New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
RED HAT FOR ARCHDUKE?
Austrian Imperial Prince to Be-
come a Cardinal.

Guided any prince or the relSnlnS houses
Of Europe.
This omission IS likely to be repaired
ere long, in the person OF Archduke Eu-
gene Of Austria, brother Of Queen Dowager
Marie Christine Of Spain. who. already a
Doctor of Divinity and vowed to celibacy,
Is now about TO fulfil his former intentions
and lifelong desire Of taking priestly
orders.
Hitherto he has been inspector general
OF the army and commander in chief of
the troops Of the Tyrol and the Vorarl-
berg; but, like other members of the i'm
perial family. he IS unable to get along
with the heir apparent. Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, to whom the aged Emperor has
relinquished all the more important duties
pertaining 10 the office of commander IN
chief
II was only the other day that Archduke
Francis Salvador husband of the En-
perors younger and favorte daughter,
Marie Valerie, was driven to resign the
command of the garrison of Vienna and
Of the metropolitan district, owing TO quar-
rels with Francis Ferdinand; this, too, In
spite OF the fact that Francis Salvador.
his wife and children have made their
homo with the Kaiser at Schonbrunn ever
since the assassination of his consort at
Geneva fourteen years ago.
Archduke Eugene is probably about 10
follow suit He is the most stately royal
prince in Europe, his stature Of six fee'
four being enhanced on state occasions py
the striking costume of grand master Oh
the Teutonic Order Deutscher Orden).
The habit is white. with great black cross
woven on the breast Of the doublet, ana
another black cross on the long "hlte
cloak hanging from the shoulders. Indeed
one can never look upon Archduke Eugene
or any of the knights of his order tstyled
.Deutsche- Herren, or Gentlemen of Ger
MANY without being reminded of the
Knights Of the Grail in ''Parsifal."
Nor does Archduke Eugenes appearance
alone fl him particularly for the grand
rnastership Of this high order. for he is a
30 strange mixture of the soldier and the &c
clesiastic Like all the members OF his
house. he received the training of soldier,
and is known by military experts to be a
daring and skilful leader of cavalry. But
this has not prevented him from turning
his attention TO theology. for which he has
q strongly developed taste. He passed all
the regular examinations Of the faculty te-
fore receiving the degree Of Doctor OF d.
Vinity, which, as stated above, he now
holds At the time when the Archoishoprlc
of Olmutz became vacant, some years ago.
ne entreated the Emperor to permit MN
10 resign his commission as commanding
colonel of the 18th Hussars, with the object
of entering definitely upon fun-hedged
ecclesiastical career and becoming Arch
bishop of Olmutz
Emperor Francis Joseph declined to yield
hut by way of compromise promised 20
nominate Eugene to the grand mastership
of the Teutonic Order on the death OF the
grand master. Archduke William, who was
killed a year later by a fall from his horse
The grand mastership carries with II the
possession of vast estates and Of an income
amounting 10 100000 per annum. These
revenues the archduke, who is extremely
rich in his own right, is prepared TO sacri-
nee. along with his military rank in order
20 hold Office in the Church, and In the eN-
pectation of assuming soon after his ordina-
1ion the scarlet robes Of the card!nalate
formerly worn not only by the Archduke
. Rudolf in the early part OF the last CEN
fury. but also by several other members Of
the imperial Austrian house.
The Teutonic Order, which must not be
COMPOUNDED with the sovereign Order OF
81 John Of Jerusalem, commonly known
as the Knights Of Malta, was Instituted IN
1872 BY the crusader King Henry OF Jeru-
salenn (afterward Emperor Henry VI OF
Germany after the siege Of Acre. It's stat
utes were framed on the model OF those OF
the knights Of ST. John, and 1t was decreed
that the members should be restricted eX-
clusivelv to the Teutonic or German ma
ton which had sustained great losses at
the siege OF Acre. Pope Celestine command
cd that they should be styled Knights Of
Ct Mary. whence comes their name Mari
Ritter. sometimes used in lieu Of their
more usual designation, and that they
should be clad in white, and wear large
black cross on their habits. nantes, stand
ards and arms.
Their first station was at Acre. After
The loss OF the Holy Land they removed
10 Venice. and thence TO Germany. devotins
themselves TO extending the boundaries OF
Christianity at the expense OF the heatheh
wends For centuries they practicaliy
ruled over what is now East Prussia ana
Lithuania their principal station oelns
Marienburg while il was one OF their Srano
masters who founded the Duchy or PRUSSIA
the nucleus OF the Hohenzollern monarchy
3 under the Polish crown.
O. The knights are bound by vows not
. merely Of celibacy, but likewise OF chastity
and are regarded in much the same eccle-
siastical light as duly ordained priests OF
the Catholic Church. There is in the vows
of the Teutonic order. IL is true. the clause
"castus tamauam posse" cas- chaste as
possbe") and although the seriousness OF
character and the deep religious ferVor
OF Archduke Eugene have kept MIN ciea'
OF all frailties, yet his uncle and prede-
cessor in the grand nlastership' Wliliam'
took occasional advantage Of the tam
guam posse" portion OF his vows. otteh
these were Of an amusing character anu
quite IN keeping with his CHEEKY temper
Perhaps the funniest was the following
Archduke William was calling on lazy
OF rank but of somewhat gay tempera-
rnent, and with a view 10 avoiding pubic
iecognition the archduke had dispensed
with his carriage and liveries IN faVor OIL
what. before the days Of taxis, was capeu
II Vienna ar "unnumerierter, a t"o-hoIse
hack without license number Al ~
O'clock the hall porter was ABOUT 10 Close
the gates Of the house for the nisht' "heE
he caught sight Of the cab waiting III the
inner yard He at once called on the
driver 10 90 and take his station OUTSIDE
In the street This the caoman reiuseu
10 do, and when the hall porter was ABOUT
10 summon police assistance TO eject the
offending vehicle the driver caught MIN DS
ths coat tails and whispered hastily, II
y the Archduke William who ~ upstal o.
md I've got TO wait for him right mere
"Hmmew replied the awestricKeh POI.