THE BUONAPARTS
an OLD CLAIM SETTLED. (Received 9.20 a.m.) Baris, May G. A twenty- five-year-old dispute between the hitg_ Empress Eugenie and the French Government has been settled. The Empress in IS'.E) was "awarded ‘2,287,000 francs from the Imperial Civil List, but the mono) was not paid, and is now due to the) Empress’ heiress!, Brincess Marie, tlie twelve-year-old daughter of Prince Victor Napoleon. As the death duties ant transfer fees amount to four and a half million frmies, Marie waived all claims provided the State giv-s her Napoleon’s sword and cloak which were tlie property of Queen Hortense.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 59, 7 May 1924, Page 5
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99THE BUONAPARTS Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 59, 7 May 1924, Page 5
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