Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-25

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PRINCESS RApzIwILL Duchess is a.
charming wom-
an. ana rs "a great fsyurite in tho Fau-
bourg St Gcrmain as well as among her
own and her late husbands family She
was born BriSsac. OF the Youngest
branch OF this illustrlous race which
bears the title OF Princess of Rohcrh, and
In 1883 she married the Duke of Lorgc,
who in opposition TO his wife was con-
sldered cne Of the handsomest men In
Paris, They had two sons. the eldest
OF whom, as I have just related. was
killed during the present campaign
while tho youngest one, Paul Louis Rob
ert de Durfort de Civrac. is now the
sixth Duke OF Lorgc and the last direct
descendant OF the elder line of that
noble family.
THE DURFORTS' GENEALOGN
The Durforts have played Il promi-
uent part In French history In the time
Of Louis NV the MarcChal Duke de
Lorge commanded the army in Germany
during tho wars Of tho Palatlnate. and
II was he who captured aud destroyed
tho town and the castle Of Heidelberg IN
1923. lie was a prime favorite of the
King. who never could refuse linn any
thing, and who loaded him with pres
ents, partly on account ut the affection
which he bore him personally and partly
because he was the nephew of the fa-
nous Turcnnc; his mother was Elisa
beth de In Tour d'AuverGne, grand
daughter of William the Silent
/ This uuc dc Lorgc never had any
sons, only two daughters, one of whom
became the wife uf the nuc dc It.
! Simon, the author of the famous
Memoirs, while the youngest married that
other favorito Of Louis XIV. PuyEilhem
puc de Lauzuu. whose matrimonial adj
/ ventures with la GraudC MademuiSellC
have inspired one Of the most charming
letters ever written by Madame dc
SeyiEnC, lie had also a brother. whD
was known at first 10y the title Of Mar
quiS dc Blanqucrort, went to England
IN the suite Of James Duke Of York. in
1863, was uaturalized there in the same
year and subsequently raised to IT,
British pccrage as Baron puras Of lIOl,
denhy, under which name he married
Mary, tho daughter Of the Earl ol
EcNCrsham, 10 whose titles and CstatcS
he succeeded under special remainder
lie was SucCcsSiyely appointed by
Charles II to different commands and
mtrusted with moro than one diplomatic
mission. Under James II he was sworl
a member Of the priyy Council, and IL
1855 was given the chief command
. NkulnSl llle fA 'AlSs lftt'lftl ny M'lllllbulll
in which no distinguished himself 10y
his ruthless cruelty in regard to tn,
vanquished After the flight cf James II
Feversham, AS he was called, succeeded
in making his peace with William Ill
and finally died without issue in 1909.
one Of his nephcws Jean Baptistc Du
de Duras was also II marshal of France
and resigned Grun his duliedom Of Dura
in favor OF his eldest son, receiving II
exchange from the King Of France tn
brcvct title of Due de DurfOrt II wa
his grandson who become the husband
Of the celebrated Clair> Louise de ker
saint, the friend of Chateaubriaud, VIII
3 as Duchess de Duras presided in tn
beginning of the nineteenth century owe
the most important salons Of Paris
wrote several novels and was quite
, power during the whole time of the res
toration Of the Bourbon dynasty. Sh
also had no son, and that branch Of IN
House of Durfort came to an end wit
the death of her husband, Amedec Du
de Duras. first gentleman Of TIE cham
p Der of Louis NNlTI The title Of Du
p de Duras died with him, and his cousin
Jean Laurent Marquis de iivrac, VIII
succeeded him as head Of his famil!
having married his niece. the daughte
J Of the Duke ot l.DrgcS, revived tina
dukedom, and was the eat-grandfathe
Of the young Due le l.orgo who wa
wounded the other day. Should he dI
the title would pass to u distant rela
tive, Bernard, Count of Durfort, whC
: with his brothers and sisters, is IN
e only person living in France who ca
. boast OF having in their veins the bloc
! of the old Moutmorencys Their mother
the Nicomtcsse Eugene de Durfort, VIII
I died n few years ago. was the last de
e scendant Of this old stock, and III
v daughter of Edouard de Montmorenc!
= Due de Beaumont and Prince de LuNcn
4 bourg.
THE LAST MONrMORENCY
4 She was AN amiable woman this VII
e countess de DurfOrt, though gifted wit
. a caustic tongue which she often use
n uuite merCilesslN and sometimes eve
4 uselsssly. In the FaubOurg 81. &c
3. main she had made for herself a positC
Z such as no woman ever had succeedC
l. in acquiring. and her house In the RI
s. 81. Dominique was the meeting place
c all that was considered in tie light OF
celebrity. not only in Paris, but also
o the whole of France, Her decisions
e. regard to social matters were alwa!
e fnal. and il would have been next
n impossible for anyone TO make his wa
IT i'm Partisan society If she had once d
= clared that he were not worthy to be a,
d mitted into it.
e Many foreigners, who would have lIll'
10 m do so, were obliged TO give 1t up
account Of the ostracism 10 which 81
Is subjected them among others the hea
III tiful Princess GortscEakoff' nee Stour
IS "a. who by reason of her birth and socl
D. position in Russia would have been aui
At entitled TO be received even In such