The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-16
PRINCES WHO CONTRACTED
MORGANATIC MARRIAGES

itor Of leading Western daily publishing
Flaneur, desire to say that there was
no such person as a Mr.. Morgan, after
whom '1eft-handed'' royal marriages are
named 'morganatic." That question has
been asked many times before, and Sc
riously. too; SO the correspondent need
fear no ridicule on that score. The fact
is that but very few know the real mean
ing Of the word 'morganatic'' In connec-
ton with such marriages. It means a
union in which the bride is entitled to a
| "morganaticum," or morning gift" be-
slowed on the morning after the wedding
and not the full endowment to which she
| otherwise would have been entitled
| legally. The French have a similar GUS
| tom which they call the Ten domain"
| The morganatic custom of bestowing
gifts dates from Roman times. Incl
dentally, the modern German "morgen"
(to-morrow) Is derived from the same
| "morganatic"
The marriage Of the Austrian heir pre-
sumptive, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. to
| Princess Zita of Parma entailed no re-
nunciation on his part Of his own rights.
| but his wife and her issue are debarred
| from royalty, because the Dukes Of
| Parma are not considered "ebenbuertig'
to the Hapsburgs That was a NOR
ganatic marriage in the strict sense of
the word. though the bride was a prin-
| cess. But on the other hand, the one
| contracted by Archduke Ferdinand Karl
! age 43, cannot be called morganstic,
| because HIS marrying cheyenne, Frau
| lein Czuber, bars him hereafter from
| being a member Of the Hapsburs fam
| lily, as 1t involves the loss of his own
| titles, dignities, and rank.
| The bride Of Archduke Ferdinand Karl
is by no means OF low extraction. Her
| father is a hofrath (court councilor), and
employed in a responsible position in one
Of the ministries at Vienna They were
married in Switzerland last month. His
| is the third case in which Austrian
archdukes have renowned membership
Of the imperial family for the sake Of
love AFFAIR. They lose not only their
| imperial rights and dignities, but their
position in the army and certain rev.
enues. In this case however. the EN-
peror has granted the archduke from his
own purse an annuity of 10000 forms.
The Archduke Ferdinand Karl's name
will now be Herr Karl Burg. The love
affair began eight years ago, and the
archduke contemplated marriage and re-
nunciation in 1904, but the stories of
Johann Orth and Leopold wolfng caused
him to wait. Since then he has been
practically a stranger to the Hapsburg
family, although the heirs youngest
brother
The Archduke Leopold Ferdinand fell in
love with an actress, whom he married.
despite strenuous opposition on the part
of the proud Hapsburgs
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the
heir to the throne. and elder brother of
the Archduke Ferdinand Karl, also gave
up his rights, and contracted a morgan
attic marriage with the Countess Sophie
Chotek. who was not OF royal blood. BY
this action, he voluntarily renowned the
rights Of any children born Of the mar
rage to succeed to his title.
But renounCing and doing Il are two
different things with the heir to the dual
monarchy. I have repeatedly prognosti-
Gated in these letters that he is deter
mined to '1egalIze" his morganatic wife,
though the proud archduchesses are fight
ing him tooth and nail. Developments
are awaited with bated breath in Vienna,
for the moment the aged Emperor Franz
Josef closes his eyes forever and Franz
Ferdinand is supreme ruler Of the do
mestic AFFAIRS OF the Hapsburgs, things
will begin to move at the Hofburg and
the former Countess Chotek now Ouch
ess of Hohenberg, by the grace of the
old EMPEROR no doubt will be proclaimed
Empress OF Austria, as she has already
been assured by the fiery Magyars that
she is to be their Queen. Hungary hav-
ing no law OF succession which makes
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT obligatory
The Archduke John renounced his titles
for similar reasons, wishing to marry an
actress, and went to sea with his bride
under the name OF Johann Orth. He is
supposed to have been drowned off the
South American coast.
Lady Colin Campbell is dead. She was
we'll known. not. perhaps, so much as a
novelist OF merit, but as the heroine of
a sensational divorce suit. which TWEEN
ty-five years ago shocked the British
aristocracy. She was a woman of rare
accomplishments. and devoted her tall
ents to writing for the press when So
ciety ostracized her. Her husband, q
brother of the present Duke of Argyll,
went to India, where he died in 1895.
Lord Colin Campbell named the Duke
of Marlborough as correspondent in his
divorce action. He failed to prove his
charges. but he did show that Lady
Campbell had decided taste for a kind
of society of which the English aris-
tocracy did not approve. In showing
this. however, he revealed himself in
such a despicable light that he was cast
out of decent society. AS for Lady
Campbell, she gained a decree OF d.
vorce, but some friends advised her not
to seek admittance to the houses which
had formerly been thrown open to her.
She was not an aristocrat by BIRTH and
the English aristocracy was not in
clined to overlook the criticism she
had brought upon a member of the
peerage.
When It was learned after the death
of the Duke of Marlborough that Lady
Campbell was named in his will, her
former friends were not inclined to feel
that they had imposed too harsh a PEN
atty upon her.
Lady Colin Campbell was Miss Ger
Her father, Edmond Blood, was a man
Of learning, who Travelled a good deal
on the continent of Europe, taking with |
him his daughter. She spoke italian and
French before she had learned to speak
English, and became later q skillful lin |
guist. She had a decided fondness for
art was witty, and OF q distinguished |
appearance. Nevertheless the news of
her engagement to Lord Colin Campbell, |
youngest son Of the then Duke Of Argyll. |
came as a decided shock to English |
society. The duke was the proud pos |
SCISSOR OF a royal daughter-in-law. |
Princess Louise. one OF Queen victoria's |
daughters, and did not view with favor |