The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-10

state lie was twice married. his
widow being by birth a Countess Ida
Hoyos. and Is succeeded by his eldest
son and. namcsake Prince Charles,
married to Countess Eleanore Clam
Gailns.
Tho colossal fortune OF tho Schwar-
zenberg family. which Ia estimated at
considerably over 100000. 900. compris-
ing extraordinarily valuable mines.
immense breweries, and estates that
ihciude not only villages and small
,1mns. nu, also the entire city OF
hurau may be said TO have been
founded some 300 years ago by Count
George Ludwig Schwarzenberg.
through his marriage at tho age OF
twenty-siN. to an old widow of eighty
four. named Ammo Won Wasserleor
berg. who. on dying three years later.
left him all her extensive lands. in
Guiding the city OF Murau A number
or equally advantageous marriages
from q pecuniary point OF view seryea
TO stu further augment the wealth
and power OF the Schwarzenberss.
They. however attained their pre,t-
est influence and perhaps celebrity to-
wards the middle OF the nineteenth
century. when Princess Lori" Schwar-
zenbefg was the unriyaled and unoues
toned queen OF tho Austrian great
world. her reign extending from Tho
hight of Princess Mcianie Nc;tcrricb
with her husband. tho great Chancello,
70 england. at the time of the Revolu-
lion III 1913, until her own death. late
IN the seventies Up to the last she
remained an extraordinarilv hea,tis,,l
woman; so young looking, in spite OF
neing grandmother that she was al
ways surrounded by train OF the
most devoted admirers. chief among
Whom wero General Won Roller. Count
haiman Hunyadi grand master of the
ceremonies at court. and Prince La
moral Ihurn-and -Taxis, which led to
me saying: Princess Lori, lasse de
colierc, prit un claimant parceoue'lIe
no vonllait pas do la moral"-the anus
Ing wit Of which 1 leave to those OF
my readers who understand French to
appreciate
Another very celebrated member or
ms family was that Field Marshal
Prlnce Charles Schwarzenberr who
commanded in chief the allied armies
that crushed the power OF tho First
Napoleon. and won the three days. bat
tie OF Lefpsic in 1914.
a Prince Alloys Schwarzenberg spent
soiue time In Anne RIGA, earning HE liv-
ING as riding master in ono OF the
riding schools near Central Park. in
-'e' ~ ~, DeilB meanwhile proclaim
ed a deserter from the Austrian army.
lie had disappeared from Cracow,
where he was stationed as a lieutenant
or Lanccrs at tho timo travelled in
italy with well-known Vicnnese act
ress. and sooner than face mis- fathers
anger or tho disgrace OF Imprisonment
made hts way to tho United States
Family influence was brought to
bear upon him. end was efficacious in
inducing him to return to Austria,
where he was arrested and brought
before military court There. tho
fact that he had written to his father
and to the commander OF his regiment
declaring that no would return IL his
huge debts were paid. was SO CON
strued that he was convicted. not Of
desertton. bus Of merely being abroad
without leave. He was sentenced to
three II onthg' arrest and TO the loss OF
his commission. the latter penalty.
however, being RENTED by the En-
peror. out OF consideration for his
father and for the military services OF
his great grandfather. the victor OF
the battle Of Leipsic.
Copyright. 1913, by the Brentwood
Company