The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-12
HUNGARIAN THRONE
OBJECT OF CONTEST
II Campaign is Financed BY American
Capital Eitiene Says He Will
Be Elected.
(sy Associated Press,


Budapest, Aug. 20-''If I conclude
my arrangements to secure American
capital to finance my campaign, feel
reasonably sure of being elected king
of Hungary" declares Etionne Crouy
Chanel, who claims his family to be
the only living descendants OF the
ancient kings of Hungary, the Apards,
whose lines lost the crown six centur-
les ago, it finally passing to the Haps-
burgs.
other members of the Etienne's
family who dispute his ambitions are
the Duke of Croy, or Crouy, of Dulmen.
Pestphalia, Germany, who married in
1913 Miss Nancy Leischman, of Pitts
burg, daughter of the former Ameri-
can ambassador; and the Dukes aunt,
the Archduchess of Isabella, of Aus
tria, also a Croy, who is supporting
for the throne her son, Albrecht.
However, Etienne Crouy Chanel,
who styles himself Count of Hungary
and Prince in France, valves aside
their claims on the ground of nom
residence and they are members
of a younger line. He is a medium
sized man, distinguished by full dark
beard of the cut known as Henri
Quatro He is energetic, cheerful,
modest and poor. Ever since the
National Assembly convened, he has
been industriously cultivating its men,
bers who one day or another may
wind up this dynasty dispute by elect
ing a king from among the various
claimants.
What 1 need most is money" ex-
planned Etienne. There is no law
here against campaign funds, so my
American hackers need not be fright
ened on this score. / understand
Charles of Hapsburg is seeking funds
in the United States, too. Last year
he secured for campaign purposes a
loan of so, 100000 francs from a
Trieste bank, it taking his Italian
Este estates as security.
According to Etienne's supporters,
Emperor Charles is wasting his time
in attempting to recover the throne.
one of the reasons advanced is that
Madam Bellaugh, the Magyar sooth-
sayer, has predicted for him an I'M
happy ending if he returns. AS her
forecasts are accepted here as fact
proof, the question very naturally
presents itself to the Hungarian mind:
why should Charles struggle against
fate?
The claims of Charles Rudolph, |
thirteenth Duke of Croy, who mar
ried Miss Leishmar, cannot be well
considered. according to Count Etienne, |
because he is a descendant of Mark, |
the second son of Andre III, the last |
king of Hungary of this dynasty, |
whereas Etienne is descended from
Felix, the eldest son of Andre Ill I'm |
fact we have not had any relations
with these Dukes of Croy for centur-
les" said Count Etienne, except by |
way of lawsuit as we are not sure of |
their titles. They were recognized by |
the German nobility. and are therefore
in the Almanac de Gotha, but the
French kings would not recognize
them
"You see, it is this way: When Andre
III died in 1902, he left these two
sons who were unable to secure the
throne because of political difficulties
here. They were in France, but not
permitted to return here by the kings
of Anjou, who had their own candi-
date for the throne. But King Wen
celaus of Bohemia, seized Hungary.
He in turn was driven out by Prince
Otto of Bavaria until Charles of An
jou, aided by the French, came up from
Naples with an army and took the
throne for his son, who was known
as Louis the Great of Hungary. The
latter left no male descendants and
at the battle of Mohacs in 1926. the
got possession of the
Maria Theresa was the last of the
They, and those who came
after her, treated Hungary as a col
ony and have never been liked here.
Even the Este estates of Charles right
fully belong to my house. As late as
France we filed suit at Turin. Italy
TO secure these estates, but for lack of
money we had to drop the suit
"Now that the Austrian Empire can
no longer exert political pressure on
italy, we may renew the suit, if we
can find money to press it. Without
money not even kings can obtain their
rights"