New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-22
Royal Prince Handicapped by Birth.

Count Saemi, whose conduct at the
Royal Naval Academy at Leghorn has de-
veloped into a public scandal which is
creating no end Of a stir in Italy. is the
royal Prince Humbert. half-brother OF the
Duke of Aosta OF the Count of Turin and
Of the Duke Of the AbruzZi lie is twenty
two years old, and was born of that
extraordinary marriage between Princess
Letitia Bonaparte and her uncle, the late
Duke of Aosta, who reigned for several
years in Spain as King Amadeus. Princess
I,etitia herself is the only sister OF Prince
Victor Napoleon, the Bonapartist preten-
der and of General Prince Louis Bona
parte. Of the Russian army Her father
was the son of King jerome Bonaparte of
Westphalia. not by his marriage with MISS
Patterson. of Baltimore, but by his SUISSE
ouent matrimonial alliance with Princess
Caroline Of Wurtemberg. Princess Letlua
mother is Princess Clothilde, sister or the
late King Humbert, and of eX-Queen Pa
OF Portugal.
More than any other member Of the
bousa of Ronaparte Princess Letitia has
inherited through her father the peculiar
traits of blood of the Bonapartes ana
through her absolute refusal TO consult
ANYTHING but her own caprices, whlins ana
tastes has been source OF almost as huch
trouble 10 the late King Humbert ana 10
the present King Of Italy as her grand
aunts. the sisters Of the first NapoieoH'
were to the great Emperor
A very handsome woman Of the Bona
marie type. she was at one time engaged
70 her first cousin. the present DUKE oI
Aosta. who was deeply infatuated with
ber But her extraordinary amDiuoh 10
become Queen Of Italy led her TO Jill nm
and 70 marry his widowed father instead
that is TO say, ner uncle-as being nearer
N the throne. for at the time the present
King was looked upon as exceedingly deh-
cate as unlikely to marry, ana IL was
Thought improbable that he would ever INe
,o succeed TO the throne. TO WINCH ldlilhs
hin, the late Duke OF Aosta would nave
then been the next heir. The marriage VI
<v-L<ing Amadeus of Spain with MS NIECE
, c,,arter OF century his junior VIM
red been the fiancee of his son, aroused an
immense amount OF criticism, ana 1t was
onl,. with the utmost difficulty that Leo
>.rfr vas induced 20 give dlspehsatio'''
,r,o only consideration in its favor "dS
mt tho ex-King, who was renowned 4oi
80 ,ietv and for his lofty principles
,,igbt exercise a restraining influence o''
,he turbulence of his beautiful young WIG
prircess Letitia was, however uISdP
r,o,uted in her ambition, for AFTER d MAJ
toe that commenced somewhat iiiauSPi
,,o7'e,,. The wedding being attended by GER
49,, nrninous incidents calculated to alarm
- ,,,,erstitiOus. the eX-King died eighteen
,,o,ths later. leaving his nece-"lle VIZ.
80, ,o,,ng son. Humbort. Count OF Sd'eiii''
-. -, ae the mourning Of the princess
was over the possibility Oh "ei MAJ t.
ing her ex-hapce was put OH 'no 'alr,
He was then. as he is to-day an eA',
handsome man, and he was sun oeSr'..
all. so greatly infatuated win hei 'i'o
during the early years OF MS su'Se 49,
marriage with Princess Helene Oh "a
Ietitia was a frequent cause ol Je@'0'''
and misery 10 the latter.