The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-20
Pitny's Doves
CONSENTS
TO COUSINS WEDDING

Constantine This is by noin,eans the
;irst matrimonial alliance between the
nou1e OF Bagration and the re!gning
family OF Russia. For one OF the am
Sestofs OF the prince. the celebrated
General Prince Peter Bagration. mar.
I'ea a SIandniefe of Empress Catherine
|, the Countess Skawronkaja
With regard 10 the Jewish ancestry
of the BaSrations. IL may be timely 10
reeaii thar King George OF Great Britt
nm a, and consequentiy also the Kaiser,
Phviu Genealogical trees. showing this
deescent are IN existence at Windsor
Sastie ana at the New Palace at Pots
Gam They are Of modern fabrication
But among the treasures at Hatreld.
ne country seat Of the Marquis OF
Salsonry. and which was once tho
iayorlte home OF Queen Elizabeth
there Is genealogical tree dating
from her time. measuring forty-hve
feet in length. and showing her an
ces'ry back through every genera
lion 70 the biblical King David 1t
IS believed 10 be the largest gcnealogi-
cal tree in existence.
In Germany. Emperor Villa m han
Just lost one of his allies that Is 10
say, one OF the score OF sovereigns OF
the confederation known MS the Ger
man Empire. Of which he Is the prasi-
Genl, Tne ruler In question was
the area OF whose dominions did not
exceed $50 squares miles. while his
subjects numbered something over 80, y
600. His capital, Buckeburg, where he
maintained full -tedged royal court.
governed by the most severe rules of
etiquette TO he found anywhere In
Germany, reioices In population Of
5000
His successor the new Prince OF
Schaumburg- Lippe. Prince Adolf. IS a
subnltern OF the Seventh Hussar regi-
ment. which forms part OF the garri-a
son OF Bonn on the Rhine. He Is still
unmarried. tEt#
On the occasion of the silver we'd
ding Of the late Prince George and OF
his wife some years ago, Emperor Will
liam, who was always very fond OF
them, presented to them the Castle
of Schaumburg. that is 10 say, the an
ces,ral castle of the family. which.
situated in the Prussian province OF
fiesse- Nassau. and dating from the
year 1880, had pa ssed ont OF the pos
session Of the house of Schaumburg-
Lippe at the time of the Thirty Years.
War. -. ,''5 4
One of the best known members OF
the house of Schaumburg- L!ppe was
the late Prince William. who occupied
Z, seat in the House OF Lords at Ber-
use Of ear trumpet of enormous
size He was greatly interested in the
DEBATES. and used to seat himself or
place himself Immediately in front
of the speaker. aiming the instrument
at hin, holding 1T within a few inches
OF his face in his anxiety not to lose
single word 1t was very comical for
the spectator but exceedingly embar-
RAISING for nervous orators
The rulers of Schaumburg Lippe have
always been very we'll off, and a cur
ious story is related of the grand
father of the late prince who oc-
cupied the throne during the early
decades of the nineteenth century. on
one. occasion. when the various SOW
ereigns of the German empire were
gathered together at Frankfort at3lthe
time When the Imperial Diet used 10
be held there. and old Baron Meyer
Rothschild, the head of The firm w
peared on the scene, all The sovereigns
present. including Kings. Grand dukes.
dukes and princes, roso to greet him
as he entered the room. she only one
Of them who paid no sttA.tion to the
iinancler was the Prince of Schaum-
burg Lippc. and when one OF his fell
low monarchs offered to present Roths-
child TO him. he CURLY declined, on the
ground that he wanted nothing from
him. and that he owed him nothing.
Every one else present In the room did,
tGopSright, 1911, byIE the Brentwood
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