The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
How Other American Girls
Marrying Titles Have Ranked
in Nearness to Royalty-A New
Orleans Girl Who Once Ac-
tually Occupied a Throne-A
Baltimore Girl Whose Titled
Husband Became King.
DY JOHN ELTnETII WATKINS.
Washington, II. q

THAT Miss Nancy Leishman. who
just we'd the young Duke of
Croy. has come nearer to mar
WING a. real member OF European roy
atty than any other American girl"
has just been published far ana wide
in the news dispat>hcs
Charles. the thirteenth Duke Of Croy.
who came OF age only last April, IL
mead Of ono Of IN. oldest families in
europe. Az sovereign Duke OF Dull
men IN Wcstphalia. he is II member Of
the so-callcd high German nobility"
~" has his own exclusive house laws,
aud is not subject TO any ordinary
jurisdiction Ills title. Duke OF Croy
dates back TO 1863. when 1t was con
ierred upon the mead OF the house.
Nnd that the house OF Croy is the in
disputable equal OF Europes reigning
dynasties was fully recognized last
Ncar whom the young dukes sister
hrinccss Isabella was accepted as upon
lull terms Of royal equality with her
husband. Prince Franz. son Of the
prince regent Of Bavaria.
Indeed tho Duke OF Croy is nearly
rolated 10 many OF tho ROYAL families
81 tho old world. For example there
ls his maternal aunt, who is the wife
% the Archdul.e Frederick OF Austria,
and the sistcr-in-law OF Dowagcr
"l''U SiHTlt NlIEl!ie OF SPAIN ana
tho Young Duchess Of Croy is also re-
lated by marriage 10 som. OF the no
biiity OF Europe. her elder s.ster Mar
tina. being the widowed Countess dc
Gontaut- B!ron. Thus has the opulent
John g. \ Jclshmau. former president
of tho Carnegie Steel Company and
our former envoy to Switzerland Tur-
hey. Italy and Berlin married two OF
his daughters TO Europeans OF title.
tfny Re Chilled Norranaffc.
But already "a cloud Is arising upon
the marital horizon Of our latest
American duchess Thus far It is but
cloud ri doubt. for IT is only rumored
that when the test IS made the haugh-
~ courts OF Berlin and Vienna win
recognize the former Nancy I.eishnau
as only the morganatic wife OF his
grace OF croy. And this decision. Ills
said. VIII be based upon "a precedent
established b. none other than the
young Eukc himself. who. when a
minor. took, through his guardian
legal action which debarrcd his cou-
siu, Prince Philip IL Croy. from con
English wife the former Elizabeth
Mary ParDcll But even should the
Imperial courts OF proud Kaiser vii
liam and old Franz Josef refuse 10
fully recognize this marriage. II Will
sull be fully sanctioned IN France.
Wt'Ec INC uukcuon originated ana
witch no longer NEEDLES with noble
ujies, because they are no longer un-
d"v goycrnrrcntni jurisdiction. Hence.
nc former Nancy l.eischuan VIII he
M" French Duchess OF Croy wi ther
Wcstphalian royalty or not
iiut despite what has been widely
aid abou; Miss Leishinans coming
carer 10 marrying a real member Of
European royalty than any other
american girl" tho fact is that two
other Of our daughters have come
'Ncn nenrcr 20 this claim TO fame
Tnat same Albert liouore Charles
lrnce OF Monaco, who lately toured
iWoroa and who las. month called
upou Pres dent Wilson at the White
ioUs', married IN 1859 tho widowed
Duchesse 90 Richelcu. who was an
american girl. Marguerite Alice Hcine
daughter ~ Nichel IIcine. II retired
Jew Orleans banker and cousin 81
The poet Heinrich Hclne This Michel
iFeine At The time OF his daughters
,aarriagc to tho prince was living in
Paris lIc was a Christianlged lew
and very wealthy His daughter had
embraced the Catholic faith and was
he nrst Jewish by blood TO have legiti-
ruatcIy married n reigning Christian