Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-10
ROYAL ELOPEMENTS
ARE COMMON
AFFAIRS
Tyranny Of European Court
Is Helpless TO Prevent It.;
Very Interesting Record.

" were possible 70 writc the full
story Of royal elopomcnss Il would
certainly be one Of the most remark
able and fascinating volumes ln the
library OF romance. for there ~
scarcely a royal house IN Europe
which has moi furnished princes and
prinoesses 70 contribute their love adj
ventures 10 rs chapters.
Cupid was never in a more roman
tie and caprlci0us mood Than when
he planned that runaway match be-
tween the infanta Josephine OF spain.
Ercat-Runt or King Alfonso. aud tho
obscure journalist ana poet. Guol y
Iientc.
Equally Romantic was the love adj
venture OF the inlanta isabella Of
spain. who came under the spell of
the handsome Polish Count Garow-
ski while living with her father al
Enghien. near Paris.
In despair Of securing her fathers
approval OF her woocr, the lOveslck
infanta escaped from the house by
means Of rope ladder In the middle
~ the night and was driven. away.
fast as horses could gall0p, toward
the coast. whence they crossed to
England In "a fishing boat.
The union however. turned out un-
happily; for when the count died he
had been long separated from his
royal wife, whose cxtravagances had
brought her to the Verge Of destitu-
ton.
FIFTY years or 20 ago the Grand
Duchess olga. the beautiful favorite
daughter OF Gear Nicholas J.. WIS on
the point Of clipping with a handsome
young lieutenant. Bariatinskl. when
at the last moment her SWANS heart
failed him
Dreading the emperor's anger. he
made a clean breast Of the whole af-
fair TO his majesty, with the result
that the impulslve young princess
was married post haste To the disrep-
utable Prince Charles OF WurteIn-
berg. while the faithiess lover was
rewarded by such rapid promotion
that he WAS a field marshal before he
reached his fiftieth birthday.
Princess Amclla's -Four Lovers.
Not many years have gone since the
Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria shocked
every court In Europe by running
away with Baron seefricd young
infantry lieutenant and cousin of The
chief cXecuticnor 10 the government
al Vienna.
Even more hoadstrong was the Prln-
cess Amolie of Bavaria. VINO. not con-
tent with single eiopement actually
ran away with four lovers, thus cre-
ating a record la royal love romances
Il h probably some eXtenuation tor
such shocking conduct that the prin-
cess was scarcely responsible for her
actions.
one OF the eccentric Amelie's
daughters. the Princess Elvira, was
the heroine OF a runaway marriage
with Count Nrona. another Princess
Elvira OF Bourbon created "A great
sensation not long ago by eloping
from Rome with AN almost unknown
artist; while the dowagcr duchess "
Genoa. mother of Queen Marguerite
OF Italy. left her husband TO run away
with an artillery officer. whom. Of
ter she had become widow. she
married
There rs. owever. no royal amiiy
of Europe which can compare. In go
nances Of this description. with the
house OF iIapsburg. MosaillanceS
seem tu run ia the Hapsburg blood
One of the most romantic of The
many stories told 81 this family b.
that of which the Archduke John vas
the hero. early IN the last century
The archdukc, when returning
from italy to Vienna. stopped al "a
small village Tor change of horses
and position 10 his great annoy
anco uu position WAS ayailahlu
The prince was furious. the inn
Keeper in despair. when the difficulty
was happily solved by the postmdsi-
cr's daughter. who appeared Ia pos
tinon's dress aud volunteered 90 drive
the archduke 10 the next station.
Here were an the elements of "a
romnncc-a susceptible prince and "a
beautiful maid whore charms were
enhanced by the masculine garb fh'
wore and the romantic character she
had so couTteously assumed
The Archduke John promptly ten
In love with the fair position anu as
his wife and Countess de- Meran she
had no reason Co regret AN adventure,
WHOM iaN NuMnAf NiNf ANANA NANffAt ~
loyed. quite apart from Us romantic
consequences.
One Romance That Went Wrong.
Less happy was the experience OF
the Archduke Leopold Ferdinand OF
Austria. who not long ago renounccd
his exalted rank and his country to
wed Mdle. Adamovics. singer, lnd
as Leopold Wolfing 20 lead. as ne
fondly anticipated an Ideal HE win
his bride in switzerland.
But the idvilic life for which ne
gladly made such great sacrifices was
not 10 be his. when Frau Wolflng
Joined the colony of natures chli-
dren," began 10 wear sandals ana
sack shaped garment, TO dispense
with the help Of servants aud re-
stricted her husband 10 "a diet "i
bread and fruit. with occasional veg
etablcs. romance was killed.
The ex-archduke objected 10 such
an extreme form of the simple ute
and solved his difficulties by wooins
and winning Fraulcin Maria Ritter,
charming young lady who had tillea
the useful II not exalted, role oi do
nestle servant