Evening star., 1923-08-26
Head of the Famous House
Of COlOnna Dies in ItaIy

fame. The union was in no respect
happy one, and after number of
sensational differences, some Of which.
were aired in the Italian and French
courts. arising from the princes en-
aeavor to extort money from his wife
by enorts TO separate her from her
three children. she secretly fled with
them to her native land. and re-
NAMED at Monterey, Calf. until
nnally, year later, the prince relin-
ouished all claim to the children or
their mother in return for an allow
ance OF $4,000 annually, which he is
still receiving from Mrs Mackay. Al
the time he insisted that his own
personal income did not exceed $4,000
a year. although II was known that
both Mrs John w. Mackay and her
husband had frequently given him
large sums of money, on one occa-
sion over a million francs to pay his
so-called debts of honor" that is to
say. gambling debts.
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Aside from the fact that the name
Of Colonna figures on every page Of
! the history of Rome and OF Italy. it's
annals are rich in romance, drama
and in tragedy. not only in ancient,
but also in modern times. One of the
most extraordinary Is one of which
the widow of the late Prince Mark
Anthony, who preceded his brother,
the recently deceased Prince Fabrizio.
as head of the family, has played the
leading role. BY birth she was a
daughter of the Neapolitan Duke Of
San Teodoro and Of his English con-
sort, who died as the wife of the late
Lord Walsingham. Lady walsing-
ham. herself. was Of somewhat ro-
mantle origin, having been born sew
eral months after the death of her
father, the gallant and immortal,
Locke. whom Bulwer-Lytton portrays
in his novel, Ernest Maltravers," and
who, having made a runaway match
with a sister of Tolle Mache. was
drowned through the upsetting Of the
boat on Lake Como, under the very
eyes of his lovely bride, during their
honeymoon in Italy.
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She became an object OF an infat-
uation on the part Of the young Mar
quis Napoleon de Rocca giovine, great
! grandson of that Lucien Bonaparte
who was younger brother of the
great NAPOLEON and great-grandson
of that King Joseph Bonaparte who
spent SO many years at Bordentown,
N. j. The young marquis made no
secret OF the fact that he had lost his
heart to the princess, mother OF two
| little girls, and who was then re-
nowned for her beauty. No one has
tventured to hint that there was any
thing questionable in his admiration.
But the husband, fearing that the
marquis attentions might give rise to
unpleasant comment. and gossip, re-
Quested him, In the most courteous
| fashion and for her sake, to abstain,
at any rate for a time, from visiting
| the Coionna Palace. On receiving
this communication young Roccagio,
wine, altogether beside himself at the
4 idea that he had probably compro-
| missed the fair name of the object OF
his alteration. blew ont his brains.
leaving a note asking that his favor
ite scarfpin. a diamond butterfly
pierced through the heart by q ruby
headed pin. should be presented, in
| his name. to the princess. ...
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| The tragedy created a tremendous
sensation in Rome. 1t wrecked the
mind Of Donna Theresa. who, cons
scious Of her entire innocence. devel-
oped. with the return of partial..rea-
son, so pronounced an aversion afor
sher husband, regarding him as Is,
sponsible for the suicide of the most
lblameless of all her admirers, that
she refused to speak to or remain
with him or even to bear his name
She took up her residence in England
under the wing of her mother, Lady
walsingham, styling herself by the
title which she had inherited from,
lher father. namely, Duchess of San
| Teodoro. Her husband never allowed
himself to be influenced in anyway
fby her attitude toward him and mari
tested the most >chivalrous rsgard
and devotion for her, surrounded her
with every comfort and luxury. III
England, providing her with ceun-
try seat and a town house in London
land saw to it that her daughters
who had remained with him. kept .uI
a constant intercourse with her.