From: Tim Carmain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---Ken & Marti Kinkor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "Ken & Marti Kinkor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I would think that the "Windsors" would react to any Stewart claimant with > less than enthusiasm... Actually, the Windsors and the Wittelsbachs of Bavaria get along splendidly. The late Duke Albrecht, to whom the Stuart claim passed through his grandmother, Maria Theresa of Modena, and Queen Elizabeth were good friends, and the Windsors were frequent guests at the Wittelsbach's home, Schloss Nymphenburg. There apparently wasn't any awkwardness or embarrassment about the Stuart claim as the Wittelsbachs never really pressed it. The current Stuart claimant is Duke Franz, son of Duke Albrecht, and when he dies it will pass to his niece, Sophie, wife of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein. As to whether or not the Windsors are quaking in their boots with regards to "Prince" Michael, it could only be from fits of laughter. Michael's claim is based on a very shoddily forged genealogy. Michael is purportedly descended from Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and his second wife Marguerite, nee de Lussan de Massillan. The only problem is that the Prince never had a second wife. He was married once, to Louise of Stolberg, to whom he was still married when he died. They had no children, and the claim passed on Charles' death to his brother Henry, Cardinal York, and then to the Ducal House of Modena and finally to the Wittelsbachs. The "Vatican" divorce decree of Charles and Louise, and the marriage record of Charles and Marguerite by which Michael substantiates his claims are presumed to have been written (recently) by the same person, whose poor command of Latin grammar and syntax is evident from the blaring and frequent mistakes common to both documents. Also suspicious is the fact that these documents are not actually held by the Vatican. Michael's genealogy also ties in a "grandson" of Charles X of France who never existed, as well as a completely fabricated line of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne descending from Prince Charles Edward and his mistress. All of this has been dealt with in the British media, and "Prince" Michael has, at best, been accorded the status of a benign crank by those he seeks to rule. The Windsors may sleep soundly knowing that their crown is secure. Tim Carmain ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, or to change your subscription to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at http://www.onelist.com and select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.albino.com/circle/pos - - list of priory-related books, associations, and websites
