The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-02

New York this week on board
the German liner kaiserin Au-
| Enste Victoria from Hamburg. ls. like
| the Prince OF Plcss and several other
great German mobiles. almost as much
or an Enrlshmun as Teuton. For
ne was born on the banks OF tho
Ihames. owns beautiful country seat
In sussex. known MaresneId Park
rs well as q castle and extensive es-
tates III the German province OF Han
over. spends two thirds of the wear In
the United Kingdom. and is married
to Lady Muricl Hay. sister OF the Earl
OF kinnoul.
Ills rrincely title Is peculiar ono
since. according to the practice intro
duced by the present Kaiser II is al
rcrsoham aud not transmissible to his
sons. excepting with the permission Of
the Emperor. The latter reserves to
himself the right OF reviving II at his
pleasure. In favor OF the one or tho
two sons Of tho prince who appears to
| him the most worthy. without regard
to seniority. and may decline to revive
1T ut all, if neither OF tho sons meet
with his approval
Thus Prince Munster himself Is the
younger son OF the statesman and Dip
lomat known rs Count George Munster,
VINO represented the German empire In
turn as ambassador In London and
Paris. NJ well M Mt the first Pence
Congress 1T Tho Hague. over which
he presided. and who, up to the over
throw OF the kingdom OF Hanover, way
| ono OF Its chief Cabinet minister's. ~
! wei as the principal diguitary OF
blind KING Georges court. When the
| Kaiser raised the old diplomat from
\ The rank OF count to that OF prince
1 Tor his services nj the Peace Congress
OF The Hague. he particularly stipu-
\ lated TINT the title was aG personarl
anu not hereditary. owing to the fact
that Ernest. the eldest son Of the
prince. WAS = 7c'er-do- who had
been mixed up In all sorts OF unsavory
affairs. and had married against his
fathers wishes ono OF the pseudo
princely Gh!ka family OF Roumania
Consequently. the princciy title be-
came extinct when the old prince died.
lie left all his property To his younger
son, Count hlcNander Munster Ernest,
the elder brother. died In 1905. In an
Austrian lunatic asylum. leaving n son
| Count Vladimir. now lieutenant of a
Prussinn Cuirasaier Regiment Four
years after the old princes death. EN-
pcror william revived tho pr!ncely
t!tle In Count AlcXander's favor. but
/ also al pcrsonam, and only for life
ror this elevation In rank. the prince
was required by the Imperial ana
state Department OF Hcraldry at Berlin
sl.oue for stamp dues. and sum OF
no less than 5000 or other fees Tho
prince paid the $1,000 worth Of stamp
duties. but, basing himself on legal
advice, absolutely declined to pay a
cent of the remaining fees. on the
, ground that they were eNtortionate,
anu not provided for by law The re-
suit or this was that ne WAS sued In
Eeilin by tho State Department or
Hetaldry greatly TO the annoyance OF
the Kaiser. and. under the circum-
| stances. IL Is not likely that the crown
VIII consent 10 any further continue
tion o! the princely title TO either OF
i'ince AlcNander's sons.
Mar.sfi.id Park, the princes country
seat In Sussex. was the home OF sir
iohn Shelley, seventh baionet OF his
inc Al his death II passed to his
! only daughter. married TO Hervcy
Pechell She predeceased her husband.
and when he died. without Issue, In
1888, he hequeathcd this historic home
or the Sussex Ncwhams. which had
passed into tho possession of tho
Shelleys in the reign Of Queen Anne. 10
Alexander Munster, along with his
large fortune. although the prince WIS
IN no sense OF the word rela ted to him,
but merely very valued friend.
Tie ptinces family dates back In an
unbroken male line to the year 1922
'''' Represented the king
dom OF lialover at the Congress of
Vienna in 1915. Ills father WAS beredi-
taiy grand marshal of the kingdom Of
hanover until the latter was annexed
by Prussia in the war OF 1866; while
Frince Alexander himself Is n mem
Der OF the Prussinn House of Lord.
ana holds commission as n captain
Of Prassian Cuirasslers on the reserve
!ist OF the army. His mother was A
russian Princess Galitzin. ! may add
mat the prince still retains the warn,
friendship OF the sisters OF the Kaiser,
VINO seldom visit England withou.
staying with him, at Marest,eld ,,rk
IN Sussex.