The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-05-27
LE|sHMAN DEF|ES
PAIR OF EMPERORs
Marriage of His Daughter to
Duke of Croy Opposed by
Two Rulers.

BERLIN, May 10. - Ambassador
Leishmap's announcement that his
daughter Nancy was to marry the Duke
of Croy in the face of Emperor Will
liam's strong opposition to the match
has created much gossip in court cir
eles here. 1t may even lead to embar-
RAISING diplomatic complications if the
American ambassador maintains the
stand he has taken.
The Duke of Croy lives in Germany,
but his title is Hungarian, and as he
belongs to the small number of medi
aeval houses of Europe recognized as
having an equality of birth with the
reigning families he cannot make
marriage that will be recognized in
his own country without the approval
of the German and the Austrian sover.
eigns. 'NA
Both the German and Austrian EN-
perors have refused to sanction any
thing but morganatic marriage in
this case, and Mr.. Leishman s open in
tention of assisting his daughter and
the young duke in defying the two SOW
ereigns is an extraordinary position for
an ambassador accredited to one of
them 90 take.
The Emperor and Empress in Berlin
are very much agitated over it, but
Emperor Francis Joseph is more philo-
sophical. Not so, however, is the Duke
of Croy's aunt, Archducness Isabel,
wife of the Emperor Is cousin, Archduke
Frederick. She was responsible for
the peremptory order transferring the
duke from Potsdam to Vienna, as she
hoped to bring him under her direct in.
fuence and persuade him to break off
the match.
Should it be consummated according
to the plans announced by Ambassa-
dor Leishman, the bride will be in ex-
actly the same position rs the Ameri.
can born Countess Gasquet James, who
married in England Duke Henry Bor-
win of Mecklenburg Schwerin, cousin
of the German crown princess, but
who has failed utterly to have it recog-
nized in Germany because it was made
without the Emperor 3 consent.
Miss Leishman could not under any
circumstances he received Mt the Aus
trian court, as its severe laws do not
: confer upon the wife any privilege of
the court through her husband, but
-only those she inherits from her own
ancestry. For this reason Gladys Van
derbilt has no position at the Viennese
court, although she is on friendly so
: eial terms with the archduchesses, who
receive and visit her. But the hostility
of the Archducbess Frederick would
make Vienna intolerable for the Duke
of Croy's American wife.
He has large estates in Westphala
,, but they are heavily encumbered ant
have to yield large incomes for vari
Gus members of the family who hav,
an entniled share in the revenues. Hi
mother, German princess, is still
. alive, and he has two young brother
and sister whose marriage portions
: will come out of the estate. His fathe
;, heavily mortgaged his resources to oh
tain suitable dowry for the brillian
L marriage of his sister Isabelle to tn,
Austrian archduke, while the father ;
y second sister is now a widow and ha
! to be taken care of by the Croy estates
u The Leishman Paris residence ha
| been on the market for some time, ant
= it is limited that they have suifere,
y many financial reverses during the pas
. few years. Under these circumstance
! it is difficult to see how the ambassa
. dor can give his daughter suflicien
: dowry so that she and her husband cal
: live out of the reach of the ostracisr
4 of his relatives and also 90 to the OK
. treme length of compromising his diplo
a matte position by urging a marriag
!, which has aroused the opposition of tn
= Emperor.