PRINCE OF CUMBERLAND.
REPORT OF HIS CAPTURE. SON-IN LAW TO KAISER. The Hague, October 22. The Kaiser's son-in-law, Prince Ernest Augustus of Cumberland, who was leading the Zieten Hussars at the French front, is missing. It is believed that he was cut off from his regiment and taken prisoner.
There were great rejoicings in Germany nt the end of last year when Prince Ernest Augustus of Cumberland was married to the only daughter of the Kaiser, the Princess Victoria Luise. It was believed that this would put mi end to the feud between the houses of Hohenzollern and Hanover, which had lasted since 1866, when George V. of Hanover, tho grandfather of Prince Enieet Augustus, was deprived of his kingdom by Prussia because he took sides with Austria against Prussia. The House of Hanover vowed that it would never be reconciled to the ruler of Prussia the Emperor of Germany— the opposition of the present Duke of Cumberland to tho match was overcome last year, and he agreed to his son marrying into the reigning family, accepting a post in the Prussian Army, and swearing allegiance to the Emperor.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15748, 24 October 1914, Page 8
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