Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-13
He Will Seek
u. S. Capital
for Backing
Etienne Crouy Chanel
Says His Right Ante
dates Those Of Others.
ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence

Budapest, Aug 2O.-"If 1 conclude
my arrangements to secure American
capital TO finance my campaign ] feel
reasonably sure Of being elected king of
Hungary" declares Etienne Crouy
Chanel, who claims his family to be the
kings Of Hungary. the Arpads. whose line
lost the crown six centuries ago, it fin
ally passing to the Hapsburgs.
Other members Of Etenne's family
who dispute his ambitions are the Duke
Of Croy. or Crouy, of Dulnen, West
phalia, Germany. who married in 1918
Miss Nancy Leishman of Pittsburgh,
daughter of the former American Am
bassador: and the Dukes aunt. the Arch
duchess Isabella of Austria. 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 non-residence
and that they are members of a younger
line He is q medium sized man. dis
tingtIshed By full dark beard Of the
cut known as Henri Quarto. He is en-
ergetic. cheerful. modest and poor. Ever
since the national assembly was CON
yened he has been industriously cult
waiting its members who one day or an
other may wind up this dynasty dispute
by electing a king from among the vari-
ous claimants
What | need most is money" ex-
planned Etienne. There is no law here
against campaign funds. So my American
hackers need not be frightened on this
score. / understand Charles Of Haps-
burg is seeking funds in the United
States, too. Last year he secured for
campaign purposes a loan of 10000, 900
FIR Hria IL tai
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 Madame
Bellaugh the Magyar soothsayer,' has
predicted for him an unhappy ending if
he returns. As her forecasts are ac-
cepted here as faet-proof the question
very naturally presents itself to the
mind: Why should Charles
struggle against fate?
The claims of Charles Rudolph. thir-
teenth Duke Of Croy. VINO married Miss
Leishman, cannot be well considered, ac
cordiug to Count Etienne, because he Is
q descendant of Mark, the second son
Of Andre Ill, the last King Of Hungary
Of this dynasty, whereas Etiennc is
descended from Felix. the eldest son of
Andre Ill In fact we have not had any
relations with these Dukes OF t,r0V for
centuries" said Count Etenne. 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 We're unable to secure the throne
because Of political difficulties here
They were in France. but not permitted
who had their own candidate for the
throne. But King Wencelaus of Bo-
hemia, seized Hungary. He in turn was
driven out by Prince Otto of Bavaria |
until Charles Of Aniou, aided by the |
French. came up from Naples with an
army and took the throne for his son, i
who was known as Louis the Great Of !
Hungary. The latter left no male !
descendants and. at the battle of Mohacs |
in 1926, the Hapsburgs got possession |
Of the throne.
Maria Theresa was the last of the !
They, aud those who came |
after her treated Hungary as q colony |
and have never been liked. If my family |
had its rights the throne would be ours, |
Even the Este estates Of Charles right
fully belong to my house, As late as !
4 S63, with the help of Napoleon III of |
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 |
70 longer exert political pressure on |
italy. we may renew the Suit. If We can |
ind money to press It. Without money |
lOt even kings can obtain their rights" |