The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-09
Omission Likely to Be Repaired
in Person of Archduke Eugene
of Austria.
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Hl Ia NIARQUIsE DE TONTENoy.
y lNCE tho death OF Archduke Rudolf
y son OF Emperor Leopold II. OF Ger
- many in 1891, as Cardinal Arch
bishop OF Almutz a prclate re-
nowned among musicians on account
OF MS friendship with Beethoven. the
sacred College at Rome has nos in
Guided any prince OF the reigning
This omission is likely to be repaired
ere long. in the person OF Archduke
Eugene OF Austria. brother OF Queen
Dowager Marie Christine OF Spain.
vowed TO celioacy Is now about to
tulnl his former intentions and life
!ong desire OF taking prlostly orders
hitherto he has been inspector-gen
cral OF the army and communicative
ch!ef OF tho troops OF the Tyroi and
the Norarlberg, but. like other mem,
bers Of tho Imperial family. he is
unable 70 get along with the heir
apparent Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
10 whom the aged Emperor has rclin-
quished all the more Important duties
pertaining TO the Office OF commander
In chief
II was only the other day that Arch =
duke Francis Salvador. h,rsband of tha
emperor younger and faVorito
daughter, Marie Valerie. was driven
TO resign the command OF the gar
iison of Vienna and OF the rnetropoli
van district. owing 10 quarrels with
idIciS ftEQlNauG. TINS. TOO, In Sp!fs
OF the fact that Francis Salvador n $
VIE and children, have made their
nome with the Kaiser at Schonbrunn
ever since the assassination OF his con-
SORT at Geneva. fourteen years ago.
Archduke Eugene Is probably about to
follow suit He Is the most stately
royal prince in Europe, his stature
OF six feet four being enhanced on
state occasions by the striking costume
OF Grand Master OF the Teutonic Or
ders (Deutscher Ordcn).
The habit is white, with a great
p!ack cross woven on the breast OF
sne douolet and another black cross
on the long white cloak hanging from
look upon Archduke Eugene or any
Of the knights Of his order (styled
Deuische- Hcrren. or Gentlemen OF
Hermany) without being reminded OF
tho knights Of the Grail IN "Pars!fal 80
Nor does Archduke Eugenes appear
anco alone fit him particularly for tho
grand inastersh-p of this high order
ipr ne Is strange mixture OF tho
soldier and the eocleslastic
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 cav
airy But this has not prevented him
from turning his attention to theology
Tor which ne has a strongly developed
taste. He passed all tho regular eN-
aminations OF the faculty before re-
ceiving the degree OF doctor OF d.
viniiy. which. as stated above. no now
holds At the time when the arch
b!shopric OF Olmutz became vacant.
some years ago. he entreatod the En-
peror to permit him TO resign his then
commission as commanding colonel of
the Thirteen HussarE. with the object
OF entering definitely upon full
hedged ecclesiastical career and be-
coming Archbishop OF Olmutz. Emper-
or Francis Joseph. however. declined to
Yield. but by way of compromise prom
ised to nominate Eugene to tho grand
mastersn nip of the Teutonic order on
the death OF tho then Grand Master.