Word: odescalchi
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Roman Nobles, Venerable and honorable is the association of the Papacy with Italian nobility. From five of Rome's greatest families?Borghese, Orsini, Odescalchi, Colonna, Rospigliosi?have come Popes. A prime social distinction in Rome during the late difficulties was between Blacks (papal supporters) and Whites (Quirinal adherents...
There were many new Socialist members, but more important from Count Bethlen's point of view was an ardent royalist, a beautiful dark-haired girl, one of the few women in Hungary's Parliament, the Princess Klara Odescalchi. For years the Princess Klara has been a fanatical opponent of Count Bethlen who, she believes, has persistently refused to allow the enthronement of 18-year-old Archduke Otto upon the vacant throne of Hungary. What makes her a dangerous opponent is that she is wealthy and can use her wealth to great political advantage. She is intelligent...
Disregarding what damage Princess Odescalchi and the other Opposition deputies may do in the absence of Parliament. Count Bethlen and his Cabinet struggled last week with emergency decrees...
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