The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-04-14
|EX-EMPEROR KARL
DIES IN EXILE
Fallen Monarch of Austro-Hun-
gary Succumbs to Pneumonia
in the MadeiraS.
BURIAL PLANNED IN AUSTRIA
Passes Away After Zita Offers to SUBJ
NIT to Operation for TRANSMISSION
Passing Is Expected to Consolidate
All Legitimist Groups.

Funchal, Madeira.-Charles l., for
mer Emperor of Austria and King OF
Hungary, IS dead. The exiled monarch
had beer suffering from pneumonia
for more than week.
Charles, who retained consciousness
until the last, passed away in the
presense of his wife, former Empress
Zita, and their eldest son, Francis
Joseph Otto.
Zita, when the condition Of her
husband became critical, desired that
the physicians in attendance permit
her to undergo the operation Of blood
TRANSMISSION in an effort to save
Charles, but the physicians refused
their consent.
The body of Charles will be EN-
balmed, and the expectation here Is
that 1t will be taken back to Austria
for burial. On the announcement of
the death of Charles all the CONNER
cial houses in Funchal closed their
doors as a token of respect.
Ambitions of Ex-Empress May Still
Cause Trouble.
London.-With the death Of ex-Em-
peror Charles, in exile at Madeira, the
Allies are confronted with the problem
of finding a domicile for ex-Empress
Zita. She was not eXiled With her hus-
band, but accompanied him volu1-
tarily.
She is undoubtedly a source Of
potential trouble, for she Is an am
bilious woman and is generally be-
lieved to have been mainly RESPONSE
BILE for recent attempts by Charles to
regain his throne. With Hungary
still looking for King and powerful
monarchists hopeful Of placing Haps-
burg on the throne, Francis Otto might
become, in his mothers hands, cause
of much trouble in Central Europe.
The Rise and Fall of Ruler Charles
Charles of the house of Hapsburg
landed on throne In the midst of
storm that wrecked Europe. AS the
storm subsidized, there came gust that
swept him Off That he remained Off
was not his fault, for he tried every
device of politics and diplomacy and
every exploit of military daring to re-
gain the sceptre and the crown. AS
Kings 60 he might have made good
one, but he never had much Of a
chance to prove 1t.
When Charles, son of the late Arch
duke Otto Of Saxony, was born on
August IT, 1887, there seemed little
likelihood that he ever would approach
within more than ten or twenty feet
of the throne Of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire Francis Joseph was ruling.
His death would place the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand on the throne. AS
for Charles, he grew up to be known
as a keen sportsman, an excellent shot
and an enthusiastic motorist. When
he was twenty-four he was married for
love to Princess Zita Of the Bourbon
house Of Parma Qtalian), and no one
ever knew that he had the slightest in.
terest in politics or world affairs.
He was twenty-seven and an in.
conspicuous and unpromising Major, In
an Austrian infantry regiment when
the thing happened which was to rock
the world in war and set him next in
line TO the lhlohC.
That was the assassination Of the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sara
jevo in 1914.
When his granduncle, the Emperor
Francis, died and he was crowned
Eml error in December, 1915, Aus
tria- Hungary, torn by two years
of war, thought it saw the first faint
CLEAN Of peace. And the rule of
Charles was characterized almost from
the start by a series Of peace overtures
and manoeuvres which, it might be
said. were no doubt forced upon an
unhappy sovereign by bread riots and
other manifestations Of determined
restiveness on the part of his people.
There is great speculation regarding
Charles will, which may nominate a
guardian for former Crown Prince
Otto, some guessing Count Andrassy
and others Charles younger brother,
fhyy