The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-26
ONE FORMER DUKE
MAY ENTER AUSTRIA;
BANISHED IN 1902
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What remains Of the Austrian en-
pire is forbidden ground for any for
mer archduke, and the whole litter
of them with their descendants, are
now refugees, mostly in Switzerland.
with orders never to come back. OF
only one Is this not true. Only one
OF them can enter Austria, and not
alone enter It, but become q citizen
and a welcome citizen. This arch
duke is Leopold Ferdinand, who was
banished from the land Of his birth
by the emperor some seventeen years
ago. Since then he has been living
as a private citizen In Switzerland
as Leopold Wolhtng, almost forgotten
by the great world where he was
formerly a conspicuous II somewhat
eccentric figure. He was easily the
Austrian archdukes, and it was be-
cause Of his restless, questioning. es-
sentially democratic mind that he was
Had he remained in Austria and sub
mitted to the imperial yoke he might
we'll have played big part In the lat
er history of his country. Had he
been the son Of middle class parents
he might have distinguished himself
in art or letters. AS It was. he sue
ceeded in doing nothing much more
important than figuring tn scandals
and wrecking promising career.
Like Luc!fer Flaming.
1t was considerable fall Tn so
cial sense, for Leopold Wo1fltng was
once his imperial highness archdnke
Leopold Ferdinand of Austria, grand
duke of Tuscany, royal prince of Hun
! gary and Bohemia knight Of the Or
Ger Of the Golden Fleece and colonel
of the imperial and royal army OF
Austria Hungary BY these entitle.
ments, those familiar with the Altman
&C de Gotha will identify Herr VOL
fling as the brother of the famous
crown princess Louise of Saxony,
| whose sensational escape from her
husband, the former king of Saxony
lately deposed, attracted the attention
of the world in 1902 Brother and
sister were much alike in their hat
red of the world into which they We're
/ born. From childhood both were de
termined to live their own lives with
as little interference as possible on
| the part of those about them. They
We're very different from the other
little archdukes and archduchesses
| anu IL Is " UC ledi Gu NduSSO tliSAi
parents much trouble.
Failed to Break His Spirit.
| AS Leopold grew up he was, OF
course, sent to the army, and soldier
| ing was made rather more real and
unpleasant for him than for other roy
al spriglets, because it was hoped that
the discipline would break his unruly
spirit 1t failed, and instead, Leopold
1, inc in pnntjnNnnS hrnil
with superior officers and the adult
members of his family He was trans
ferred from one regiment to another
from one to another purple martinez
and from one gloomy garrison town to
one shade gloomier whenever 1t
could be discovered. He relieved the
tedium of his existence by various
scandalous affairs. He was trans
ferred to the navy, but nothing could
be made of him in that service either
and the report given by his captain
was that he was incapable, dissolute
and lazy. So he went back into the
army. In 1902 he was openly living
with a noted Viennese beauty, Miss
. Adamovic, daughter of college pro
| fessor, and this so enraged the EN-
peror that he was peremptorily or
dered to give up his friend. In return
he asked permission to marry her. and
when this was refused, his name was
dropped from the army list. A month
! or two later. when he became invol
we'd in the escape OF his sister. he was
: banished from Austria and made tC
sign an abdictation to all his claims
upon the succession in exchange for
a pension of 100000 francs.
: Quarre!ed With the Heir.
The emperor might have ignored
the general looseness and reballious
ness Of Leopold's conduct were it not
that the latter had incurred the indy
ing hatred Of the Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the
throne, year or two before The
quarrel was not to the discredit OF
Leopold. He was one OF Francis Fer
dinand's encourage. as we are told in
an article in the Berliner Tageblatt