Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-06-03 | Page 18 | Last of Ducal Line.

Sl OP OF DUCAL IJ LINE Name of Extinct With Uh J III Americans American's i Death Republican Sp Special ela I Service Sen Paris June 2 After 2 After the Che death cath of the time Duchess dc tie Bassano Dassano who was Miss Claire Symes from rom that famous name will forever become Cx ex- li The last Bassano was disappointed disappointed pointed in his various attempts to found a family neither of his wives I having male malo issue lIsue A second the rhe American wife hs' hs r three daughters by him but none of or them can perpetuate the name since the Republic of ot l France rance does docs not recognize titles and therefore the rl right ht to keep a title alive in the female line an as is 18 sometimes done The family name of is Maret faret and the ducal dignity became hereditary by bythe bythe the thc act of Napoleon I. I dated 1809 The present Dukes Duke's father fathel was Chief Chamberlain of or N Napoleon III and also al- al so in a diplomatic capacity during the the- second Empire Emph The Empress Em Em- press Eugene was always alwa's on the most niost friendly terms with Bas ano and during during dur dur- ing his present illness daft dally daily bulletins arc are sent to her Majesty I It will be bc remembered remembered rem rem- that Bassano accompanied d the Empress to Zululand when sho she went there to weep on the grave of or her only son