The Washington herald., 1913-03-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

King Christian of Denmark has worked
Eealously for q number Of years to brins
about the reconciliation of the royal fam.
lily Of Hanover with the court Of Berlin
which now At last II an accomplished
/ fact. His Queen, Louisa. was equal,
earnest on the subject. but at that time
everything was against them. The posi-.
tion. however, has been changed greatly
by events which have occurred Of late
years and everything has worked in aid
Of such q reconciliation.
Prince Macmillan Of Baden, who has
| been the principal negotiator. Is q cousin
of the grand duke of that principally
| and the next heir to the throne. His
wife is the Oldest daughter OF the Duke
and Duchess Of Cumberland (styled by
courtesy and by all his retainers and his
| shadowy court at Omunden. your mai.
| esty'D. The old Emperor Franz Josef
who Is the Duke Of Cumberiand's most
| trusted and intimate friend. has also rem.
dered valuable assistance in the further.
ing of the scheme to wipe out the old
score OF 1866, which deprived him Of the
latter's heritage. the kingdom of Hanover.
The Austrian Kaiser long has been very
anxious to see the diflculties terminated
which bade fair to exclude the royal
family of Hanover from the ducal throne
OF Brunswick.
"ch cuus we'll mas
caused . great deal of satisfaction al
the courts Of London. Copenhagen, and
st. Petersburg, and the man who by
the grace Of the German Kaiser is to as
cend the long vacant throne is the Prince
Ernst August Of Brunswick-Luneburg,
who will rule over a country that actually
has been saved and administered In the
strict and successful Prussian manner by
! the Kaiser's government for Just such .
happening.
The Kaiser's cousin was prince regent
OF Brunswick. but everything has been
kept intact for the hereditary possessor
the moment the Cumberlands were ready
to bury the hatchet over the quarrels of
Bismarck and Austria
And, incidentally. the Kaiser's little
GIRL Princess Victoria Louise, is to
wed the Brunswick heir and become its
Duchess. thus Strengthening still more
the Hohenzollern dynasty. Prince Ernest
August is keen sportsman. For several
years he has served in the Bavarian
cavalry and has been a very popular
officer. The Kaiser now has transferred
him to the Prussian '.Ziethen" hussars,
one Of the most famous and historic
regiments Of the days of Frederick the
Great and the seven years war. when
Gen. Won Ziethen. der alte Haudegen,"
was one OF the foremost leaders Of the
light troop that worried the Austrian
army continually by scout work and
chasing fleeing soldiers after the great
Prussian king had defeated them. The
young Prince is a fine linguist. and
speaks French and English huently. But
the pomp and glitter Of court life Is not
to his taste at all. and he is very fond
of country life and quiet. He is said TO
possess a cheerful disposition and an
abundant fund of common sense, which
has had a great deal to do with the
kaiser's desire to have him for a son.
in-law.
King Wilhelm of Wurtemberg con-
tinues to be in i'll health. He has not
seen a well day in many years and again
has left his capital. Stuttgart. for Men,
tone. in the Riviera, where he usually
spends the early spring, which Is too