The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
Created a Princess by Edward
VII ON His Birthday, No
vember g, 1905.
NY Ia MAnouisE "a. ,-oNrENor.

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the irst time IN forty years.
va, is to say. since the death o;
Queen Nictoria's icft-haud aunt. thc
duchess OF Inverness. Whereas the
lttter despite her union 10 a member
"i the veisning family. did not enjoy
any princely rank. ana indeed never
teaIly inquired at court, the nev puchas.
Vi RE was created a princess by her
Elenotather Edward VII on his
Iirthday, November q ia05 lie he
slowed Il similar title upon ho- ,.ounf
AZ sister. Until then known as Lady
maud Dun tthe patronyrnIc Of the Int.
nuke OF fifel. and provided tt.tt both
VI thc new-tedscd prtnccsse.. should
ehhJoy the predicate OF "tIighness.' ana
next to those members OF the rct.ninp
,arniiy bearing tho styIc ct Royal iiiEh-
III. nat Is 70 say. the new pucsess Of
and ts.riyoys me pas OF all the Princes
~ the Two daughters OF Princess Chris
, IAN Of Schieswlg lIoistcIn. 1ameiy.
Inc, Inc i ~, T;' Louise and Victoria OF
new Duchess Of Fife. OF. rather should
SaS nor mother the new widowed rrin
ci,iIdr" 1ya a. CEN en-, t'nmedately after the
OF succession /" the throne
should the Duchess OF Fiji. wed A
1"Ulhoner, he would IN no sense Of III :.
M"rh snare her honors. Blu, her DUDE.
uom Of Eifc. along with her Earldnu
Of Macdun though not her tjtl . Of
Srlncc' nor yet ncr qualification OF
nishness. would go at har death To her
ted, vsbt tIa''s sf5, nsr SON to her daugh-
sue. the dukcdom and earldom would
asscend TO her sister, Princess Maud,
and TO the latter'e children
~, In s,st9%ing these honers upon his
,"o granddaughters. King Edward neg
iected one thing. He failed to desiS-
Ia.o OF "hat they were priucesscS,
,Ee i,,iiy he meant them to fgur.
~ IrinceSscs of Great Britain and Ire
ana but he neglected to arrange for
hih' ana as they could not very wcfl
De describ. I'd az the Princesses Dun
they ended by being described, both al
nome and abroad o. the Princosses of
In none Of the obituaries of the Duka
Of Fife have seen IL mentioned that
fourteen years ago ,he oaics Of Gov s.
cr1or- General of Canada was pressed
upon him by Joseph Chamb arlodn, al
Colonies. The duke was Obliged TO de-
cline. on account Of tho health of his
VIE. the Princess Royal. and l have
before me a cory Of a letter OF the
his refusal of the post
In the letter the duke gave e3pres-
SION 10 he nope, apparently shared by
MS royal relatives that at some future
Il
rc$cnting their father as Governors
General of the four great colonial dc
pond sncies. namely. the Dominion of
Canada. Australia. India. and British
south Africa, on the ground that 10y
atty 70 the crown. and affection for the
royal family constitute the most now
ertul bond that links the colonies TO
the mother country. and that With a
royal prince as Governor General this
bond will b. emphasized and strength
ened. as is now the case in Canada.
tnfOlfEh 70 ,,f NH, ef
ConnauGht, at Rideau Hall, Ottawa
Duchesses In their own right have,
bean few and far between IN England
at any rate, in modern times Tho on.
~ Instance beside that OF the new
young Duchess OF Fife. within the las
hundred years. has been that OF tn,
ence has been made above, Tho Duke
or sussex. her husband. was the one of
Queen Victorias uncles with whom
she was on the most affect!onate farms,
who had repeat teddy bcfricnded her mo-
iher and herself against William ~
during the latter's reign, and who
nad declined 10 M party TO all those
difficulties. on the acore of precedence
and rank. which were made at the tiino
OF her marriage, and during several
years afterwards, by her other uncles
Prince Albert.
II was In recognition Of the old
1Gke's invariable Kindness that Queen
Victoria bestowed. shortly before his
ness upon Lady Cecilia Buggin. widow
Of Sir George Buggin daughter Of the
second Earl Of Arran. and who had
risse abroad with the Duke OF Sussex.
a union which, though valid abroad.
was illegal In England. owing to its
having been contracted without tn.
previous permission OF the sovereign in
council. as prescribed by the laws deal
ing with members of the reigniny FAM
Ny.
The Duchess OF Inverness survived
DYING without Issue. and though she
was frequently visited by queen Vie
toria. and hy. the other members of
with the utmost consideration ana
Kindness. yet she never appeared az
court. or at any public function, living
In the strictest retirement, in the apart
had bean placed at her disposal by
Queen Victoria.
For other duehesses in ,heir own
right, II IL necessary TO 60 back 10
dukedoms upon several OF his tnlr IA
voritcs, including the It'll, OF Duchess
o. PORTSMOUTH; upon the Bretonne
through him. the aneestress Of In.
Dukes OF Richmond, and that Of Duci,-
ess OF Cleveland. upon Barbara Vilicys.
Of the Dukes OF Grafton.
To q more reputable category be-
ionscd Anne, Countess of Buccieuch,
whom Charles IL. created Duchess of
Buccleuch, In her own right on the
occasion OF her arriaga to the Duke
or Monmouth. his illesitamate son. by
Lucy Waters. When the Duke OF
Monmouth was convicted OF treason
and sent 10 the scaGold. by his uncle,
King James H., his own honors we're
a;tainted and forfeited. But those
which his wits enjoyed in her own
right, namely. the Dukedom OF BUG
clech, with the Earldom Of Dal-
keith, remained unaffected and de-
scended at her death TO her grand
son. Francis, who became second Duk.
OF Buccleuch.
There is some DOUBT as 10 whether
the Dukcdom of Marlborough is not
hcritabie in the female line, owing TO
the. fact OF It's having bean created
With remainder 10 the first duke's
ment having been passed, with royal
assent. providing that, since he had no
surviving male issue, his honors
should go 10 HIS .'posterity.r 'Tb,ra