Duke Franz Josef Dead.

New York Times 100 years ago today, September 25, 1912:
Young Bavarian Nobleman Scorned Formality on His Visit Here.
    Duke Franz Josef of Bavaria, brother of the reigning Duke and son of the late Duke Karl Theodor, is dead in Munich from malignant inflammation of the throat at the age of 24 years.
    The young Duke was a New York visitor only two years ago, and although every opportunity of lavish entertainment was given to him, this most-talked-about nobleman to visit America since the visit of Prince Henry, turned his head away from formality, left his suite of servants in the Hotel Plaza, and strolled around the city like any other sightseer. He attended boxing matches, took a look behind the scenes in the leading Broadway comic operas, and expressed himself as highly pleased with the American type of chorus girl. The press of the country hailed him as the most democratic nobleman that had ever landed in New York, and the gay young Duke appeared to be amused even by this, saying that he never regarded himself nor allowed himself to be regarded by others as anything but "a most democratic chap."
    He remained in the United States forty days, visiting Newport as well as the principal cities from ocean to ocean and shooting some big game in the Rockies.
    Although Duke Franz Josef was introduced to many of society's debutantes while in America, he left for Bavaria, as he said, without tales of romance with which to apprise his brother. He explained, however, that conditions necessarily would have to be so unless he chose to lose his standing in the ducal family at home.