New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12

Prince and Princess Francis Crov. who
arrived from Europe on board the French
liner Provence on Saturday and are stay
Ing In New York for a short time before
making an extended trip through the
United States. belong to The French branch
of the ducal and princely family Of Croy.
the members or which. as forming part OF
one ~ the medatized or formerly petty
sovereign houses II Central Europe. retain
the right of mating on a footing Of equal
irv with royalty. In fact. Princess Isabel
Croy. sister Of the late Duke Of Croy, Mar
red on footing OF equality Archduke
Frederick Of Austria. and ia now full
rodgod archduchess. with the predicate OF
imperial highness.
The present head OF the family. Charles
thirteenth Duke Of Croy. is a captain OF
che Kaiser's Garde du Corps az Potsdam.
is a member OF the House OF Lords OF
Prussia. and makes his principal home a.
'1e chateau ~ Dumen. in Westphais.
ills dukedom dates from 1885, when II was
created Dv the Emperor Of Germany, the
dignity OF prince Of the Holy Roman En-
lIre shared by all the male members OF
'he house Of Croy, dating back 70 1856.
TIE duke has many titles among them
French dukedoms Austrian dukedoms and
German dukedoms. His family shares
v-th the ducsl house Of Arenberg the
!, leadership OF the Belgian noblesse. Several
g The Grows are MaCnstes-that is 10 say,
members Of the House Of Lords OF Hun
gary-while the duke himself is a Grandee
a. me First Class Of Spain.
Prince Francis. now visiting this country,
s. "a captain in the 147th Regiment OF
french infantry. I'm garrison az Sedan. and
three years ago he married the very pretty
Sinone de Chaponay. daughter OF the
Comte de Chaponay. or the chateau Of
Jascours. in the Department OF the Care
Trey have one little girl. the now two
yesr-oId Princess Msximilienne. whom they
have left at home with the princes mother,
sister Of the late DUO de Jorge.
Three Of the Princes of CrOy. distant
cousins OF Prince Francis. and belonging
90 the Belgian branch 81 the family, have
been established in business here in the
! nited States. one OF them, Prince Leopold.
having been connected for a time with
real estate concern in Pine street New
J ork. Another, Prince Henry Croy, Is in
terested IN d number OF Western mining
enterprises and makes his headquarters IN
New York, while the name or Prince Al
fred Croy figured on the prospectus OF the
University OF Music and Dramatic Art al
Washington. as a member Of the faculty
and Is intrusted with the demonstration
81 the Instruments. the teaching OF cham
Der music. plano. ensemble and sight read
Ing courses. as well a. instruction IN con-
'ersation and literature" Prince Alfred
holds commission in the Prussisn army
d. the reserve list. His brother. Prince
Henry Is a captain on the reserve list of
lie crack Belgian cavalry regiment OF
dudes, while still another brother Prince
Ferdinand. Is a TIelate or the household OF
ihe Pope.
Virtually all tho huge wealth OF the Croy
6mily is concentrated in the hands OF its
tnief. the duke. who, like Lord Grey, Gov
irnor General OF Canada (Whose name Is
IN English corruption of the French word
'Croy'), traces the origin Of his house TO
tela II, King OF Hungary The arms OF
lord Grey and OF the Croys are I'm their
main features Identical The other scions
" The house of Croy draw only relatively
mail sum per snnum from the family es