NOTED GERMAN DUKE
EVICT lON BY. BAILIFFS. [United Press Association— By Electric ; ;• ..Telegraph.—Copyright.] ■ . BERLIN, February 26. V ; Tragedy \ has' overtaken another, of Germany’s former ruling princes, the Duke" of Saxe-Altenb'urgi; <&■ member of an illustrious family which has supplied 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 Later he commanded a Division on the Western Front, and then an Army. He was invalided home with an injured leg. He was compensated by the Republic for the loss of his sovereign rights, but he received paper money a t the period of the inflation. The sum quickly vhlimed and his debts accumulated. Finally, lie' lived in a small shooting' lodge,, of.which the baliffs are now taking possession.
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1930, Page 6
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132NOTED GERMAN DUKE Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1930, Page 6
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