New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

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large allowance for the rest OF his life.
When after that he attempted to corre-
spond with his son from Paris, to ad-
wise him concerning statesmen and
court dignitaries at Belgrade, and an
nounced his intention Of visiting his boy
occasionally, the Regents whom he him
self had appointed threatened him with
the forfeiture of his allowance If he set
foot on Servian territory, and carried
out their threat With no means OF
support and parted from his enormously
wealthy wife, Queen Natalie, to whom
he had behaved In a most shameful
manner he found himself in terrible
straits. and the most extraordinary
stories were current in Paris as TO the
questionable depths to which he was
compelled 10 descend in order to secure
the money needed TO keep him from
actual want. He died at Vienna, WIFI
out a cent, and his effects. sucn as the!
we're. would have been sold to deIray
the bill OF the hotel where ne expired.
after the Servian government, his son.
King Alexander. had been appealed 10
in vain. had not Emperor FRANCIS
Joseph. who had repeatedly assisted MN
in his financial extremities ana ire-
ouently paid his gambling debts, came
forward once more paid up all ms IA
bilities and given this poor royal outcast
a grand and truly regal funeral at Vi
emma. at his own expense.
When the Italians drove out the KING
and Queen OF Naples from their do
minions, in 1862, conhscating not only
all their estates and palaces but even
all the treasures contained In the ia'-
,er the roval couple felt the pinch OF
noverty for many long year. no pro-
,ieion having been made for their sup
mort by their former subjects, VINO h"u
voted for the annexation of the king
dom to United Italy. Many were 'he
occa sions on which the Queens 1eWeis'
the Kings plate and even the silver-gii'
toilet articles of the royal heroine OF the
s;eoa of Gaeta travelled to the Mont DE
piete. in Paris. and TO the A'tei-
borouehs. the leading pawnbrokers Ill
London. as collateral for loans, while
the dethroned monarch and his consor'
from, 1871 until his death in 1894, that Is
to say, for a period OF tWen'! -tniee
wears. made their home on the NTH moor
Of q dingy third-rate but very respec'Die
botel near the Rond Point or inc
Champs Elysees-an hotel without any
sucb modern contrivances as an elevator
and where the small rooms occupied py
the King and Queen were always cum
bered I'D by half packed trunks, IN read
mess for their departure without an
hours delay. TO Naples on the arriNai OIL
the summons from their former subjects
40 resume their throne. For II Is q
pathetic fact that up 10 the very last
Francis III firmly believed that the time
would come when his former leges
,you,d invite him and his Queen TO re-
turn to Naples.
ITALYs TARpY RESTITUTION.
II to-day the ex-Queen OF Naples lives
IN comfort in Paris, and no longer suners
from, financial troubles it Is due TO the
fact that she inherited very handsome
beouest from her mother, the Duchess
I.udovica, of Bavaria, and that moreover
the Italian Treasurer, prompted by Ger
MANY AT the instance of the court oi
Ravaria. has consented to pay TO the ex'
oueen the annuity which the Neapohtar
government pledged Itself by treaty u
1S59 with Bavaria. to allow TO the prlue
of Francis III. as his Crown Princess. MS
Queen and his widow. United ltalH
having taken over the Kingdom ol
Nan,es along with the latter@ crown
possessions and national property, ne
came ipso facto liable for the obligations
of the kingdom of Naples. especial>
those obligations secured by treaty VIII
/ foreign powers. 1t was not, however
until 1895 that the Italian government
could be brought to realize this fact' ant
tbereupon the Queen received the annu
ity TO which she was entitled as woo"
and also the arrears OF all that WIS ow
ing TO her as Queen Consort.
! Empress Eugene was compelled 10 sci
all her finest Jewels. in the first lie"
present French Republic. owing TO th'
failure Of the latter 10 make ADEQUATE
provision for the Emperor whom IL mac
/ dethroned. after reign OF elshteef
wears of great prosperity. Ana VIVA
Eugene felt more than anything eis'
was that her magnificent pearls ENJOY
ing international fame, and when sl'
cherished above all her other gems Wer'
purchased by the odious COUNTIES
Henckel- -Donersmarck. who. as MARQUES
do paiva. was the most notorious woman
In Paris. and the queen OF It's deiili
monde from 1860 TO 1870; while III ioo'
che had been elected from the Empress
Palace Of st. Cloud one evening "he'
she had managed TO obtain admlttanc'
there. unbidden and by subterfuge
and had been recognized by some OF tn
men present as cCcotte.
Queen Isabella Of Spain was dependen
unon the bounty OF Napoleon III iron
the time OF her arrival in France, are
her compulsory abdication in 1868, unit
his own fall in 1870. During the fou
wears that followed. she, like Eugene
was driven by financial stress to sell al
her Jewels Between 1874 and 1919 ne
only son, Alfonso XII, secured TN
throne OF Spain and made her an allow
ance. which was continued until ne
death. but which was never sufficient 10
her necessities, although she had Presi
dent Grevy. both In End out Of office. a
her legal adviser and sagacious coun
sellor. Up to the very last she was con