The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25

OF the surprising beauty and
grace OF Jeanne II, queen OF
Naples; there can be no doubt
Petrarch and Bocaccio have abund-
J. antly testified. and others of less
fame have added their words or
alteration. Moreover, her authentic
portraits are sufficient to prove her
to have been woman of unusual
4 loveliness:
That she was possessed of strong
intellect and force Of character is
attested blythe history of her reign.
These facts are undoubted IN
addition some! very modern his
torians have attempted the enor-
nous task Of proving. her a good
woman. Learned monographs have
been put forth to wipe away the
1lideous stains that history has left
on her fame. Like all beautiful
women who have been hurled headz
long from high places, she has
gained through the centuries her
admirers, and in these later chival-
rous generations she has had her
champions willing to do battle with
trenchant pen to prove her the
kindliest and most maligned OF fe-H
males. The case Of Mary of Scot
land is such another, though Mary
was q saint III comparison with the
Neapolitan. When all has been said,
When the apologists have put forth
their utmost endeavor the sordid
facts Of history remain mistaken
Jeanne Of Naples, most beautiful
queen that ever graced throne,
was Internationally one ofEthes most
wicked and heartless women OF
whom there is any authenticSrecord
Robert the Wise, greatest of Nea-
politan kings, died in 1913. His son
Charles had preceded him to the
heavenly home Of kings and peas
ants. The heir was the Wonderful
and splendid Jeanne, daughter of
Charles, and the wise kings be-
loved and pampered granddaughter.
4 Jeanne was just 16 years OF age.
The house Of knjou had spread
its tentacles far and wide from its
! French place of origin. Robert
4 ruled overt the powerful kin cd ON OF
Naples, while his grand nephew.
Louis the Great. was. king OF the
greater realm Of Hungary. In an
effort to reunite the branches or
the Angevin house. Robertfthe Wise
brought about marriage, between
brother Of the Hungarian king.
when Jeanne was but Ia and her
spouse only a few years her elder.
Two years later Robert was dy-s
ing, and vague fears took possession.
OF his soul. He saw the little Jean
ne made the victim of the ambition
3 the Hungarian king. Through
Andrew, the boy hus band, he feared
the Neapolitan realm would pass
under the sovereignty of Hungary.
and that sweet little Jeanne WOULD
be stripped of her qneenship. The
{ moribund monarch caused a. speci-
al will to be promulgated, which
specifically declared that Andrew
i should be deprived OF all royal
honors, and recognized solely rs
Duke of Calabria and consort Of the
little queen. Then Robert died
The Hungarian influence iii Ma
pies was strong, and King Louis. as
4 soon as he learned OF the death of
Robert set plans afoot for the joint
coronation of Jeanne and Andrew.
giving the young husband an equal
share IN the monarchy. It was not
] difficult Of accomplishment. and the
royal children were pompously
crowned king and queen.
Andrew was a likable and easy
going youth. HeEwas Enthusiastically
n In love with his fascinating wife.
and tried in every way to win her.
But Jeanne would have none OF him.
i She had bestowed her maynard ar
fections on Raymond, Count Of
Ehou. the hau asame son Of her cd
nurse and governess. Philippa OF
II Catan!a. To the girl queen Andrew
was distinctly irksonle as a hus=
band. But as a Hcomonarch he was
quite aunbearah!c. She felt herself
the sole rightful heir to the king
dom and developed so passionate a
hatred for Andrew that she could
not Disguise it even on occasions or
h state.
Two years after her accession to
the throne Jeanne accomplished the
II assassination OF Andrew. She first
assured herself OF the complete
sympathy OF the Neapolitans popu-
lace for their native queen. and then
caused Andrew to be dragged from
bed at the dead OF night. done to
death with score or wounds, and
thrown from AZ balcony to be found
Il ria garden by panic-strick ken servi-
tors. rs s5s
Naples. while, iii loved Its queen:
and while II accepted her Immediate