concerned, witha number of
RUSSIAN refugees. in the manufacture
or explosive bombs at Vincennes. At
ter completing his term OF imprison-
ment, he was expelled from France.
And then the couple ventured once
more to Russia, where they were con-
cerned In another Nihilst plot. which
led TO the prince being condemned
Ing pronounced against his wife
Both managed TO escape abroad, and
from that time forth until the death
of the prince. from tuberculosis. thcia
life was one of revolutionary activity,
and expulsion. In turn, from Spain,
from Switzerland from italy, from
Belgium. and from Germany. Only in
England were they left undist
though subject to close watchinG.
prison in France, for having returned
there in defiance OF the order of en-
pulsion pronounced against him, and
on one occasion his wife secured a
personal interview with Casimir Perier.
who was President Of the republic NJ
the time, and through her passionate
appeals. obtained her husbands free
dom.
or course her marriage was not
recognized blythe Russian government.
partly because tile prince was an out
law and fugitive from justice Mt tile
time when 1t took place. and partly.
too. because belonging to Il different
church than his own. lie had failed to
obtain the sanction of the Gear to
the union. Hence she has been denied
Russian citizenship.
Tired of being treated as an alien.
and as such liable to be expelled from
france at any moment at the In
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