The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30
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out peril OF arrest for b!gamy
me Bibescos, unlike most Of ,he
Numan!an mobiles who assume the title
OF prince, have obtained the authorize
uoh 10 use II as a foreign. but not as
an Austro-H Hungarian TITLE. In the
Dual Empire. In Rumanla Itself. all
| nob!liary titles have been aboIIshed
and when in 1900 George B,bescn vas
appointed by King Charles's govern
| ment to be commissioner general for
Numania to the Paris International
exhibition, the official gazette NJ.
Sucharest referred to him, IN record
ing the appointment. as Mfr" George
h'oesco. George B!besco objected to
! being thus styled. and demanded ,hat
me decree should DO modified in such a
manner as TO describe him by what ne
ciaimed to be his correct tile To
TINS the Rumanian premier. George
/ Cantacuzene demurred He called tho
attention of George Bibesco 10 thar
noteworthy paragraph Of the national
constitution OF Rumania, which aboI
isheo oil nobiliary titles and d!sttnc-
IONS IN the kingdom, forbidding their
use besides pointing out that he him
sell the premier, although a scion OF
the formerly imperial house OF Can
tacuzene, which rclgned at CONSTANT
hop.e IN the fourteenth century. was
perfectly content to call himself ..Mr"
Cantacuzene. instead OF prince.
me late Prince Alexandra. unlike his
eloer brothers. was litterateur and
a poet rather than 4 soldier. ana Win
his lofty stature, and his somawbe,
ieohihe mead OF gray hair. presented q
very striking appearance. He leaves
TWO sons Emmanuel who Is making
| name for himself In the Rumanian
Parliament at Bucharest. and Antot1n
VINO is secretary Of the Rumanian le-
saNoA IN London. and a playwright,
OF considerable note, several ~ bis
plays having been produced as varv
| drawing successes on the Paris;an
| stage notably, lie Jaloux," az Tho
Theatre Antoine. Antoine Ribesco ,s
very popular in London, and was
particular favorite OF the late king
reward VINO constantly included his
name In the list Of guests whom he
| desired to be asked 10 meet him a,
the various house parties to be orea
| nized in his honor
Inc mead of the family Is Of course
FRINGE Antolne's first cousin Constan.
tne' Prince Ressaraba de Brancovan
"hose sister is the we'll known poet
ana sI hulhoress, Countess Matthew de
Moaliies' and whose mother is the
daughter of old Musurus Pasha for
nearly thirty years was Turk,.h ~, LOT
| passador in London: an office after
| wards held by his elder son and name
! sake II this head OF the B!besco fam
| ny styles himself Prince Ressaraha da
hrancoVan. instead Of by his patronv-
mic OF Bibesco. 1t Is for the purnosa
OF Gaining attention TO his descent in
'ne ,efnaie line from the historic house
/ 81 besSa rana dc R'Encovan. The Bes-
Sarabas are one of the most illustri-
| Gus families of the southeast az M,
| rope, ana may be said to Inv. boor
J founded by Jugomir Bessaraba wbo
iiohrlshed in the fourteenth cen,mr,s
| towards the end of the sixteenth cnn-
! Jury the Bessara bas acquired the great
"o'haln OF Brancovani. and In 1855 re-
Ntu rom inc crown of Hungary the
| magyar title of Counts OF Brancovan
t1fty years later they were advanced
! 10 the status of princes OF the HnIy
Roman Empire In tho early mart ~
I the eighteenth century. the then heod
/ OF the family figured conspicuous,v in
! 'ne war between the Turks and Rua-
SLAMS. and having been found guilty or
| .reaehery to both Peter the Great and
| 10 the Sultan. was strangled by order
: OF the latter. with his four sons
| me last Prince OF Rrancovan and
| only survivor in the male line had n
daughter. married to one of tho Navre-
cordates She and her husband predo-
ceased him. leaving their little Cir,
zoe VINO. being already his grand
enid was adopted by him as the heir
css OF his name and honors She mar.
RED George Bibesco. whom / describe
above as having been elected hospojar
OF ruler OF Rumania, in 1912. and on
me strength of his wife's inheritance
ne assumed the name and armorial
bearings Of Bessaraba de Brancovan
which had come to her by adoptIon
Needless 10 add, that he did not in
| merit either the Hungarian title Of
count or that of Prince or the HoIv
Roman Empire. which had become ex.
unct with the death of tho Last Of the
royai Princes Bessarabh dc Israncovnn
tnat is TO say. MS wife's grandfather.
Copyright. 1911. by the Brentwood