The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-05
MAY
VISIT 1851 FAIR
Austrian Embassy Here Pro-
fesses Ignorance Of Future
Kings Plans.
FAv0RITE OF EMPEROR
Charles Francis Joseph, Heir to The
Throne, b Popular with
People.
FAVORITE OF EMPEROR

Notwithstanding the fact that the Aus
TRAN Embassy here Processes to be with
out any information with regard to the
visit to this country OF Archduke Charles
Francis Joseph. heir presumptive to the
throne OF Austria Hungary. and also
Notwithstanding the deprecating attitude
OF the American government in reference
to official visits to the United States Of
members of imperial and royal houses
Of Europe. II Is not at all improbable
that the young Austrian arcnduke ana
his wife may come to this country at the
opening OF the Panama Canal and rep
resent at this eventrul celebration the
Emperor OF Austria
Two years ago a cable from Vienna
announced that the archduke was TO I'M
dertake a tour or the world. visiting
India, China. japan. Austria. and North
and South America, and was to stay
away from his young bride. the Arch
duchess Zita. whom he married in Oc-
tober, 1911, for more than a year. This
announcement came directly on the heels
Of the news that the heir presumptive
to the throne OF the dual monarchy had
separated from his wife
Educated I'm Public schools.
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph is
the elder son OF the late Archduke Otto.
and a granddaughter OF Emperor Francis
Joseph. He will be twenty-seven years
old August IL. He was married IN DC
tober. 1911. to Princess Zita, of Bourbon
Parma The wedding took place at the
Emperors castle at Schwartzau. Lower
Austria. and was attended by the EN-
peror. the King OF Saxony, and many
other members Of royal families related
to the archduke and the princess On
his coming of age the archduke visited
the Emperor at the imperial castle in
Vienna, where a simple ceremony was
carried out. in which he was recognized
as the successor to the throne after his
uncle. Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the
husband of Sophia. Duchess Won Hohen-
berg, nee Chotek. The Emperor, at that
time, presented to young Charles Francis
Joseph his officers sword The young
man has been educated under the eye OF
the Emperor. He is the first of the line
Of Housburgs who received an education
at the public schools OF Vienna, taking
his seat beside sons of shopkeepers and
workingmen. He is described as hand
some. immensely popular with the people
and a favorite of the old Emperor who
had always hoped that the yound arch
duke would wed his granddaughter.
Archduchess Valerie, since the murder
OF her aged father. He holds a number
OF commissions in crack cavalry regi-
ments of Austria and Germany.
Wife Was Spoiled Child.
His wife. Archduchess Zita. is a daugh-
ter of the last sovereign Duke Of Parma,
whose dominions were taken from him
and incorporated into the kingdom of
Italy when he was a boy OF five. She is
a princess of the Parma branch OF the
house of Bourbon, had lived almost en-
tirely at Schwarzau with her mother and
brother and sisters until her marriage
and knew little or nothing of the outer
world. Moreover. if the truth were
known. she was a good deal spoiled by
everybody at Schwarzau and suffered.
like most OF the members OF her branch
of the Bourbon family, from particularly
high-strung nerves.
The alleged estrangement of the young
couple caused general regret at Vienna,
not only on account OF the young people
themselves. whose wedding was so gay
and full of promise and which was re-
garded everywhere as a love match, but
also on account of the venerable EN-
peror whose life had been so extraordi-
narily full of family tragedies and sor-
rows. When the old Emperor saw that
his granddaughter and second heir had
given his hand to Princess Zita. of Bour-
bon. and not to his granddaughter as was
pointment and showed himself wonder
fully kind and generous TO the young
couple.