The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-24
EMPEROR'S SISTERS
LOSE THEIR STATUS

outright quarrel between her mother.
whom she had ultimately won over 70
the match. and her brother the present
Kaiser and Prince Bismarck. both OF
whom were bitterly opposed thereto.
Queen Victoria was also dragged into
the matter. and Il was finally arranged
that in view Of the objections enter
tanned at Berlin to the union. the we'd
ding should take place quietly IT Wind
sor Castle under the auspices of the
princess's grandmother the late
Queen.
But within q week Of the date ap-
pointed for the marriage ceremony.
news was suddenly received from the
South Of France - the effect thet
Prince Alexander had UNEXPECTEDLY
,narried there y Hessian actress VI
the Grandducal Theatre at Darmstadt'
named Joanna Loisinger whose parents
were the manservant and cook OF an
old Austrian general Of my acquain-
lance. While the actress. who now
survives AZ the princes widow under
che name of Countess Hastena1, was
very handsome woman. there - every
reason TO believe that Prince Alex
ander was pr ompted into 90 suddenly
oAs~sse
her good locks. than BY the conviction
that he did not love Princess Victoria
OF Prussia sufficiently 70 expose him.
self to the enmfty OF the future Ger
man Emperor and Of his all-powerfui
Chancellor Prince Bismarck. for her
sake. But whatever his motives. the
fact remains that Princess Victoria
jilted on the eve Of her marriage by
a man for whose sake she had quarrel
ed with most of her relatives. ana
in wedding whom she had been given
= understand she was condescendanS
TO a mssaliiancA -
Some time afterwards the princess
contracted q marriage with Prince
Adolf Won Schaambufg-Lippe. q penni-
| less and somewhat insignificant cadet
Of the princely house Of Schaumburs-
Lippe. wto. while amiable. diff
fered both In appearance and In
! brilliancy from the very handsome and
dashing Prince Alexander OF BAtten-
, berg.
| Emperor william. feeling perhaps
that he owed his sister some repara-
aon for having prevented her from
marrying the man Of her choice. In
duced old Prince Waldemar Of Lppe
before his death to make Q viii vest
ing the regency Of the principality In
his distant kinsman Prince Adolf Of
schaumburg-Lippe. owing to the fact
that his own brother and next heir
to the throne. the elderly Prince Alex
ander. was incurably insane On the
strength Of this viii, whom Prince
Alexander died, Adolf Of Schaumbur4-
Appe was established ~ regent Of
Lippe by force OF Prussian arms. In
defiance Of the protests Of the Lippe
| legislature and people. As regent
! Prince Adolf became invested with the
administration and also with the en-
Joyment Of the very large fortune and
estates Of the crazy sovereign Of Lippe
Now. according to the dynastic lawn
Of most Of the monarchical countries
Of Europe, Prince WaldemAf had no
right to determine BY win the regency
Of his principality after his DEATH II
belonged by right 70 the next AgnAte.
that 10 to say. to the member Of the
house OF Llppe most nearly related 20
the crazy sovereign This next Agna&s
was a Count Ernest Appe. who VA
| declared by the Emperor and by Prinee
/ waldemar's win to have been dlsqual-
| lied by reason OF the fact that one Of
! his aucestoresses had been Of bour-
geois birth. He Immediately Eut forth
claims to the regency. strongly sup
ported and endorsed BY the Legislature
OF the principality. and thersupon en-
sued the Lippe Regency and succession
~cause celebre." which DRAGGED alons
for several years before 1t was nnally
decided by the supreme court Of the
German Empire. and by tribunal or
arbitration presided by the late King
Albert Of Saxony. In favor Of the 20
titioneT.
In consequence Of this decision Prince
Adolf was obliged TO surrender the
regency az well - al the revenues
belonging to its reigning house. and
to leave the palace Of LAppe. bstakins
himself with his wife to Bonn There
they live In Quite . small way. the
prince having 20 be content with his
rank and status - IN honorary usu-
tenant-general 0f the Prusstan army.
They are seldom seen at Berlin OF 1t
Potsdam: and whereas the cr0wnprtn-
cess Of Greece and her sister. Princess
Frederick Charles Of HessA are much
with one another. and are frequently
with the Kaiser. Princess Victoria has
apparently very little intercourse with
the members Of her family.
Nor IL she on very good terms win
her husbands relatives- For inordan-
ately proud. far more 30 than any OF
her brothers ana sisters. she 1ouSnt
tooth and nail against the morganAtsc
marriage Of her husban6s elder oroen-
er, Prince Otto. % 6cbAumbarG-Lappe'
to Anna Won Koppsn. who has sncs
been ereatsd Countess HaGsnburg- Tne
lady in the case was . great heIress
ana In very rich With . view OF pre-
venting the marriage. Princess Victoria
raked ND q gfrihood infatuoeiou OF
Fraulein Won Koppen for q pennies
young infantry lieutenant Of the name
Of Beumann. The Girl's father. VINO
was q very wealthy ironmasfer ana
mine owner in Wesfphalia. objected
to the f1eutenaut and turned him OUT
Of his house. Thereupon SIZE fen
OF from her home ~ Wtesbaden. net
the lieutenant 1t the little to~n OF
Remasen on the Rhine and they oe-
cided that the only thing to do was "a
ROBSON themselves. AecoreiaGiy my
obtained by mems Of . long sud fneo-
herens story shoot q crippled oog.
dose Of what they believed 70 b prus-
sic acid from q local chemist pro-
A. e. U~40cj0al hotel Of the