Word: langenburgs
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Dates: during 1926-1926
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Chivalry. Prince Eitel Friedrich, second son of Wilhelm II, resigned last week as Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Malta. Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Grand Master ad interim, accepted the Prince's resignation with the following eulogy: "Your Royal Highness' resignation is accepted because our Grand Master must be 'as white as the lilies of the field [and Prince Eitel has just divorced sensationally his wife (TIME, Nov. 1)]. .-. . Your honor is unstained; your chivalry alone . . . prompted your decision...