The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10


OF Bielitz. Prince OF the Holy Roman
Empire. and a Serene HIghness 10
boot. For after contracting third
marriage. With Count Bernard von
sian l-ancers, divorced three years ago
BY Countess ThenazIne Wachtmcister,
the princess has been judtcally de-
clared lunet!c by tho courts OF nor
ward not OF her eccentric father, nor
yet OF her cigcus-rId!nG mother. ft!ll
less of her impecnnious third husband.
but OF lawyers specially appointed for
the purpose by the tribunals
That she needed some such sort OF
protection Is manifest from her pecu-
liar matrimonial experiences. For. al.
though she Is barely thirty years OF
age. she has been already twice mar
ried and twice divorced, her hrst hus-
band having been the physician in.
= renniless Austrian Infantry officer,
OF the most humble extraction. who,
with his eye Oh the colossal fortune
which she is destined to inherit. in
union, too. was dissolved a year ago
With regard TO Count Schmcttow. the
character OF the man Is best shown
by the fact that some months previ-
Gus to his marriage with Princess Ida
Sulkowsk!. he purchased from a big
Berlin jeweler diamond necklace
they we're for her. giving in payment
prom!ssory notes or his own. which
he likewise Endorsed In the name of
the princess. as under her power OF
tae very next day, through the notori-
Gus Countess Treuberg. Ina smuch as
the count did not possess any valid
power OF attorney from the princess.
IN l1u: aours. proceedings Were
speedily instituted against him by the
JvWeler; but the matter was compro-
rsct. and the proceedings against him
do =
er In full 5y the Sulkowski family
lawyers. Naturally this matter was
In order 10 show the Judges how badly
the princess was in need OF jud .cial
protection. even against her own hus
band
Her father. the Duke of Bielltz. is Il
most eccentric creature. who cannot
set foot in Austria, or visit his vast
estates there, owing to the fact that
he is fugitive from an Austrian
'nitted as insane. at the instance OF his
second wife, and from which ne es-
capped under the most dramatic cir
cnmstances. lie has a quantity OF
property in Germany, and the Ger
man courts have pronounced him to
sc possessed OF his reason. and per-
rtly capable of managing his own
fairs. lie has still at his disposal
ErrrN onS wealth and formerly never
Travelled anywhere but by special
train, always insisted on hiring an en-
~ about with him, all over Europe, Il
private circus, with mcnagcrie OF
Wild animals. for his own private
amusement.
His first wife was his sisters gov
crness Victoria Lehman. whom he
married with the avowed intention ut
eXasperating his father. He succeeded
in this filial project. For the old gen
tlcInan had fit, TO which he sue
cumbed within a few hours.
immediately after his fathers dpa n
he discarded the eX-governess. and
when she obtained u divorce from him
he married one of the bareback riders
~ his private circus, o. the name of
ida JIe3cr. She was clever enough to
set iin iud!cially 6ecl? red insane in
Austria and Hungary before he had
time 20 get rid or her. and she at the
same time secured very large allow
ance which enables her to live in con-
siderable luxury and splendor. in the
Castle of felstricz. In Lower Austria.
The duke has also number OF half
brothers and helf:sisters. Some Of
these We're born in this country. at
New Bremen. y v, and some in Eu-
rope. They are all Princes and Prin-
cesses OF tie Holy Roman Empire.
Considerable curiosity has often been