Evening star., 1923-11-07
Royal Wedding Recalls Story
OF Creating Otrante Dukedom

her HON eliness he had three sons. who
each, in turn. bore the title of Duke
Of Otrante. the present and sixth Duke
OF otrante being the grandson of the
third of Pouches three sons and
therefore. a great-grandson OF the
first duke.
The latter, after the downfall of
Napoleon. found it difficult to SETTLE
down anywhere with his family. Ow-
ing 10 the part which he had played
IN connection with the abduction and
death of the Duke de Enghien and
by reason OF the fact that he had
voted for the death of Louis XVI and
of Queen Marie Antoinette on the
scaffold of the Place de la Concord
in Paris; also in consequence of Tho
terrible massacres for which he was
responsible at Lyon during tn"
reign Of terror In 1893, he was ex-
pressly excluded from the anin4st,-
which Louis XVIII found It prudent
TO issue after the restoration of til,
Bourbons to the throne of France III
1915. Prince Metternicb, chancellvi
OF Austria Hungary; Emperor Alez-
ander l of Russia, and King Georpc
~, then prince regent OF England.
al refused TO permit him to settle in
their respective countries, and a..
found himself driven, after the bat
tie of Waterloo. from pillar to poAi
ostracized everywhere, and, to ali ir
ss tents nsi1 and 6'n1 purposes an outeast unt
Taught by sad experience, Mis- sons
| betook themselves to Stockholm.
where they found in the former Field
while become King OF Sweden, O
sovereign willing not only to permit
them to make their homes in his
dominions. but also to take them
into his service. Perhaps he did not
forget that he, himself. had been on
, duty as soldier at the foot of the
scaffold when King Louis XVI was
executed. and that on his right arm
was indelibiy tattooed Phrygian cap,
embl lematic of the terrorist regime
along with the inscription: Death to
all kings and tyrants." 1t was owing
TO this that after his accession TO the
throne of sweden. whenever his ply
him, he always Insisted that they
should restrict their operations to his
/ left arm.
1t was only after his death, and
when during the course of the au-
topsy. they removed the black satin
bandage which he had always worn
on hiS right arm, that they discover
ed the tattoo marks which he had
been so anxious to conceal.
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The second. third, fourth and fifth
Dukes of Otrafte, like the present
and sixth of the line, all held hislt
ONCE at the court of Stockholm. The
present duke is married 20 the swed.
ish Countess Madeleine Douglas or
the enormously wealthy Swedish
branch Of the historic Scottish house
of Douglas. which has always playea
very conspicuous and influential
role In Sweden, ever since the reign
OF the great King Gustav Adolph OF
thirty years war fame.
The duke has a half-sister of the
name OF Augustine, the issue of his
fathers first marriage with Baron
ess Augusta Bonde. She is married
10 Count Frederick Peyrou, captain
of the Swedish navy, and grand mar
shall of the court of the King OF
, Sweden. He, like his late father-in
| law, Is of French origin. and the
great-grandson of a French soldier
OF fortune, who made colossal for
tune by Shaking the pagoda tree"
as the saying used to be. In ths
sefvice OF some Of the native rulers
of India, in the days when they were
f, still at war with England. On Ms
return TO France he married his
daughter into the ducal house of De
| la Rechefoucauld. and thus. became
J allied TO oae of the Oldest houses 9f
sshs French RxistocracZs