The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-14
Secrets of Hun Royalty
Hohenzollern Family Secrets Revealed for the First Time
Auus Wilhelm


said she must come and SOC tho t.m-
press Th" little countess "iH 'i'r'
staying IN Berlin with her father. VIII"
WAS an extremely wealthy nItn.
The Countess Mari" WIS his only
..h,ld md would inherit all his money.
When the r:rnrrrnr asr"rtainrd this fact
he. arranged IT, invite the Countess to
become Il lady-in-vaitluI t" III" En-
press. Her father did not Xix" the pro-
jet until the Emperor frankly told him
that If ono Of his sons desired t" marry
III" countess h" would put II" "hS'A''
IN ia. WY Of III" marriage That SuG-
ccStior, "vcrcanr'trr Counts objection.
and thrC" years later MaT'r haSHrw'H
entered ,hc Imperial ll0us"h"ld-'hat
happened just SiN months h'f"r" | went
/" rntS&!nrn.
The Countess. "f course. understood
precisely why Sh" had h''h ASK" |" VIZ
ter tho R"%a! lt"nS'h"ld. Sh" WIS quite
frank about II. SlI" l"lc IN" lF'i'''SS
August" Wilhelm that Sh" hoopM one
OF IN" princes would 1all IN low VII"
her. 1T would hc very "saPPoi'NIa S
II l never am asked l" hcc"mc pr'h-
cess after all. Sh" SAID. As a matter
Of fact hoth f.ltcl ana oscar "hh'"" ~
marry her. and for ne years n"th dlH
their b%St 10 secure h'F mana "ii" ior-
tune.
Princes and The1r Coortsn1ps'
used I" near amusing stories an"u'
the c"urtshlp OF the Countess ny WV
tw" PhinreS. "hlch went on l"F S"",'
years. until in 1871. tn1 Countess mad"
up her mind tn accept Oscar
When Eitci wanted /" t'ur 'he cunt
csS for a drive Oscar would ask nor L"
Go riding out with him. AMI the matter
would usually be settled by tn" countess
declining to go with either anu thcn
! tho Princes would fail out with each
nthcd. Once they came from that I"
blows
On one occasion the Kaiser cam" on
/! IN" seen" whom tho two Princes wcr"
! disputnE as To who stood tn" best
! chance OF "scorting IN" Countess TO some
! afternoon concert
The Kaiser settled III" matter by ;cll-
! inE Prince Ei;cl to TAX" the Countess.
lilo may not he as handsome ~ 0s-
car" said the Kaiser Ia IN" Countess
! with Il laugh and II" ~ undoubtedly
! STUPID. hut h" is older than Oscar. and
) tn. younger sons must give way I"
! tho older"
But the Countess would r"; consent t"
| this arrangement: Sh" decided that She
! had a headache. and would not L" /" The
| concert at all.
On on" occasion. after a aisnut" 10
| tween the two Princes ns I" VIII" should
| escort tho Countess To- his pr:serc" and
| asked hcr for Heavens SAX" tn make w
! her mind which OF the Princes she was
| going to marry.
! YOU cannot marry 10th. my dear
! girl he said with laugh. IF YOU
! take my advic" you will have Eitcl.
! Oscar hos something Of my temper in
! him. rs darcsav YOU have found out -
| The Countess told this herself 20 the
| Princess. And" said the Princess fho
reason she decided To take Oscar was
J because the Kaiser had advised her To
| have Eitcl-
Tho Countess Rass.,y1tz on ono occa-
sin, want TO London 10 stay with an
! ann. Of hnrs the baroness Sarhurg. who
lived IN Eensinrton. Nhrn the Countess
! -o,rrncd sbo related IN the J>rinccss M
interesting exDcrjcnc, shn had when in
| london
Tho Countess mot an NJ. p. nj hcr
! ,rn,.e boncc u,bn be-on noyint, hrr =
| r-o,t dc,l or o,tcrt,cn. He secured her
| ;nv,,ntInns IN ec,ern1 smart functions
| nc rcI, 40 tickets for concerts and thea.
| ~.
! rh. p,,o,css s,rhprc Of course m.
,,.od ~, ottcp,iop tha. tho II. T. wns
| -, ;n ~ obs ,o,o-,;,,oI
| i;,.,,, ,,iro ,ho,,, Tho or,ct ,,,u,,
! 49, C,o,,to,.. r,ot-,non,,1 n-osroc,s
! ono ,f,crnnun ,hc " = co1In,, 70 tax,
I ,ho Countess :. ., conrnrt H., w,>
| shown into the baroness Sarhurc'> pres,
| o,.o u.bo cxnl,Ipcd ~ him thar II.
} ,iooo n,os on, hu, That Shn would short
! ,c,a. -.u. ,,ouc,t.. con~rrs,,io,
! !, r,.a r,a. . .h,r, ..,,cc chi l
- S,ov 1,-c.,,. ,bo, Mari, tth.
| c.., l.. hor,,o., ra- [,,o c,r M. XII
! $780,. do,,., ,,no,, ,rb;cb Oscar
|
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a.. Cc-,,on snncror.s snps hut 81,
,ioos ro, lncu which" Th" Counties,
,,,.. ,r-,oue with thn nunt fer maxim;
rho revelation.