Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-04-01
|lLES DIES
J 4 IN MADEIRA
primer Ruler of Austria Hun
gary Dies Early Today
at FunchaI
WAS ExILED THERE
Startled the World by Coup to
Regain Throne Was Later
Sent to Madeira

& I'UNCHAL, Madeira. April IL
BY The Associated ss)-Formei
Emperor Charles of Austria Hun
Agary. died here today.
Former Emperor Charles OF Aus
ria- Hungary and his wife. Zita,
we're sent into exile by the Entente
Niles after he had made two spec
Yacular attempts to regain the
Thrones either of Austria or Hun
l gary. Thereafter he was kept q
political prisoner on the Portuguese
Island of Madeira, 400 miles off the
African coast.
4 Although his situation in exile
|there resembled in some respects
that Of Napoleon at St. Helena,
Charles and Zita occupied a mucn
more comfortable position for they
we're given pleasant home in the
beautiful city of Funchal whose resi-
Tents treated them with friendly
consideration.
Ex-Empress Zita had left her
children in Switzerland and when
Pne of them was taken i'll the Allied
governments permitted her to re-
urn to that country and visit them.
After the establishments of the
austrian republic on November L..
Charles, who was then in Aus
sought permission to remain l..
country but he was asked to
ve after it was found he was
ting for his resumption of pow
eA<}e&k> with his family late In
ch. 1919. and rented a house on
Hnks Of Lake Geneva at Pran-
where he resided for some
s4.4tl4 e. |ff
iig this time reports of his
plotting leaked out and
ht forth a categorical state
from the Entente that the
yt0Sation of the House of Haps-
lrg would not be, permitted.
harles had steadfastly refused to
pdicate. although he was requested
do so at various times.
On March 20. 1921. he suddenly
bpedred in Vienna, but his over
kres being repulsed by the Austrian
authorities. he went to Budapest,
here he attempted to take over the
unsarian government from Admir-
Horthy. Hungarian regent, but
Inhout success. Although disap-
pinfed by the lack of support, the
Pyner emperor refused to leave the
Puntry, pleading illness. Later he
ered to renounce all his titles, re-
Eafning as a simple citizen.
Switzerland, meanwhile, incensed
: Ills violations of his agreement
b. TO leave the country, was report
as unwilling again to receive him.
he members of the Little Entente,
1goslavia, Czechoslovakia and Ru-
hania. sent an ulumatum to Hun
kry demanding his election and on
pril 6 he re-entered Switzerland.
htch received him on the UNDER
landing he would engage in no more
trigues or propaganda. He was or
pred 70 remove his residence from
bar-the border to the central part
Switzerland and did SO. locating
ear Weggis. The Swiss increased
eir guard over him. but on October
he reached Raab. Hungary. hav-
& crossed the. Swiss frontier in an
rrlane. He formed a "legitimist
abinet' At Raab and marched on
budapest with an army of 12,0oo
len.
The Hungarian government sent
byal troops against him aud he was
nally captured with his wife near
omorn and confined in the castle a;
ata Tovaros until the entente allies
etermined that he should not again
ave. an opportunity to attempt a
b1p d'etat, sent them to Madeira.
Charles still refused to abdicate
nd the Madeira Hungarian govern
bent, on demand of the Allies, pass
/. bill In the National Assembly
sthroning him and permanently
usfing the Hapsburg regime.
a few days later he and Zita were
pnveSed by British warship to
uuchal where they arrived Novem-
er ~ 1921.