New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12
PRINCE P|CNATELL|
New Secretary of SPANS lega-
ton at Washington.

.,,,y-ivh, 1911 by the Brentwood Company
prince Ludovico Pignatelh d Aragon who
arrived In this country by the French liner
IA Provence the other day. to stay with
pobort Goeiet at Newport before Joining the
snanish Legation AT Washington as score
,srv. and who himself in a newspaper in
,,-v,ew given AZ the French Line pier de-
,crihed how his engagement with Miss
Helen Hilton. Of New York. had recently
been broken OF on account Of religious dif-
rs-ences. is member of the Spanish
,rsnch Of an ancient Italian house. which
NAV be said 10 have been founded by Lucio
P,gnatelH. who was High Constable Of the
Eiugdor1 Of Naples IN HOP and which fur
s,shed 2 pontif 70 the papacy in the person
NJ Pope Innocent. who reigned from 1891 TO
i-f0 The additional name Of Aragon comes
through the marriage of Prince Hector
PiCnatelH 70 Dona Giovanni daughter and
hsiress Of Prince Diego d'Aragona. last or
~ line. tho Aragons in question being not
ne Spanish province IF that name but the
ancient town OF Aragona. in Sicily. some
eight miles 70 the north Of Girgenu.
Another member Of the Pignatelli family
uas that Prince Francis who was Prime
Minister Of King Ferdinand " of Naples
Ibf, IN charge Of Naples when King Fer
snsnd and Queen Caroline retired to Sicily
nu+ng 10 the advance of the French. Prince
pignatelli fastened 70 negotiate a capitula-
non with the French General Championnet
moment when the latter was IN most
precarious position and could easily have
been routed Then the prince IN defiance
M the terms Of the capitus ton. burned the
entire Neapolitan fleet assembled at Naples
snd fed 10 Sicily. HAVING the city Of Naples
a. me mercy of the populace. who wrought
fsr more havoc among the palaces and pub
l. Institutions than did tie enemy.
The Prince Ludovico Pignatelh now in
th.z country has an English mother and
grandmother For his mother was Miss
Fuiv Frances Caveno ish who married
Primo Luis Pignateln I'm 1877. she being a
daughter 81 Captain George Henry Caven-
Dish Of the First Life Guards, and Of
Emily only sister Of Sir Horace Rumbold.
Captai7 Cavendish was a grandson of the
bead Of the Cavendish family. the fourth
Duke Of Devonshire. Mrs George Caven-
6sh divorced her first husband and then
osuld from whose villa al Biarritz, IA
pillar 10 many Americans who have visited
mat popular French seaside resort, her
f4ughter married Prince Luis Pignatell.
Prince Ludovico's aunt. that is 10 say.
rs fathers sister. is the widowed Duchess
O. 7rias and one Of the principal ladies
IN waiting TO Queen Christina Of Spain.
The duchess was her husbands second
wife his first consort having been Victoria
Jaife the opera singer. daughter Of
Michael Balfe. composer Of The Bohemian
C,rl" and Of other well known operas.
Victoria Bale was on the operate stage
o - Petersburg when she won the love
OF sir John CHAMPION British Ambassador
r. The court OF Russia, TO such an extent
that he made her his wife Finding that
his situation had thereby become rather
difficult at St Petersburg. Sir John (who
A. may be remembered had previously been
Withdrawn from the post Of English envoy
q Washington on demand of President
Buchanan. was transferred as ambassador
r. Madrid. where Lady Champion was AZ
first received In the most gracious fashion
Tn the winter Of 1868 70 1864 she fell in love
with the late Duke de Frias. Hneal de-
tr4n6ant Of the Grand Constable Of Cas-
Tile under King John IT,
SIR John CHAMPION. with the same chlv-
s.-v which rhara cterized John Ruskin in
his domestic relations realizing that his
wife could only be happy with the man
- whom she had given her heart. notned
her that Ne desired above everything else
her welfare. and would offer no defence
81 she brought suit in London. not Tor
divorce but for annulment OF the mar
rage under circumstances which would
hermit her 10 resume her maiden name
like 1onr Ruskin. sir John Champion
offered no defence and allowed Judgment
% oe pronounced against him on inc
sr--1-7ent Of her marriage the eX-Lady
C--mrron lost no time IN marrying the
rrye de Friss. and with a singular lack
q. dsrca-, the newly welded couple pro-
,aeaAd direct from Paris TO Madrid, where
naturally they found every door cioseu
AGAINST them Even easygoing queen Isa-
hau4 refused 70 receive rnem, ana en-
rsgad the duke sent back 70 the queen
f.s Grand Cross Of the order of charles
I'D -esicre6 his post as chamberlain ana
withdrew from spain. During the foho"
IN 4fraar wears he resided abroad mostly
g. rfs-~i-z where the villa Frias used 10
f, Uau Known % American visitors aEo
v.e-e his Irish opera singer wife died IN
So He subsequently married Princess
,.r-7en pigustelH d'AragOn. with whom ne
~s-.,~-ed ro Spain. where he died as olVh
,.,,.s~ror of Madrid The present Duke OF
Traz is the son Of the late dnKe oS iii'
nret marriage with Victoria Bare