services to France.

Napoleon III., the same Napoleon who sent Maximilian to Mexico, was then
Emperor of France.

He declined the help of the Duke d'Aumale, fearing to allow any of the
princes of the royal blood to serve in the army, lest they might endeavor
to influence the soldiers to bring about a new revolution.

After the battle of Sedan, when Napoleon was taken prisoner, and France
once more became a republic, the Duke returned to France and took an
active part in the affairs of State, and Chantilly and the greater portion
of his lands were restored to him.

The other Orleans princes also returned to France, and remained there
until 1883, when the Minister of War, following the policy of Napoleon
III., declared it undesirable to have the princes serving in the army.

The Duke's name was struck off the army-roll by that General Boulanger who
made such a stir in France at that time. All the commissions held by the
Orleans princes were cancelled, and the whole family once more banished
from France.

A few weeks after the Duke had left France, the French people were
somewhat ashamed to learn that this man, whom they had twice hounded out
of the country, had returned good for evil, and made a present to the
nation, or rather to the Institute of France, of his beautiful chateau of
Chantilly.

The Institute laid the matter before the Government, and asked that the