The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
Dr LA MARauIsE DE FONTESoY.
DINC,r, AL .L,IS IL.

- Just blown out his brains at
lschi. bore name familiar in
this country, through the visits
on frequent occasions OF the eX- wife
OF his cousin, Prince Adolf Wrc.lc. In
Il professional capa city, as a singer of
French chansonncttcs. Tho name has
also figured. to an almost phenomenal
degree, in tho law courts OF Germany.
France, Bavaria. Austria. Russia and
Great Britain. within the last ten or
fifteen years, and usually in rather
startling fashion.
Prince Alfrcd's suicide at ischl tho
other day was undoubtedly brought
about by financial rcverses. For, not
content with his estates. which were
quite extensive. he WAS induced TO en-
gage himself in number OF financial
and Industrial enterprises. each ono
OF which seems TO have turned out
badly, with tho result that ne was
obliged to either sell or mortgage his
property. and that he has left his af-
fairs in a frightfully embarrassed con
dition. lie was one OF the boyhood
Playmates and chums OF Prince Louis
of Bavaria, the eldest son of tho re-
gent. may be said to have been
brought up with him az Munich. and
first adopted the military profession.
serving in tho same regiment with the
prince.
Ills first marriage was to a viennese
Bujowa. The union did not turn out
happily, and after about fifteen years
OF marriage. he resolved to secure a
dissolution thereof AS this could not
be accomplished either IN Bavaria or
Austria. he severed his connection with
the Rayarian army. established hts
leg dcmicile In Hungary. where he
bcC ne a hungarian citizen and IA
convert to Professionalism. and then oh
tanned a divorce from the courts at
Budapest. wedding a year later an ex-
tremely charming Hungarian lady.
Garcia dc Nemes, with whom he lived
exceedingly happily. a popular figure
at Pesth, at Vienna. and at Ischl. sci
dom returning to Bavaria, although hn
retained his rank at the court of
Munich as chamberlain Of the King.
For n number OF years he was president
OF the Imperial Austrian Colonial So
ciety, and very active In that capacity,
at Vienna. He leaves two children by
his first wife: daughter. married to
Prince Alexander Ponin- Poninski, and
a son, Prince Frederick. like himself
a chamberlain at the court OF Bavaria.
and also of tho Pope. Prince Frederick
has achieved some fame as novelist.
Prince Adolf Wrede. who had such
strange matrimonial adventures. He.
too. ls titular chamberlain Of the
crazy King OF Bavaria. He had as his
or OF a small shopkeepcr OF the name
OF Maldaner Ten years previously she
had heen married to n physician. DR..
Joseph Dobrzanslti. of Austrian Poland.
migrating to Russia the doctor Joined
the Greek Church. and became natur-
allied rs q Muscovitc citizen. his wife
remaining Roman Catholic. subae-
obtained n divorce from the Russian
ecclesiastical courts.
On, the strength OF this. tho la,y =
ortc
Wrcde, who only lived with hcr n short
time. and then abandoned hor. on the
round that no had discovered TINT
the ecclesiastical courts at ST. Peters
""d nv~e edrd their powers In
granting a legal dissolution OF tho mar
pst Contracted by two Roman Catho-
:" A-~irin. before being natur-
n,ize,l in Russia. and whore his wife
had remained a Catholic. On this plea,
'h~'t obtained fro," the tr.-
bunnls OF It's own country. Bavaria. n
4ccee- declaring his marriage with
Bavarian courts took the view that -,
the timo OF Prince Adolrs marriage
20 the woman. her frst union TO DIR.
Dohrzanski hod not been legally dis
solved. and TINT in fact she remains
to this day In the eyes of tho law the
'r'-n OF Tim physician.
The French courts. however. de-
clined to recognize this Bavarnn DE-
auence IS that to-day Mmc. Dobrzan-
ski is considered in Franco $ Prince
Adolf wredc's lawful wife. and Is AL
lowed to make uac of his name there.
Elsewhere on tho continent of Eu-
rome she is dnbarred. under various
pains and penalties from styling her.
self Princess Wrcde. on the ground that
Here, and in South America. of course.
there Is no obstacle to her STYLING her
self Princess Wrede. and II Is as such
that sh. h.s rsnealediv visited the