The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-06
MARRIAGE REGARDED
WITH APPREHENSION

Freese's daughter married a noble OF
any other country than that OF Aus
tria or Hungary. she would no, have
been subjected TO these somewhat hui
initiating restrictions.
Moreover. the new Princess Stanis
las Sulkowski Will lind OIL reaching
Austria that she has married into a
family the members OF which are un-
pleasantly renowned for their eccen-
triclties, for the extraordinary law
suits. scandals and tragedies in which
they have been involved during the
past seventy years. and family which
moreover has no position in Viennese
society. owing TO the mesalliances Of
the parents and grandparents OF Prince
Stanisas as we'll as OF other OF It's
scions
Thus. Prince Stanislas has been an
able. by reason OF the plebeian birth
of mis- grandmother. a German woman
whom his grandfather married more
In America, from obtaining that titu-
lar Office OF chamberlain TO the EN-
peror. and all those other prerogattves
at court. which are the birthr!ght Of
every Austrian noble Of unbienishcd
ancestry, he be n duke. count. a
baron. or merely an untitled noble with
the predicate of Won
His grandfather the late Prince
Louis Sulkowsld. Duke OF Bielitz, lived
at New Bremen, " Y. from 1919 10
1850. With regard TO the reasons
which prompted so enormously rich
noble as the late Prince Louis to bury
himself for number of years In
small New York town, I can only say
that his departure from Austria for
the United states followed n shocking
tragedy II was one OF the darkest
that ever sullied the annals of an illus
trious family, being nothing more nor
less ,nan the murder. under the most
atrocious circumstances. OF the mother
OF Prince Louis. She was assass.nated
one March night at the F'urste nhoff,
now the leading hotel OF the town of
Mylowltz In Northeastern Austria, but
formerly the ancestral home OF the
Sulkowskis 1t VAS proved that the
actual doed was done by peasants. who
wore able to effect their escape TO
America but all the evidence went TO
show in the most conclusive manner
that one OF the unfortunate woman's
near relatives was responsible for the
crime Prince Louis left behind him.
on quitting Europe, his eldest boy,
the present Prince Joseph Sulkowski.
Duke Of Belitz.
In this country Prince Louis became
infatuated with n German woman. OF
the name OF Marie Gomperle. and
within a month OF receiving the news
of the death in Austria of his first
wife. born Baroness Anna Won Die
tr!ch. he married Marie Gomperlc. who
presented him not long afterwards
with daughter, followed by another
a., and by two sons, all born at
New Bremen. Nothing was known
abroad of the existence OF this second
wife. and OF his American born chill
drcn, until his return to Europe. about
1850. and the editions of the Altman
ach de Gotha that appeared during the
previous decade contain no mention
OF his rcmarriaEe.
Prince Stanislas who has just mar
ried Miss Marie Louise Frcese. Is
son OF Prince Stanislas senior. son
of the late Prince Louis and born in
Switzerland, after his fathers return
/ from the United States. Prince STAN
/ islas the elder Is very far from rich
all the great wealth OF the family be-
Ing IN the possession Of It's chief his
halfbrother. Prince Jostph Sulkowski,
Duke OF Bielitz. who has been con-
fined for several years IN 4 lunatic
asylum. and who married, first of all.
the governcss OF his half sisters, with
tho avowed intention OF cNaspcratinS
his father-thc old gentleman sue
cumbng to stroke OF apopleXy when
he heard the news--and afterwards to
Victoria Lehman. n circus rider This
duke the uncle OF young Prince stan
islas Sulkowski. has n daughter mar
ried to Count Bernard Schmettow. OF
Berlin.
Next in line come the dukes half
brothers. Prince Alfred and Prince
Alexander Sukowski. and their chill
drcn: and then only comes Prince
Stanislas. the senior. who has ~ less
than four sons. Prince Stanislas Junior
/ being one of the younger ones. From
this II Will be seen that thcre are
many lives between August Frecsc's
princely soR-in-law and the chieftain-
ship of the Sulkowski family. with
Its vast estates. immense fortune and
ducal title of Biclitz.
The dukedom OF Bielitz is not. "a
so many people seem to believe
Polish. but n full ncdged Austrian dig
nifty dating from the middle OF the
eighteenth century. when Il was be-
slowed upon Count Alexander Joseph
! Suliowski. by Emperor Francis l.,
. along with the title OF prince or the
/ Holy Roman Empire for all his chill
! dren. Much OF the property now owned
/ by the chief of the Sulkowsli! family
/ formerly belonged TO King Stanislas
I.essinsky. OF Poland. and the estates
| OF the present duke comprise the
entire town of, Rclitz with popula-
ton of about 10000 besides a num-
! Der of smaller towns and scores OF
villages
| Copyright. 1918. by the Brentwood
Company