FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 1]: Bridegroom.
[Footnote 2]: Belonging to the lower rank, common.
[Footnote 3]: Most gracious--a term used in addressing ladies in Germany.
[Footnote 4]: Gracious Count.
[Footnote 5]: Betrothed, bride. A German lady is always called a bride as soon as she is betrothed.