New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-22

thrones because Of age and infirmity
in favor OF his son. lie is the son OF
Charles Louis's eldest son Otto. OF
whom, because Of his scandalous esca-
pades and crimes, it is charitable to
think as a mailman; and Of Otto's
wife, Princess Maria Josephs OF SAX
ony. the sister of King Frederick Au-
gustus III. lie was born at Person
beug on August II, 1887, and inherited
the GOOD looks and fine bearing which
distinguished his father, happily with
ont the mental and moral faint when
made the latter notorious throughout
Europe. Happily, too, ne was brought
ND under the influence OF and IN as
sociation with Francis Joseph ratner
than his father, and thus was guioeu
in sane and clean courses or llie.
In one respect at an early day ne
act a new record for the hapsDurg
Iine-by going as student TO puoiie
grammar school in Vienna. There ne
stood and sat ana reclIed eloo" u CT,
how with the sons of tradesmen ana
artisans. He insiste0 upon receiving
precisely the same treatment thht they
aid at the hands of the teachers, ana
shared the sports In the most com
plete good comradeship. THIS was tne
first time that any legitimate Hsps-
burg ever did such a thing, and WINE
the doing Of it made some Of the ultra.
conservatives look goggle-eyed,
greatly ingratiated the lad with tne
rational minded public and gave MN a
popularity which he has ever since
maintained.
At the age Of twenty-fopr he mar
ried Princess Zita, of the ducal line
of Parma, of the great House OF bour-
hon. She was the thirteenth OF the
twenty children Of Duke Robert, who,
with his mother, the Regent, was com-
pelled TO quit Parma when, in 1900,
Victor Emmanuel made that duchy
part of United Italy. Princess Zita
was born at the Villa Pianore, near
Viareggio, on May 8, 1892. Her moth
err was the Princess Maria Antcnia OF
Portugal, the youngest sister OF Dom
Miguel, the pretender to the throne OIL
Portugal, and therefore aunt Of young
Prince Miguel, who married Miss Anita
Stewart, of New York. This marriage,
like the morganatic union OF Francis
Ferdinand. was purely love match,
but, unlike the other, it was most cor
daily approved by the aged Emperor,
Francis Joseph, and it has ever since II
was made proved ideally happy. The
marriage took place on October Fl,
1911, and on November 20, 1912, its
first fruit appeared in the person 81
Francis Joseph Otto, who now be-
comes heir apparent to the Imperial
and royal thrones.
The new sovereign is fine student
in the classics, sciences and fine arts.
! He excels as a linguist, using Ger
man, English. French, Hungarian, ltal
ian and Polish with almost equal facil-
! ity. He is an accomplished musician
and q frequent patron of the opera.
lie has travelled much, and is a clever
sportsman, though not such devotee
Of the chase as was Francis Joseph. de
has been looked upon rs coming EN-
reror ever since the morganstic mar
rage of Francis Ferdinand removed
the issue of that prince from the line
of succession, and consequently Cor
wears has been q careful student Of
politics, diplomacy and national ecc-
/ Monies, so that he is now well fitted
for the duties of state. He has for
some time been a major in the Aus
TRAN army, and has held honorary
commissions in the Prussian, Saxon
and Bavarian armies.
He and his consort have maintained
the unaffected and democratic habits
which he manifested in school, and
have not hesitated to be seen them
selves wheeling their baby about the
streets in d go-cart. They are prob
ably the most popular members of
the house Of Hapsburg for full CEN
fury, excepting only Francis Joseph
himself