GERMAN PRINCE
FACED WITH BANKRUPTCY PAID IN PAPER MONEY. Pr«M A.»»ooi»tioB—By Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, February 2G. (Received February 28, at 1.30 a.m.) Tragedy has overtaken another of Germany’s former ruling princes, Duke Saxe-Altenburg, a member of an illustrious family which supplied the dynasties for half of Europe. He is now threatened with bankruptcy and the loss of his home. The duke led a regiment in the war, and later commanded a. division on the wetern front. He was invalided home with an injured leg, and was compensated by the Republic for the loss of his sovereign rights, but he received paper money at the period of inflation. The: sum quickly vanished, and his ilebts, accumulated, and finally ho lived in a small shooting lodge, which the bailiffs are now taking possession of.
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Evening Star, Issue 20421, 28 February 1930, Page 9
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131GERMAN PRINCE Evening Star, Issue 20421, 28 February 1930, Page 9
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