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Foreign News
June 24, 1879
Staunton Spectator
Staunton, Virginia
What is this article about?
The ex-Empress Eugenie is devastated and semi-conscious following the death of her son, the Prince Imperial, killed by Zulus in South Africa, crushing her hopes for his restoration of the French throne.
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Ex-EMPRESS EUGENIE PROSTRATED.—The ex-Empress Eugenie is prostrated by the death of her son, the Prince Imperial, who was killed by the Zulus in South Africa, and remains in a semi-conscious condition. Humanity sympathizes with this mother in her heart-rending grief. All her aspirations for her boy's future greatness as the Emperor of France, (for, with a mother's tenacity, she cherished the hope that he would regain his father's throne) are now utterly crushed, and the once proud Empress of France will go down to her grave a childless and broken-hearted woman. Truly the ways of Providence are inscrutable, and the misfortunes of Eugenie afford an apt example of the mutability of human greatness.
What sub-type of article is it?
Royal Event
What keywords are associated?
Empress Eugenie
Prince Imperial
Death
Zulus
South Africa
Grief
What entities or persons were involved?
Ex Empress Eugenie
Prince Imperial
Where did it happen?
South Africa
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
South Africa
Key Persons
Ex Empress Eugenie
Prince Imperial
Outcome
the prince imperial was killed by the zulus; ex-empress eugenie is prostrated, semi-conscious, childless, and broken-hearted.
Event Details
The ex-Empress Eugenie is prostrated by the death of her son, the Prince Imperial, who was killed by the Zulus in South Africa, and remains in a semi-conscious condition. Her aspirations for his future as Emperor of France are crushed.