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EX-EMPRESS EUGENIE'S CLAIM. Received May 7, 1-1.30 a.m. ■ PARIS, May 6. The 25-year-old dispute- between the late Empress Eugenie and the French Government has been settled. The Empress in 1899 was awarded 2,287,000 francs from the Imperial civil list, but the money was not paid and is now due to the Empress' heiress, Princess Marie, the 12-year-old daughter of Prince Victor Napoleon. As the death duties and transfer fees (amount to 4,500,000 francs, Princess Marie has waived all claims provided the State gives her Napoleon's sword and Clock which were the property of Queen Hortensen. .
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Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15980, 7 May 1924, Page 5
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