The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-24

spiritual vision. The mutual promises
to love and obey were given, the rings
were exchanged and the brief cere-
mony was brought to an end with the
reading of the Liturgical Prayer, while
bride and bridegroom knelt before the
Chaplain.
When the ceremony was concluded
congratulations were in order. King
George Immediately advanced toward
the BRIDE kissed her on both cheeks
and offered her his congratulations.
His example was followed by the EN-
peror and the Duke of Cumberland,
father of the bridegroom. All the
royal ladies present kissed the bride,
and the men kissed her hand. Prince
Ernst likewise came in for his full
share of the Fluctuations. The cere-
mony was followed by a reception
in the White Hall. Later in the eve
ming the wedding festivities were con-
cluded with a state banquet and
torchlight dance, a practice peculiar to
weddings in the House of Hohenzol-
lern for centuries.
Although the marriage of Prince
Ernst August and Princess Victoria
Luise is an alliance of high political
significance, it is insisted that gen
uine affection is primarily responsible
for it, Prince Ernst, who became the
heir of the Duke of Cumberland a
year ago, after the death in motor
car accident of his elder brother,
Prince George wilhelm, is 20 years
old, and therefore five years the senior
of his bride, who will be 81 next Sep
TENDER. The two met for the first
time in Potsdam last summer, when
the Prince came to thank the Emperor
for his sympathy on the occasion of
the death of Prince George. The
Prince and the Emperor's daughter are
said to have been mutually attracted
at first sight and brief courtship was
IlOllOW6u ny Ju6 VI ehSAi
=, engagement early in February
Political Significance.
The political significance of the
q marriage lies in the fact that it il
q regarded as a satisfactory settlement
it of the long-standing quarrel over thu
# succession to the throne of the King
a. dom of Hanover, to which the Duke o
n Brunswick, father of the bridegroom
r of today, and who also bears the Eng
ia lish title of Duke of Cumberland, is
Il claimant. The origin of the ,disput
n. dates to the time of George |, who
~ when he succeeded to the Englisl
throne was both Duke of Brunswick
in Luneberg and King of Hanover. Their
RI was another house of Brunswick, tn
q house of Brunswick-Wo lfenbutte
n which had arisen from a division c
g the possessions of Ernst the Confesso
10 Duke of Notwithstanding, betwee
IN his two sons.
" 1t happened that while George IL
of of England inherited the Guelph po
sessions, the dukedom of Brunswick
m Luneberg and the kingdom of Hanove
". his sister, Auguste, married the Duh
of of Brunswick olfenbuttel. He
as grandson, William, Duke of Brunswic
w. died in 1874 withou: issue. This term
mated the house of Wolfe
buttel, and left all the claims to Il
title of Duke of Brunswick in Il
no house of Brunswick-Luneberg, which
ny now represented by the bridegroom
We today and his father, the Duke
ga Cumberland. Political complication
TN in which Emperor William largely
'ar ured led to a refusal to allow the Dul
se of Cumberland to become King Of Ha
au' over or enjoy the estate Of the Du
les of Brunswick. On the other hand, t
Gil English throne has persistent
mo pressed the claims of the Duke
Cumberland, who is first cousin
the late King Edward VII. Natura
! to the dispute has had tendency to
il rupt the friendly relations of the FL
ued, lish royal families. 1t is now expect
S ent' that the breach will be permanent
: healed by the Emperor placing
tti ioS new son-in-law ON the throne
ma. Brunswick, with the title OF Duke.
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