The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-11
SUCCEEDEDINH ONORS
BY SON AND NAMESAKF

second. as general; and the third. Hen
| ~. as ambassador. and as Minister OF
Foreign Aifairs, remaining on record
as having been one OF the most pom
| pous foolish and narrow minded din.
lomats and statesmen OF the reign RI
Napoleon III.
ltcaliHing that his right to the title
ana name of Prince do LA Tour d'Au-
! ciPhe was OF questionable charac-
Yer, this ambassador of Napoleon III
obtained In July 1869, from Pope Plus
! IN. patent creating him Prince RI.
La Tour dAuvergnc, and IT the ynrne
Time bcstowing upon him the armorial
bearings Of the old French house OF
ne III Tour d AuNorgnc, greatly to tho
anger ana disgust OF tho Austrian
princes OF Rohan, ana also Of Maurice
d" La Tour d'Auycrgne, Count ApchIer
who was sun alive at th, lime. ana
VINO raised his voice In angry protest
me people who now make use OF
the name OF Princes and Princcsses do
La Tour dAuvcrguc In Franco arc or
me iHfniiy OF this papal prtpce. find
no place In tho Almanach de Gothu
among tho other ducal and prinvely
houses Of France, ana are descended
Is nave mentioned above from tho
,uNcignat lawyer Latour member OF
whose family was created MarQuis BY
Louis xviii when In exile.
OF course this question as 70 the
right OF the Latour Laurnruais family
10 the princely namo ana title of La
lour dAuNcrgne has led 20 frequent
controversies and even public eE-
counters, not only With others hut
even among themselves, while It en-
aDies awindlcra ana advcnturcsses 10
adopt the name and title with more or
lcss impun;ty. since the La Tour Lau-
rnguaia would have 10 provo their ic
cal night in France 10 the name and
tue or Prince dc La Tour d'Auvergnc
Ia order 10 prosecute usurpcrs thereof
One OF the most notable INSTANCES OF
this Kind was that OF a woman born
DIS Emerenco Bourdcau. who PLAYED
quite an important role. Undor tho
name OF Princess Hcnriettc do La Tour
u Auvergne, swindling eccicsiastics aid
military and civilian diguitariey AMI
Statesmen alike. pcn"ti. ing into Ger
tain circles OF society, and even cap
ping the climax Of nudac!ty by caus
/ inG domcstic trouble between Nine
Ca.in!r l'crrler and her husband. when
the latter was President or the French
lease from prison. has come 10 Amer
lea.
AZ to the premier Grenadier OF
France generals known 81 rheophile
dc La Tour d'Auveigne. and whose
hear, IS preserved in the Palace OF the
invalidcs In Paris. his real name was
Corrct lie was the son OF Il notary
OF CarhaiN In Brittany. and being de-
scondcd from an illcgitirlnte half
brother OF the great Tuennv. was per-
mitted, as a particular favor by Duke
'iOdfrcy dc Eouil!on. TO assume In i7TI
tic noble surname OF De la Tour d'Au-
Ncrenc. so az To enable him the more
readily 10 re, ci'c a commission In tho
Royal Guards. Retired Oh account o.
wounds a colonel. he cnliatrd some
years later as a mere private. aud
owing TO his almost legendary bravery,
Carnot obtained decree from tho
nrst consul. naming him the First
Grcnadler Of France" on IN. 27th of
.Npr.l. 1900 His name, by virtue OF
an order OF the FIRST consul. dated June
80, 1900, three day after his death AT
the battle OF ObeVhausen. Is stu Kept
on the pay llst and roll OF his company
! In tn. Forty sixth Regiment, TO which
hc belonged. and whenever his name
~ called At all inusters OF the regi-
ncn,. a noncommi sSioned officer an
swers in hts behalf: Dead on the
/ field OF honorw
,CUpyriGht. 1914. 10y the Brentwood
t'Ompany.)