If I'm remembering correctly, Zsa Zsa Gabor is married to a man who has a title via being adopted by someone. The name Eszterhazy sticks in my mind as his last name. Am I hallucinating here? -----Original Message----- From: hungary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hungary-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nick M. Gombash Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 7:28 PM To: hungary@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] Hungarian Title For Sale 1905 I wonder if that was even legal in Hungarian law.. very interesting. I'm curious which Eszterházy she was.. I'll have to do some digging around. :) Nick M. Gombash nickmgombash@yahoo.com www.hungaryexchange.com --- On Mon, 10/18/10, marlo <marlo50@bex.net> wrote: From: marlo <marlo50@bex.net> Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] Hungarian Title For Sale 1905 To: hungary@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 5:15 PM Cheryl,  Don't you wonder if any one took her up on it?  Did some rich American buy her title?   Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Wenberg" <cherlock@cheqnet.net> To: <hungary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 4:44 PM Subject: [HUNGARY] Hungarian Title For Sale 1905 > > The Washington Times   (Washington D.C.)   July 9, 1905 > > Countess ESTERHAZY Would Sell Her Title For Cash > > Member of Noble Hungarian Family Needs $100,000 - Is living In Poverty In > Small Hotel In Paris > > Paris - Should young Rockefeller or any other young American millionaire > want to become the bearer > of the title and name of one of the oldest and bluest-blooded families of > Europe, there is a chance > for him now in this city to acquire it for the modest sum of $100,000. > > Countess ESTERHAZY, of the noble Hungarian family of that name, is willing > to bestow the title upon > any young man willing to pay her price. > > She is at present living in the utmost poverty in a small hotel in a side > street in this city.  Here she > told a newspaper reporter the sad story of her life a few days ago, and > with tears in her eyes > explained how much it had cost her to decide to make this sacrifice. > > "My grandfather," she said, "was a marshal of the court of Poland and a > cousin to King Stanislaus. > Originally my family belonged to Hungary and my father held exalted rank. > In campaigns in which he > took part he had no fewer than six horses killed under him. > > "My mother, although a French woman, was descended from an Irish family, > named O'Toole, her > father being one of the 500 who accompanied Marie Stuart from France to > Scotland.  I was born > titled and rich, but today, because of my marriage to a spendthrift of a > Frenchman, I am penniless. > > "After three years of married misery I got a divorce.  I have nothing but > my good name and my title. > If there should be in America a family desirous of a title for their son, > I am willing to sell mine. > > "I invite investigation, for my title is an ancient and honorable one.  I > will part with it on $100,000 > being deposited in my name.  During my lifetime I shall be at liberty to > dispose of the interest and at > my death the young man who bears the title will inherit the principal." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HUNGARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3204 - Release Date: 10/18/10 06:34:00 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HUNGARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HUNGARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message