The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-04
TOM BRASSEY NOW IS
THE VISCOUNT HYTHF
BY LA MAKarlsE DE roNrENoY.

~ La MARaoiSE DE FoNTENoY.
T ON BEASSEY, eldest son OF Lord
Brassey. and whose name is
familiar to every officer OF the
United states Navy. 10 every American
seataring man in general, and 10
yachtsmen. as editor OF that "Brasseys
Naval Annual" which Is an indis-
pensable wade mecum of ali mariners.
viii be known from henceforth as
Niseount Hythe, although he still re-
mains commoner in the eyes of the
law This change in his designation
Is due to the fact that his father LORD
Brassey, hitherto a baron, has been
advanced TO an earldom. and iikcw!se
created Niscount Hythe 1t is Gus.
tomary for the eldest sons of dukes
mirquesses and earis to make use OF
one OF the minor titles of their father
during his lifetime. and they are
styled by that title as matter OF
courtesy and usage. though not OF
law Thus, King Edwards brother.
!n-!aw, now the Duke of Argy-ll, re-
NAMED a commoner in the eyes OF tho
law, from the time OF his marriage to
Princess Louise, in 1871 until the
death OF his father, in 1900, that is to
say, for close upon thirty years. dur.
ing all OF which time he was known
by the courtesy title OF the Marquis
OF Lorne. Tho new Niscount Hythe
is married to Lady Idina Nevill.
daughter OF the Marquis OF Aherga-
fenny. Both ne and his wife often
visit the United States
Urban Ratazzi. who has Just been
gathered TO his fathers, was nou the
great statesman of that name who
played so conspicuous a role in tho
construction OF United Italy, but was
his nephew, and the son of James Ra-
tazZi, master OF the household OF King
victor Emmanuel II. This monarch
employed James RatazzIs son as o
lawyer. and ended by appointing him
his chief legal adviser AS SUCH. he
was brought into contact with King
tumhert warm friendship springln-
UP between the two When old Victor
Emmanuel died. leaving his financial
Affairs in the most extra ordinary
tangled condition. Humbert, who made
point OF honor 10 liquidate all his
fathers obliga lions. even those which
repudlated, appealed to Urban RataZZI
to help him in the work This
still further strengthened the in
hmacy between them, and Humbert
uit! mately created Urban Ratazzi
Minister OF State. and then Minister
oil the Royal House, turning 10 him
Tor advice in everything.
but also the opposition of Crisp!, who
realized that Ratazzi exercised far
more potent influence on the monarch
man ne did himself. and that this in
iiuence was frequently used in a sense
hostile 10 his adminstra ton He ac-
cordingly threatened the King with a
resignation OF the entire Cabinet. un.
less Ratazzi was relieved of his office
or the Minister of the Royal House.
oh
priVed Ratazzi of MS office OF Minister
oil the Royal House. but showed his
continued favor by creating him 9
senator. by decreeing that he snould'
retain the title and the emoluments
OF a Minister of State. and by !ntrust-
ing TO him the mana cement OF ali his
personal estates and private fortune.
retaining him in this way in his en-
courage. Both Queen Marguerite and
her son. the present King maintained
their anectionate confidence in Urban
fatazzi, VINO for some years past has
been obliged by i'll health 10 give up
al work. but whose death will never
theless be mourned by them as that
of an old and devoted friend
1t may DO added that Urban Ra-
taZZi was one OF the most vigorous op-
ponents of the unfortunate marriage
made by his uncle and namesake, the
great statesman, when the latter al
1owed himself TO be entrapped into q
mesalliance with the notorious woman
whose brother, Lieutenant Bonapartc
Wyse. was the original concessionaire
of the Panama Canal. woman of ex-
ceptional and striking beauty. which
she retained in marvellous degree
until an advanced old age. she had a
strain OF Bonaparte blood in her veins
IT. may be remembered that the frat
Emperor had n brother named Luc!en,
who was twice married, his second
wife being by birth a Mile de Bles.
champs. who had been divorced /. ! the
great Partisan banker Jouberthon.
Emperor Napoleon and his family alb
soIuteiS declined to recognize the
validity OF this second marriage by
Lucien with the divorced Nine Jou-
berthon. and refused to admit the
legitimacy of the children.
Among the latter was q daughter of
the name OF Letitia Bonaparte, who
In March. 1921. married. at Canine, in
italy, Thomas Wyse. scion OF the old
Irish county of Waterford family OF
that name. Letitia gave birth to a
couple of sons before her separa tion
in 1928 from Thomas Wyse, who af-
forwards became British envoy to the
court of Athens. and died as Sir
! Thomas Wyse. The elder of these two
! sons inherited the Wyse family es-
,ates in Waterford: estates that are
now in the possession of his grand
SON. Several years after leaving her
husband. Letitia Wyse gave birth to
three other Children daughter,
Marie; a son, who became Lieutenant
i5onaparte Wyse. the Panama Canal
concessionaire. and another daughter,
VINO married the Hungarian revolution
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