New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-04

peror Napoleon and his family absolutely
declined TO recognize the validity Of this
second marriage by 4ucien with the d.
vorcod Mime. Jouberthon. and refused to
admit the Legitimacy Of the children.
Among the latter was a 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 couple of sons before her
separation in 1928 from Thomas Wyse, VINO
afterward became British Envoy 10 the
Court OF Athens. and died as Sir Thomas
Wyse The elder of these two sons inner
tied the Wyse family estates in Waterford.
estates that are now I'm the possession OF
his grandson. After leaving her husband.
Letitia Wyse gave birth 10 three other chill
dren, a daughter, Marie; son, who be
came Lieutenant Bonaparte Wyse, the PAN
anna Canal concessionaire, and another
daughter, who married the Hungarian
revolutionary General TURF creator Of the
Corilth Canal Marie married, at the age
Of sixteen. a man Of the name Of Solms,
who was IN nowise connected, even remote
~. with the princely and noble family or
that name.
Before the couple had been married
year he abandoned her, owing to her be-
havior and died some years later here in
America Ere long she became not merely
privately, but publicly, associated with the
elderly Marquis De PommereuX, and her
fights with other women about him, as well
as her sensational rivalries with the lovely
creole. Nine Asselin, for the affections Of
old Schneider, the great ironmaster OF
"a If T4g-E
Assembly at Paris. led Napoleon III, who
was certainly no prude, 20 have her ex-
PEELED from French territory. She there
upon took herself TO Italy, where, happen
Ing 10 make the acquaintance Of the then
Italian Premier Urban Ratazzi the elder,
she infatuated the old man 20 such a de-
gree that. in defiance OF the entreaties OF
King Victor Emmanuel and Of his rela-
tives and friends. he made nor his wife. As
Nine Ratazzi she published novel en-
titled "Bicheville," in which she satrized
the Florentine aristocracy who had given
her the cold shoulder, which Involved her
aged husband. the Premier i'm all sorts OF
auarrels. and ne was obliged % fight duel
on account Of this book with the Florentine
MARQUIS Pepol. in which he vas wounded.
Ratazzi died in 1873. and his widow there
upon returned 90 Paris, from which Ma
poleon III had meanwhile been driven by
the republic.
subsequently the woman married a Span'
isb politician by tho name NJ De Rute.
who died a few years afterward. Not a
wear passed without her being involved in
some lawsuit or scandal, most OF them OF a
ridiculous or Of an unsavory character
some arising from the recklessness Of her
writing. which led her on one occasion TO
be sentenced 70 imprisonment for the Grim
inal libel OF old queen Isabella brother
in-law. the universally respected cuban
born Spanish Senator. Guell Rente Styl-
ing herself in turn Princess Marie Bona
parte" 70 which title she had no right
Princes Solns." which was equally with
ont warrant. Marie Wyse.' which led 70
ber repudiaton by the Nyse family IN
THE London Times and by the pen name
If Baron Steck." the only names that she
can ever he said 70 have really legally
owned were those IF Nine. RataZzi and
Mime do Rute II was as Nine Ratazzi'
however. that she was most widely known
and the scandals IN which she was con
stantlv becoming involved in Paris and IN
Tordon-in fact. everywhere I'm Europe
were source IF perpetual distress 10 the
late Urban Rstazzi. her nephew by mar
rage. who deplored the manner I'm which
hts otherwise honored family name was
being dragged I'm every European and Lev
antine gutter.
MARQr1SE DE FONTENOY.