Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-02
WHO WAS
LOUIS PHILIPPE?

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History contains many incidents OF a
other, or Of the changing of a male or
female child for n Of the opposite
sex, as circumstances may have re-
quired. An instance OF this ia the mys-
terry connected with Louis Philippe,
who was king of France from 1880 to
l848. 1t a been affirmed and with
some degree OF authority, that Louis
Philippe was not In reality the son Of
Philippe, the duke of Orleans. but in
stead h son of an italian j~ailer's wife.
h was substituted because Philippe
had no son and heir to the throne to
succeed Louis XVI. who was childless.
but insteadNa daughter, n an ancient
law prevented a wOman from ruling
over France. hence Philippe's desire for
q sOn.
The duke of Orleans was known as
Monsieur Egalite" (Mr. Equality from
the part he played In the French revo-
luton Long before the revolution he
married a relative Of Louis XVI. He
was ambitious and recognising that
be more fortunate he might be able to
carry out the greatest ambition Of his
life. to have his son sit ON the throne
OF France. In 1873 a child was born to
him, according to official statements,
n was christened Louis Philippe.
But wal this child really a on? It
has been affirmed by certain persons
who might reasonably be expected to
know, that the child was a daughter,
who was changed for the new born son
OF an Italian jailer's wife. the jailer
having been bribed into secrecy 1t
would appear that 1t would have been
impossible to have made such a change
the fact, but 1t IL rumOred that docu-
fnentary evidence Of this exchange Of
children IL hidden in the papers OF
more than n European court.
Some time after this exchange had
been made Louis XVI was guillotined
And his only son, the little dauphin."
either died In prison or was spirited
away. n there were several claimants
70 the title In various parts OF the
world. including America. In 1893
Philippe also fell a victim to the gull
iOtfne. In the meantime his son Cor
was 1t the son Of the Italian iailer's
Mife?) had won distinction as a SOL
oier: sui when his father was behead-
co ne was bantshed from the country.
ana for n years did not return. but
about Europe and spent some
time in the United States.
Finally. when Napoleon was over
thrown and a younger brother OF Louis
XVI became king, Louis Philippe re-
turned to Frances and finally. after q
period of turbulence in that n
he became king In. 1880. There was
considerable about his reign that gives
Of his being Of royal birth
= chance to add more facts to the mys-
err. especially In his cha,npioning OF
the common peoples rights. The aris-
tocracy Of the country whispered that
ne had the II a j~ailer's son.
y never was an effort publicly made
TO s~ubstantiate the story OF the ex-
change OF children
Theirs were hints. however, az such
ebelng III case, one OF which was from
Old CxAr Nicholas OF Russia, who. when
commenting Upon his want OF dignity.
REMARKED: Fl ID a common jailer's
eon!s Many anecdotes are told 81 him.
70 confirm this opinion, and it il re-
lated that when ne fled his country
With HE wife Ia 1s4s. and AZ they land
"a upon British sofi. the king il said
20 have grunted r~eassuringly 10 the
trembling ex-queen At his said. 'sTrot
siong, old woman; we're all right now!s
49, sentitnent undoubtedly sayors
sg01 & 5ailer's son than Of the
aftnsocratlcsss bourbon sktns. He lived
S0nly two years after reaching England.