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nature. King Louis however, decreed
that tho Theatrical profession was an
honorable calling, and that anyhow
the law in question was an anachron-
ism.
Afterwards Paul Won FEELS figured
before the footlights in Munich, Ber-
lin and Vienna, in fact. In most of the
German cities. with considerable sue
cess and popular good will, and mar
ried Il lyric artistic OF the namo of
Elizabeth Kreuher.
Then there was Prince Rudolf OF
Thurn- and Taxis. When barely twenty
five years OF age he fell In love with
n beautiful actress OF the name OF
Jennie Staendler. and, to tho Intense
disgust OF his family. contracted an
ecclesiastical marriage with her, which
was not, however, valid in law, owing
to the refusal Of the chief of his house
and of It's other Agnates. to consent to
such mesalliance Moreover. his al
lowance from the family estates was
stopped
Realizing that life under these cir
cumstances would be practically i'm
possible In Austria and Germany, he
determined to settle abroad with his
wife. where he would be able to earn
his livelihood. without being subjected
10 persecution on the part of his rela-
tives or Of their friends. He accord
ingly took up his residence at Philip
popolis, and, availing himself OF the
degree of doctor of laws which had
been conferred upon him at the close
OF his academic career, he commenced
praticing at the bar there. under the
name of DR.. Taxls. He maintained,
however. strict secrecy with regard
to his real rank and origin.
He lived happy and undisturbed until
his daughter grew UP. She fell in
love with an Austrian nobleman; but
before her marriage could take place,
1t was necessary for DIR. Taxis to dis
close his identity to his future son-in-
law. Tho latter called the doctors at
tention to tho fact that his children
wore not legitimate in the eyes of Aus
TRAN and German law, but that this
could easily be rectihed by the chief
OF the house OF Thurn-nnd -Taxis, and
the ASnates. giving their sanction,
even at that late date, to the marriage,
which had taken place more than
twenty years previously
Accordingly, DIR. Taxis entered into
negotiations with the chief OF his
house. and in return for his rcnouncing
for himself and for his children ali
rights as Princes and Princesses or
Thdrn and TaXis and abandoning tho
name. received the necessary sanction
TO his marriage. and n large sum down
y
title of Baron Won TroslIow was OBJ
tained from the Austrian Emperor. for
himself and for his children He there
upon moved with hts family back to
Austria, and spent the last fifteen
years OF his life at Prague. as
one of the most popular of Bohemian
writer's. Ills eldest son. Baron John
Won Troskow, has entered the Russian
service. and Is a major OF Muscovite
cavalry
incidentally. l may call attention 20
the fact that the marriage of Prince
Victor ThIrn-and- Taxis to I.eota
Nichols, daughter OF Mrs. John Nichols.
of Untontown Pa. and divorced wife
OF Gerald Purcell Fitzgerald, OF the
Island. County Waterford. Ireland, Is
not legal in the eyes Of Austrian and
countries to which Prince Victor be-
longs. True. the union is recorded In
the pages of the current issue OF the
Almanach dc Gotha. But IL Is added
that IT was contrary to law. and "un-
equal In BIRTH which means that the
lady is debarred from tho use OF the
princes name and title
The only way to render the union
valid. is fer the prince to follow the
example Of Paul. OF RudoIf, and of
Nicholas Thurn-and- TaXis, and 10 re-
nounce his princoly rank and name.
This would be source of great relief
TO his family, OF which no Is the black
sheep. having been turned out of the
Austrian army. where he held n com
mission In tho Ninth I,ancers. and ex-
PEELED from all his Viennesa clubs.
His sojourn in this country a few years
ago was characterized by many un-
sayory incidents.
The head OF the house OF Thurn-and-
TaNis is Prince Albert. one OF the
Wealthiest personages In Europe.
hereditary Postmaster General OF the
empire-now a purely honorary title
married to an archduchess OF Aus
trfa. and through his mother n nephew
of the late Empress Of Austria HIS
hister. Louise, is the widow of tho
late Prince Frederick of Hohcnzo!-
lcrn.
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