New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-14
MISS BLISS F|ANCE
Her Count a Morganatic Scion
of ltaIy'S Royal Family.

Copyright, 1918. by the Brentwood Company
Count Eugene de Vilafranca- Scissors.
whose engagement to Miss Susan Bliss,
daughter OF Mrs. George T. Bliss, OF No.
g East 6Sth street New York was an.
nounced few DAYS ago. on his return
here from Italy. is the youngest son OF
that royal Prince Eugene Of Savoy-Car
nan who died as ranking admiral Of the
Italian navy in 1855 leaving a family OF
seven children by a morganatc alliance
which he had contracted with a Pied
montese actress of the name OF Felicite
Cros!s, upon whom the late King Victor
Emmanuel conferred. on the occasion ot
her marriage. the title of Countess Villa
franca- scissors. also borne by her chill
dren. She died at Turin two years ago.
In order to understand the relationship
Of old Prince Eugene Of Savoy to the
regning house of Italy-a relationship
somewhat remote--it is necessary to eX-
plain that just i'm the same way that with
the French House of Bourbon there was
a senior and a junior line, the latter
represented by the Princes Of Orleans. so
with the House Of Savoy there We're two
lines. the younger bearing the distin-
gushing name of De Carignan Il was
to the latter that the famous general,
Prince Eugene Of Savoy. and also the i'll
fated Princesse de Lamballe. cousin and
friend of Queen Marie Antolnette. who
was butchered by the Terrorsts in Paris
in 1892, during the great revolution, be-
longed
When the elder line of the House &c.
Savoy became extinct on the death with
out issue Of King Charles Felix in ISL
the thrones Of Sardinia. OF Piedmont and
Of Savoy passed to his kinsman. Charles
Albert head of the junior branch Of the
family Old Admiral Prince Eugene oc
Cangnan was his second cousin, their re-
spective grandfathers having been
brothers The admirars grandfather,
| Prince Eugene of Carignan. Count oe
Vilafranca married a non-royal lady,
| the daughter Of a petty noble Of Britt
/ tany, Elizabeth Magon de Boisgarin.
OF this marriage there was born son.
Joseph. who was first known as Chevalieri
of Savoy, then as Baron Of SAVOY. and
afterward as Prince Of Savoy-Carignan.
| He too, married a Breton lady Pauline
de Queen daughter Of the French Due
| de la Vauguyon. peer Of France and
after the succession Of his cousin, King
| Charles Albert, TO the throne Of Sardinia
/ the latter issued an edict proclaimng Jo-
seph. his wife and their children princes
and princesses of the blood. in the line OF
| succession 10 the throne. Joseph and his
| French wife had two daughters and \
son. The elder of the girls married
| Prince Camille Massimo. father Of tn,
present head Of the old Roman patrician
! House OF Massimo. The second daughte'
married Prince Leopold OF Bourbon
/ Naples. Count Of Syracuse while this
third child. an only son. was that Prince
Eugene OF Savoy argnan. the admiral,
who is the father Of young Count Eugene
of Villafranca-S Scissors. now in New
! York
The young count Is thrty-three years
old, is good looking. has a clean record
and. though very far from rich has, as
younger son. a sufficient allowance to
live comfortably as a bachelor in Italy.
Fortunately, his fancee Miss Bliss. whose
father. the late George r. Bliss. was
partner Of the firm Of Morton Bliss &
CO.. inherited from him considerable
wealth Her position i'm Italy. as
Countess of Villafranca- scissors. will be
an agreeable one. for she will be treated
by the reigning house Of Italy as one Of
its non-royal knsfolk with kindness and
consideration. though. Of course, she vii
not rank at court as a princess of the
! blood. but as the wife Of an ordinary
nobleman whose title is Of modern crea-
/ ton
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY