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Of Chaplin's horse. Hermit, at the
Derby of 1865.
Then there is the case OF Lady
Mabel Bruce. sister OF the fourth Mar
quis of Ailesbury, and who abandoned
nor fiance, gallant and distinguished
officer OF the English army, on the
morning of her wedding day, in order
TO contract a singularly unhappy mar
r!age with Robert Sievier a man of
most unenviable record: so much so
that his presentation at court has been
publicly Cancelled. and he himself
warned off the turf by the stewards
of the Jockey CLUB
Lord MINISTER'S sister, Lady Lillian
Fitzclarence. is now the wife OF Can
tain William A. Boyd. of the. Second
Life Guards, and her runaway mar
riage to him. took place on the very
day set for her wedding to another
OF course. the general comment in
all these Instances Is that IL is in
dnitely preferable for woman to
change her mind before marriage than
afterwards
Louis. eleventh Prince de Tarente.
and Of Talmond. who has just become,
through the death of his father.
eleventh Duke de la Tremoille and of
Thouars. is a member OF the Chamber
OF Deputies. Is descended from Guy de
La T.emoille, who was one OF the lead
ers OF the first Crusade. and owes his
dukedoms OF Thouars and OF de La
Tremo!llc. created by Louis XIV In Tho
sixteenth century. TO the renuncia ton
by his ancestors of the right of their
succession TO the throne Of Naples
which they had acquired through the
marriage in 1921 OF Francois dc La
Tremoi!le. Prince de Talmond. TO Anna
de Laval. heiress OF the Aragon Kings
OF Naples.
The new duke Is n man of about
forty-six. and is married TO the hclress
OF Coun; Frederic Piilet-Win. owner
OF the vineyards producing that most
royal OF all clarets, namely. the
Chateau MargauX, regent OF the Bank
of France. and one OF the leading
fnanciers and bankers OF Paris
The grandfather OF the duke was
one OF the pages OF King Louis XVI
and Of Queen Marie Antoinette. and a
man Of twenty at the time Of their
execution. Two Of that dukes broth
ers, grand -uncles therefore of ths
present duke. namely, the Able de la
Tremoille. and the Prince de Talmond.
were gui!lotined during the days of
the Terror. the former at Parts. the
latter at Laval. where his head was
stuck on pike al the city gate
The principal home OF the Dukes de
u
de Serrant, grand old place in the
Department OF Maine ct Loire. built
In 1886 by the same architect who
designed the Castle of Chenonceaux
and the Tuileries, and which. renats-
sance in style. with spacious court
yards. towers and wings, surrounded
by moat. dominates the valley OF tho
Loire. between Anglers and Nantes The
chapel contains the famous tomb Of
the Mareschal de Vaubrun in black
marble, which Is Justly regarded as the
masterpiece OF Coysevox The chateau
early In the eighteenth century,
through its purchase By Francis James
Walsh from the Duchesse Distress
came into the hands of the Washes,
Irish Jacobites. who after the deposit
ton of James II. OF England and the
battle of the Royne. secured letters OF
1T out privateers to prey upon and
destroy English shipping.
The eayldom conferred uron Francis
Walsh by King James was, OF course,
not recognized by England, and 10
compensate him for this Louis XIV.
created him Comte de Serrant The
washes continued to own the Chateau
Of Serrant until some quarter OF
century ago. when, at the death OF
Count Ludovic Walsh de Serrant. last
OF his line. il was found that he had
bequeathed the place. along with his
large fortune. to his first cousin, the
late Due de La Tremoille. whose
mother, the third wife of the ninth
duke. had been prior TO her marriage,
valentine Walsh de Serrant
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