New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-04
NEW PRINCE OF WAGRAM
Rival and Jewish Blood MingIe
in His Veins.

rrke Of Nagram' mas ln MS VEINS the WIZ
..l.h,ch blood Of the reigning house OF
n.y.-,a mingled with that Of the Roth
Ssnds His mother belonged TO that great
,.r.sh financial dynasty. having been Ber-
~. Rothschild. OF Frankfort. and aban-
so,sd Judaism for Christianity on wedding
AVE- late Prince de Wagram.
TIL. Arst Prince de Wagram was Alex
.,5rs de Berthier. the most famous Of all
.,s generals Of the hrst Emperor Napoleon.
r-ho Frnperor secured for his favorite Ber-
,h,s- a royal bride. in the person OF Ouch
40. Marie OF Bavaria OF that dual branch
:, .he Wittelsbachs 20 which the late En-
.-.s. 81 Austria. the late Duchesse Allen
-, and the famous oculist. Duke Charles
-rsosore of Bavaria belonged. Berthier.
nose family had been ennohled by King
= oris XIV IN 1853. and which hailed from
v.rsailles. was the hero Of the battle OF
yrsg-srn ana a leading actor in most Of
~s,oIcons victories In fact, Napoleon
vas wont 20 remark. IN speaking after
-a~d Of the battle Of Waterloo "Ah, II
had only had Berthier there" intimating
ga. with him. in lieu Of Grouchy and Ney.
he would have won the battle instead Of
os,nR defeated BY Wellington.
per-hier. however. had killed himself Just
three Gays before the battle OF Waterloo
,ook place on the overthrow ~ Napoleon
a. fs14 and his exile 70 Eliza, Berthier who
had been created by Napoleon Prince and
nuke ~ WaEram and sovereign Prince OF
%suchatel. allowed himself 10 be persuaded
Nv his wife and by her royal relatives at
Munich 20 abandon the cause OF the En-
-ero- and 70 make his peace with Louis
XVIII. who bestowed upon him the high
ss- bonors Napoleon resented this more
>,terlv than anything else IN connection
--itA his overthrow When he quilted Eloa
8 vear later and resumed FOR one hundred
DAYS the possession Of hts throne in Paris
rs-thier. who was IN Bavaria a. the time.
<elt unable 70 resist the longing TO rejoin
rs cid friend and master. and sent mes
sage 70 ask whether he would receive him.
while NAPOLEON gladly welcomed all his
other former officers. without approaching
-her- FOR their desertion. not even Marshal
Nev. he sent back an intimauon 10 Der
.AtAr that ne would consent 10 receive nun
o-r,. - ba would aopea- before him arrayed
g. the uniform Of the rank and with the
Insignia 81 the orders bestowed on him ~
louis XVIII on receiving this message
q Ra-berz Berthier vas so overcome nY
re-rorse that. leaving his wife and little
children on some pretext or other ne threw
himself out % one ~ the windows or the
castle. killing himself instantly on the
-.,ys ever hundred feet below. Thanks
- he influence 81 the widowed duchesss
rovsl relatives, her husbands titles OF
1rincA and Duke Of Wagranl were con-
@~-re6 as French peerages or ner ooy
.1sver5-s though. OF course, there was no
o...stio- ~ his being continued as SOW
80, Prince Of Neuchatel, a prtnciPallty
-rr7~L VAS handed over to the King OF
Prussia and which now belongs 70 the
Swiss Republic.
Marshal Berthier's son and namesaKe,
Alexandra. second Prince and DuHe -
-vaeran1. on growing up, married Aehalue
.rlarv. niece Of Queen Desiree OF sweden
sod also Of the consort OF King Joseph
Eonsparte. who lived so many years a
Bordentown, y. j. Ice.
The third duke and prince, VINO mas JUS1
saen laid TO his rest. was the son OF ms
,,rior. Until few years before MS oea -
she late duke was IN receipt OF an elh14,S
s-o-, the French government arnoufiuhs
almost 10000 a year. bestowed Oh Ms
.ersndfather by Napoleon l IN reCosil' ""
~ his victories But now the annuity, INV
81 those that figure on the 'Grano LlN'e
- France" as bestowed by NapoleOh' "9S
been commuted. III. .d
IRE country seat OF the new Duke anu
Prince Of Wagram is the chateau OF Gros-
IS q, the Department Of the Selne-e'-
oise D.'-hir forty minutes by motor u
ps,ts II is q mistake TO assert that the
,lsce was gift by Napoleon, and there -
= .-,,,b ~ tho story. according 10 which II
=. -,vao IN the marshal for assuming tne
-. - 49,, Nsnoleou accidentally shot out
.-s ave ~ Marshal Massena, Due de HiVoh'
60. IN the forest Of Fontainebieau.
-tsssera who was perfectly aware 20 "noHI
= o,red the injury, had the presence o.
- - tu-n Immediately on his comrane'
,4srsbal Fertilizer. and 10 assail bitterly 'iie
60 for mis- internal carelessness' WINE
s.rtbter taking the cue. instantly acAllo"'
.s~.A .Na- he was AZ fault and expressed
- deen oont~ition Napoleon naVins lle
.---.5,,,1. fr,pudence also 20 abuse MIN
for his stupidity. o.-..,.
.-.,. g.. If the matter rs that Grosools'
- did Mace built Of brick and stone
a 500 bv Samuel Bernard and surrounueu
= suoerb park. full of majestic trees
- ..onescated by the revolutionary gov
IN 1872 put up for auction ano
...-,bssad nv Dictator Barras. Barras SOLO
General Noreau When the latter
- a~-eetad I'm connection with his alleged
,orrlicity m the Cadoudal cohspi a.
4. ysinst the life OF Napoleon and eVentNa.''
..,-eased on the condition OF his leaving l"e
,o-~-r,- he transferred his Frosools prop
&c. ~ his mother-in-laV, Nine. 1ulet' WIZ
cd n 20 Touche. Duke OF Otran'e anu
Minister Of Police. II was from hlih 'na'
,rs~sbal Berthier purchased II for 4 sum
81 o,A million francs although II is "ort"
= a., o. least five times that amount II
a. -, - the most interesting relics OF the
o., r-rrneror and u the Napoleofnc era
=. ,.,s,,,- como loot brought back from inc
r--,-,r,r ~ Moscow by Marshal bertnlei
- -, OCCASION % the disastrous retreat
g. lN2 ,-,
7-sa -ev Duke and Prince Of WagraH'
-, 10 unmarried and very rich. is aoou'
wears old and is first lieu
.o,sr- ~ The lmst Regiment 81 iniantrE-
u rss ,-,-o rlaters-one Of them IS nlarrlfu
- Prince J9c1ues dc Broglie. son OF that
Princes Ar,edee De Broglie who was Mare
G.. be,rees ~ the French sugar KING
--ruo O. brother % Jacques De BrogHe IS
go Prince Robert de Broglie whose IN
$50. .,o~forrnarces I'm this country con
$1,000 en- much 20 bring discredit on MS
t'sto-ie name.
,,o,s,- s,eter Of tho new Prince De
-rsg-ar, is tho wife % Joseph de Ia Tour
: ,,,,e-q,o-r .sursguals. whose rights 10
,Ns name NJ Ia Tour d'Auvergne and 10 the
very