Prince Felix of Salm-Salm

In reading The Cactus Throne, the Tragedy of Maximilian and Carlota, this man, Prince Felix Salm-Salm, shows up in the last days of the Mexican Empire to try unsuccessfully to help Maximilian out of his mess.

After spending time in America, he had married a girl from Vermont named Agnes Leclerq, a circus performer. Princess Agnes joined him on his trip to Mexico and  they were involved in further adventures in America and Europe.

There was quite a bit of interesting information in the book about these two, but I just wondered if anyone knew anything else about this couple or had any pictures.

What about: http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/mexican/salm.htm ?

Allan Raymond

In reading The Cactus Throne, the Tragedy of Maximilian and Carlota, this man, Prince Felix Salm-Salm, shows up in the last days of the Mexican Empire to try unsuccessfully to help Maximilian out of his mess.

After spending time in America, he had married a girl from Vermont named Agnes Leclerq, a circus performer. Princess Agnes joined him on his trip to Mexico and  they were involved in further adventures in America and Europe.

There was quite a bit of interesting information in the book about these two, but I just wondered if anyone knew anything else about this couple or had any pictures.

What about: http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/mexican/salm.htm ?

Allan Raymond

Thanks for the link, good pictures of Prince Felix.

Here is a portrait of his wife Princess Agnes zu Salm-Salm!

That is a lovely portrait of Princess Agnes, Marc!  I looked but could not find much....

It makes you think of the adventuress that she was....

Thanks for posting it!

Hello,
Brand new to the forum.
I have a collection of material which belonged to Prince Felix Salm-Salm. I would like to post a few things if there is any interest.
Here is a picture of a very young Felix at about 22 years of age or so, c. 1850.

Of course there is interest...I think there is even a thread about Princess Agnes von Salm-Salm or about Salm family in general...I remember posting some pictures of her in one of the threads,so you will be more than welcome..I just love to know and see something new about not so known nobles/royals...

Thnx in advance

Hi,
Here is another one in full military uniform.  It comes from the same period.  So much confidence and promise.

He was a very interesting person...do you maybe have something more about him?

[Salm-Salm:]

As a Prince of Salm-Salm, he had some rather pretentious arms!
From Rietstap:
Salm-Salm: Coupé: au 1, parti de quatre traits: a. d'or au lion de gueules, couronné d'azur (armes des Wildgraves); b. de sable au léopard lionné d'argent, lampassé de gueules (armes des Rhingraves); c. de gueules à trois lions d'or (Kyrburg); d. d'azur à la fasce d'argent (Vinstingen); e. de gueules à une colonne (zuil) d'argent, couronnée d'or (Anholt); au 2, parti de trois traits: a. d'argent à un chef de gueules (Montferrat); b. d'or à quatre fasces de sable, et un crancelin de sinople en bande, brochant sur les fasces (Saxe); c. de gueules à la croix d'or, cantonnée de quatre B du même (ville de Constantinople); d. d'argent à la croix pattée de gueules, cantonnée de quatre aigles affrontées de sable (duché de Mantoue). Sur le tout de tous les quartiers de gueules à deux saumons adossés d'argent, cantonnés de quatre croisettes du même, 1, 2 et 1 (comté supérieur de Salm). Tenants: deux sauvages, armés de massues. Manteau de pourpre, doublé d'hermine, frangé et houppé d'or, sommé de la couronne de prince du St-Empire.
(See illustration here!)

Saxony, Mantua and Constantinople, where did that come from? I couldn't find any great magnificent matches in the Salm-Salm genealogy....

Found those photos of Princess of Salm-Salm