New Britain herald., 1926-03-29

will renounce his rights to the pre- leadership,
 The pretender to the throne of France, Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans. the great grandson of the late king of France, King Louis Philippe I, died Sunday at his villa in Palermo, Sicily. from pneumonia at 57. He had had q spectacular career during his forty years of exile from France He maintained the traditions of the Bourbons by living d colorful and pleasure-seeking life. The son of the late Comta de Paris, he was soldier, arctic explorer. traveller, author and bon-vavant. He was q prince Of spendthrlfts and did away with several fortunes, Born in 1864
 Louis Philippe was born at York house, Twickenham, England. on February 6. 1869. On tho abdica- , ton of King Louis Philippe I in lS4S, The king gave up the thron, in favor of his grandson, the Comte dc Paris, and fled to England un- der the assumed name of MT smith. The second republic then was proclaimed and Cavaignac was dictator until the return of Louis Napoleon 10 France from the United States. whither he had been exiled by King Louis Philippe.
 Soon afterwards came the coup d'etat which eliminated in the sec onl empire with Napoleon III af 1 emperor Then followed the Fran CO., Prussian war and the ahdication of Napoleon. Since then France has been under a republican form 0: government,
 The dead Duke Of Orleans twice returned 10 Franco, in his boyhood days when. with the political situa. ton changed he was permitted tc attend the College Stanislas fir Paris. When, however. his father { became head of the Bourhons the family again was exiltd. The duke | returned 10 England and attended the British military college a Sandhurst. He served in tho Indian army in 1885 and 1882.
 Tn 1890 he again vent 10 Franc and endcayo orcd to join the Frtncl army. He vas sentenced 10 tw, years imprisonment. but serveS only few months, when he agal ~as sent out of the country.
 Louis Philippe married th' Archduchcss Marie Dorothca C I Austria. She obtained a divorc from him The duke shocked th French royalists because O. an al legged attachment 10 q Partisan ac tress, and particularly when th actress wore the Bourbon family jewels on 'he st9ge.
 Cxilcd From Belgium
 On q charge of having abuse tho hospitality of Belgium in con n'cting with his nrctcndershir l. the French throne, Louis PhiNpr was driven out of that country i t90S. He also is said to have go into the lad graccs Of inc rora family in Ene'anI during th South African war hv approving cartoon of the late Queen Victoria
 In 1908 the duke on board th steamer BalEic1 made tour c the arctic regions and two year later explored the Kara sHa. Earl in rha World var he endoavornd { give his services to Franco. Grta Britain, Russia, Italy and BclEiur for army duties, hut all of thar r.:Usod him
 In the later years Of his IF Louis Philippe Is said to have sui fered from various afflictions. vas even alleged that he was men tally inoompeten'. He always pro tested against what ho termed th injustice of allowing common male actors 10 cross the French iron tier under amnesty while he va inttorably barred from rc'urnin home through the sheer accident C hlr'h.
 With inc duke al thc tim" Of hi death was only his sister, fn~n T Quo'H Amrlic or Portugal Tn Duke of GrHso and Princess Isa h"llo and Trirc ss Helen, Due es ~ Aos'". arc on their way 10 Fal I,termp,
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