The Washington times., 1913-09-19
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Member Of German Nobility Forbidden to Wed Berlin Banker
Father Once Water-Prince Wilhelm of SAKE
Wemar-Eisenach Work ed Here at Odd Jobs.

HEIDELBERG, Sept. 1s. - Princess
Sophia, the only daughter of Prince
Wilhelm of Sake -Eisenach,
killed herself with a revolver in her
room in her fathers castle here. The
act is supposed to have been caused by
melancholia, brought on because OF the
apparently iusurmountable obstacles 10
her marriage to the man of her cholce
and the hopeless, loveless future oefore
her.
The princess, who was twenty-five
wears Of age, was in love with the
young Baron Hans Won Bleichroder. son
OF the head of the famous banking
house of Berlin. His father was en-
nobled for valuable financial services
tc the empire. and is one OF tne hnSse Tso
influential financiers in Germany. Inc
story of their love has been rumoreo
for some time. and 1t was said that the
youny baron returned her affectloh; IN
fact they were betrothed.
The romance was shattered. however,
by the opposition on the part OF the
family of the princess. There nave
been vague rumors of violent scenes IN
the family of the Young woman. Inc
princess made fearful, pathetc anu
hysteric appeals for permission 10
marry the man of her heart, out her
relatives remained immovable
Grand Duke Opposed Marriage.
The rock in the path of the happiness
of the princess IS said to have been the
Grand Duke Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-
Eisenach, the head a the house, VINO Is
SAID to have declared his unaiteraple
opposition to the marriage not so much
because the baron was beneath the
princess in rank as because the young
mans father is a Jew who mas refused
to renounce his creed.
The father of the princess, Prince
Wilhelm, is said to have oeen won over
to her side, but as he has little means
of his own and lives on the appanage
granted him by the Grand Duke Ernst
his consent to his daughters marriage
to the baron might have resulted IN MS
allowance being stopped.
had been found dead in her room and
that she had died of heart disease
Rumors that she had committed suicide
soon began to circulate, which. while no
OFFICIAL statement was made. were con.
firned by well-informed persons who
are close to the family.
According to the story told by these
people the princess bade the fanny
good-night as usual shortly before mid
night and retired to her apartments. \
few minutes later a shot was heard and
the princess was found dead on the
floor of her room with pistol In her
hand and a hole in her forehead.
Brother In Various Scrapes.
A brother of the princess, the Couat
Won Ostheim. had to leave here and 90
to London because of his marriage to
an actress and various scrapes in which
he was involved. He got into the bank
rIptcy court in London shortly after
his arrival at the English capital. He
gave up his title of Prince Hermann OF
SAKE xe-Weimar-Elsenach and heir pre-
sumptive to the grand ducal throne. He
was attached to crack Berlin rcgl-
ment but was a notorious spendthTift,
| and soon became involved in the meshcs
OF the law. He tried to retrieve his for
tune by a rich alliance. and was a
| suitor of Marie Buonaparte. who after
| ward married Prince George of Greece.
and who got her wealth from the money
| her father derived as part owner of the
gaming tables at Monte Carlo
After he mad been deprived Of all his
honors and his title and shipped to Lon
don. Count Won Ostheim married in Lon
dor an Italian chorus girl known as
Wanda Zalters, who has won a prize as
beauty in Milan. He was a conspicu-
Gus figure with his wife at the Kew
York horse show of 1909. His wife after
ward got a divorce from him in the
Paris courts.
The career OF the father of the Prin-