The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-24
AGED GRAND DUKE
RETURNS TO CAPITAL

oroer, distinctive of his rank asGo4
prince or the blood that he aoneared
among the other members of the reirn
ing family a the funeral of his mother
iust week. the only one OF them to
DC IN pain evening dress, instead of in
uniform. -.
The late grand duchess was n yerv
eilted woman princess OF the Ger
man reigning house OF Saye-Altenh,,ry
ana was in her youth as much cele.
GRATED for her beauty as her Sister
Inc iate Queen Marie OF Hanover
whose extraordinary defense of the
castle of Marienburg against the Prus-
slans Tor weeks after the conclusion
OIL the war of 1866. and whose stuhhornH
resistance to Prince Bismarck are mat
ters OF history. Although the grand
duchess did not get on well win hars
husband, the late Grand Duke Con
stantine, who came TO America IN
ooaru the Russian fleet that visited
New YORK at the time of the war OF
the Union and who was the most bril-
lunt. broad-minded and cynical scion
OF his house. yet she had large fam
ny OF children. she lived for u portion
OF her married life completely sem
arated from him, owing to his neglect
and inhdelities. But when on the ad-s
vent to the throne of her nephew.
Alexander Ill. her husband, broken In
health, was practically banished from
court, she espoused his cause. Joined
MIN at his country seat at Pawlowsk.
hursed him in the most devoted man.
ner until his death. and never rean-
peared at court making her perma-
nent home at Pawlowsk Later on she
contracted quiet marriage with Gem
eral kizeyen, an extremely handsome
man, who had been among her most
devoted admirers during the lifetime
or the late Grand Duke Contantine.
But he died some years ago, and tho
union was never publicly acknowl-t
edged, nor is any mention thereof to
be found in the pages of the Almanach
de Gotha. LEG
Sir Frederick Pollock is so frequent
visitor to the United States, and
spends so much of his time in and
around New York. besides being Ia
miiiar to every American lawyer of
any standing, as the editor of the
English Law Reports for the past six
teen years, that there are many people
here who VIII be Interested to learn
that he has just been appo. hteS nv
King George 10 be a member OF b;ssr
PfiVy council. which means that he isF
ehutied from henceforth to be ad-
dressed as The Right Honorable Sir
Frederick Pollock" Professor Of ,uris.
prudence at oxford. one of the few
foreign members OF the Institute of
france, he is descended from David
Pollock, one OF the best known sad
dlers in England who kept saddlery
shop at CharinG Cross, in London. in
the eighteenth century. and whose
three sons became one a field marshal
and constable Of the Tower eff London.
another CHIEF Justice OF Bombay. and
third Lord Chief Baron of the Court
of the Exchequer. 1t was the latter
VINO received the baronetage of which
Sir Frederick is the third holder, his
father having been for many years
Queen Victoria's remembrancer and
senior master OF the Supreme Court +
Judicature. Sir Frederick is married
10 the daughter OF John Deffell, of
Calcutta. and one of his brothers. Wal
ter. was formerly editor OF the London
Saturday Review, and is known as the
most skilled fencer OF the United King
dom Sir Frederick himself is par
ticularly clever fencer. and one of the
best known authorities on the subject
in England. He has received academic 4
honors from Harvard and other Amer
lean universities, before which ne has
lectured. and on two occasions at least
has been one of the principal speakers,
BY invitation, at tbe> meetings OF tho
American Bar Association.
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