KING LEOPOLD'S MILLIONS.
CLAIMS OF THE PEINCESSES. .'■'.'■,. By Telcsraoh—Press Association-Con vright.'. ■■ "■* ''.'.■-.• Brussols, December 7.\': Apart from the wSpOO.OOO. left to: hid, daughters, the late King Leopold's estat» has now been appraised at JJ3,600,000 sterling, which the Government has seized.;: Princess Louise, the King's eldest daugh-.( ter, claims a third of. the total,, and ig-, also suing Baroness Vaughan, .the lataf King's morganatic wife,' regarding..i£l,2oo> , - 000 worth of securities,..' the Chateau 1 Vaiin«: court, and.two Ostend,villas. . I Princess Stephanie, second-daughter oft the late King, is willing to, on her claims, but continues to decline/ i! 160,000. The actions of Princess Louise and' Princess Stephanie will be heard shortly.- : There was much speculation in Belgium; some time back as to.the-disposition.of. King Leopold's fortune, caused by thei application of the eldest daughter, PrinV cess Louise, to .Hamburg bankers, asking* for a loan on the security of an inherit, ahce amounting to .£5,000,(100. -Accordinjf to. Belgian law, tho. Brussels .'correspond- . ent of the "Standard',' points out, Tungi Leopold would-be unable'to , disinherit his children, and each one is entitled to* a fourth of his fortune;? This right| however, only obtains if "the king madef ..a, v will. . During his lifetime.: dispose of.his property as.he chose, an* by a process of, exhaustion nothing might! remain for his daughters' at his: death., In responsible • circles-King Leopold waa credited with the. intention ' of- leaving;" nothing to his daughters, the Princess Louise and the Princess Stephanie, anct all his transactions towards the close oj his life tended, support that -view,' :•
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 995, 9 December 1910, Page 5
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251KING LEOPOLD'S MILLIONS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 995, 9 December 1910, Page 5
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