The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-04
nYLA MARaUIsE DE FoNTENo1-.

$ a5ssfssS ~ AE$aas ss%s,
they are both OF them octoGena-
rans and chiIdless--wiil inherit all
their immense wealth, including one OF
the stateliest palaces at Vienna, and
chateauX and castles scattered all over
the Dual Empire. This adopted dausht-
or, who is likewise their niece though
OF lnorganatic oirth. has just become
Duchess della Grazia. through the ac-
ccssion of her husband 10 the honors
and titles OF his father The dukedom
was created by Charles H. OF Spain III
1853 when portion OF what is now
thc Italian kingdom was subject 10 the
SPANISH rulers. and the family was
founded By Adinolfo who reigncd at
Lucca in the days when Desire was the
King OF the I.ombards
The late Duke, who also bore the
Ing son Of the royal French Duchess de
Berry, and of Duke Hector della Grazia.
who had been her chamberlain, and who
before joining her household, first as
husband, was. as Count Lucchcsi Pulli !,
a member Of the diplomatic service Of
the Kingdom Of Naples. acting as sec
retary Of legation at The Hague.
husband, Il son OF Charles Y OF France,
was murdered in 1920. mt the Opera in
rlaris; gave few months later post.
humouS birth to son, i'll whose favor
King. Charles abdicated at the time of
the July revolution in 1880, but who
was only permitted to reign for twenty
four hours. as Henry y. Of France. be-
try: along with his mother and grand
father. Throughout his life, which
came TO close twenty years ago, he
deauX, and then as the Comtc de Cham
bord and made his home at F'rohsdorr
in Austria, now in the possession Of
his granddaughter, Don jaime Icgiti-
n ~ of in
and from whence during nearly half
a century he directed the Royalist party
in France, of which he was the chief
IN 1893 the Duchess de Berry land
ed In Brittany. 70 lead an instruction
III behalf OF her young son against the
government Of King Louis Philippe.
Duchess. was betrayed into tile hands
OF the government. for sum Of $780,
600, by her secretary, man OF the
name Of Deutz, who afterwards died
the name Of Goldsmid. having turned the
money rendered TO him for HIS treachery
BY Premier Theirs with a pair Of fire
tive in the Chateau of De Blaye as q
prisoner of state she gave birth to a
littls girl. who died q. few weeks later
and then for the first time it was re-
vealed That she had some time pre-
viously, namely. on December III,
1881, contracted at Rome a secret mar
riage with her chamberlain, then Count
della Grazia.
The ceremony was performed by the
Jesuit priest Father Rozaven. White
the nuptiaL mass was solemnized by
Cardinal de Rohan. Records OF this
ceremony are preserved in the archives
OF the Vatican. and establish the ex-
istencc of the secret marriage, which
has repeatedly been denied by Royal
lists ana Republicans alike, notably by
he Comtesse de Boigne, In hcr, some
what scurrilous memoirs Tho Royal
lists indeed, were SO angry when they
heard That the Duchess had given birth
to a child in the Chateau dc Blayc
t hat they abandoned hor cause, while
eN-king Charles y. availcd himself Of
his rights as chief of the royal house
Of France TO deprive her OF tho care
and guardianship of her son Henry.
Comtc dc Chambord, in punishment of
her grave political indscretion.
The Duchess de Berry. on her release
from tho Chateau DO Blaye, went first
u o Naples and then to Venice, whore she
lived Very happily with her Ncapolitan
husband, who had meanwhile become
Prince Of CamDofranco and Duke della
G;razia, There she gave brit, 10 several
other children, namely, {; son ana three
daughters. Two of-thc latter survive.
One is married 10 old Prince Massimo,
hereditary postmnstcr- general TO the
iPapary, and head OF the so-called Black,
or Clerical aristocracy at Rome, while
l lhe other surviving one. Clemontinc.