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Show BANKRUPTCY ENDS ROYAL ROMANCE Morganatic Marriage of German Prince Becomes Expensive. Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, Feb. 8. A case which has como boforo the Loudon bankruptcy couTfc recalls n. royal romance. The debtor, Count Hermann Charles von Osthoim, was by birth Princo nermann ner-mann of Saxe-Weitnar. and heir to the grand duchy up to tho timo of his morganatic marriage, little ,moro than three years ago, to au actress who had -been playing in London in the "Merry Widow." He thou renouncod both his title of prince and his right to the throne of the German duchy. When ho married Miss Wanda Lot-tcro Lot-tcro his family settled a substantial allowauco upon him, but this has not prevoutcd his contracting debts. It was in regard to these dobts that tho count should havo appeared in court for public examination hero. It was stated that divorco proceedings had been taken against him in Franco, and proceedings had boon registered in Germany Ger-many and Englaud. lie attributed his position to tho divorco proceedings, wblch compollcd him to borrow nioueyi On its being reported thai notbijig had been heard from tho count, who was bolieved to bo iu Paris, tho proceedings pro-ceedings wore adjourned sine die. Before Be-fore his morganatic marriago tho couut bad run through au immcnao sum of money, aud in 1009 it was reported he was owing $2.10,000 to money lenders. |