The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-14
Emperor Eldest Grandchild
Engaged to Prince George
Waldburg..

! WalQpurR.
BY Ia MARQtISE I,Es FoNrENoY.
! M pCli confusion .Msts with regard
;. INR 10 the identity of the iiance Of
! a Emperor Francis Joscphs cid
est grandcIiild, Archduchcss Eliza
beth. whose engagement to Count
+! George Waldburg was cabled to tins
country as having been officially an
.nounccd IN the middle OF the week at
i Vienna, for there are two Counts
| George Waldnurg. One Of them is the
i second son OF :he Wurtcmbcre Prince
! MaXimtlian Wnldburg Won WolfcgS und
Wnldsee. But he Is only eighteen, ana
I vii! not celebrate his nineteenth birth
day until the end OF the year. So he
certainty does not answer the ucstrip-
tlon of IAN officer OF dragons who
! has been attached In that capacity as
miiitary governor and ~ d. e: for the
las, three years to the Archduchess's
4 "twenty-ycar-old brother, Moreover.
| Prince MaNmillan MaldburG, with his
son George ana his other children, are
| nll Of them citizens OF irurtempcrg. IN
! deed. the prince is the hereditary grand
! master OF the court OF Wurtemberg.
! :. There Is. however, another Prince
icorge WaldburS who is IL full Pledged
| austrian Is II lieutenant OF the nrst
ciass Of the second regiment ri AUS
: TRAN draSoons and who holds cy rca-
. son OF his ScnealOg zeal qualifications
the ttaiar rank of chamberlain 10 oio
/ emperor Francis Joseph. IL. Is thirty
| touf years Of age, and lis Il son OF the
late Count Clement Wa,dburg OF IIo-
; nenems. and OF Princess Clcincntine
! Oetttnscn- Spielbcrg.
ii Is this thirty four year old Count
! G.orsc Wnldburg, who has perA am
i omieer u DRAGONS Tor some fourteen
the household OF Archdukc Frances
Salvador and Of Archduchess Valerie
Tor the past three years as \. u. O.,
VINO is undoubtedly thc hancc OF their
| daughter.
/ This daughter, Archduchess Elizs-
neth. occupies probably "a warmer place
| III tile heart OF the old Emperor than
any other of his grandchildren Ejr
sne mas peen the eldest OF the broou
| OF youngsters of his younger daughter
Nrchduchess Valerie VINO from the
time OF the assassination of the EN-
press In 1925, has made hec home
| Schoolorunn. where he lives. being set
aside for the use OF the archduchess
ana or her rather numerous family
Tie old Emperor in this way has seen
In $50 grandchildren OF his grow up
uhdcr ms very eyes. and there has been
scarcely day during the last four
teen years that he has not seen and
ehatted with them.
Inc impending marriage cannot be
described in any way as !: m.s.,iiin,,,,a
For the Waldburgs belong TO one OF
those Former petty reigning hous.s
- Germany which We're mcdiatized by
~, Inc Sonsr:ss Of Vienna IN 1915, ana
inc members of which retain the rIslt
oi mating on footing of perfect
equality with any of the now sovereign
houses OF Europe. Quite n number OF
"fchducnesses of the house OF Aug
tria arc the wives OF noble. Of rho
mediatized houses OF HohenIohc. Wind
/ iSchSraetz. etc. while the enormously
| WeaithE Archduk. Frederick eldest
nro,hcr OF Queen Cris,ina OF Spain, is
| married TO Archduchess Isabella, who
| Is sister OF the late Due de Croy. a
Belgian nobleman. but chief OF one OF
'nS mediatized houses II i:urop..
Frince MaNimilian Waldburg, the
Wurtembers chief Of the entire house
mo tho American eye 4 few years
ago by the extraordinary offer MAD.
IN his behalf to loan TO the United
states government 70 rthe Pan Amcri-
me famous Waldscemuller map, known
as the "Mappe Mundi." OF 1904. dcdi-
Gated 10 Emperor Macmillan l. OF Aus.
,ria. in which The name OF the ex-
10 designate the New World. Indeed.
IL may be described as the vcrv FIRST
ana earliest map OF America lie also
oiered to lend the scarcely less valu-
aoic map, the "Carta Marina" OF 1916:
4 map OF ocean currents as well as
land on which the decorative designs
were said TO have been executed by
Albert Durer.
The conditions OF the loan, however,
made by Prince Maximilian of VALID
purS' or by his agent. wcr. such
,i"t they we're regarded as excessive
10y the United States government. for
the prince stipulated that the presi-
dent OF tho United states should give
a most comprehensive guarantee for
inc protection and safe return OF the
treasures. and that their transfer 10
the United States and their SUBSEQUENT
restoration TO the prince at his Wur-
tcmberg Castle of Wolfcggy should be
erected with the proper respect. dig
nifty, safeguard and ceremony due 10
Inc importancc of these hallowcd doe
umehbs. say, the convoy of squadron
Of battlcships." Only on these con4.i-
lions was Prince MaXimilian WnIdburr
wiling TO allow Americans to inspect
at washington these 'matchiess heir
looms ftheir history" The offer was
not accepted by the United States gov.
eminent.
1t was while rummaglng in the i'm
m M Il, nnrary of the grand old Castle
cher, s j., in searching for material
for the Early voyages Of the Morse
men in the direction of America. found
me famous Waldseemuller map OF 1901.
muller was the librarian Of tn. Lords
OF Waldburg at the Castle OF woifcec
al the end OF the fifteenth and bcc,in
NM, mins OF the siXte .nth century. and
GeoSrapher and photographer Of his
day.
Amazing TO relate. Father Fischer
also discovered on the same occasion
| maps bearing the name of Waldsre-
muller, dated 1907 and dclincating win
wonderful accuracy the great lakes
that constitute the sources Of inc Nile,
wnich; according to all modern geo
graphics. encyclopedias ana other stan
dafd contemporary works OF reference
were first discovered a little less than
half century ago by the explorers
Speke, Grant and Sir Samuel Baker.
Lower Egypt, declares that they mi.
CRATE from the Scythian regions To In.
lakes lying above Egypt and from
winch the Nile arises" IIerodotus also
makes mention of thase lakes From
this il will be seen that there IL NO
new thing under tho sun and that me
sources or the Nile wcrE perfectly