By a miracle, the eldest princess escaped, in her early 30's, to make a Continental marriage.

As soon as they were inside the dark cave, they put in the eldest princess first, and stirred the basket, and up she went.

The eldest sons of the eldest princess are naturally selected to hold the title chief.

'He will tell me,' answered the eldest princess; but the boy only shook his head.

Meanwhile the two eldest princesses had become women, and had married two powerful kings who ruled over great countries across the sea.

The queen was quite pleased at this idea, and again messenger was sent to Don Giovanni, offering him the hand of the eldest princess.

The eldest princess immediately assented to it; and her example, as usual, determined the conduct of her sisters.

The two eldest princesses followed her with beating hearts; but when it came to the turn of the youngest princess, Zorahayda, she hesitated, and trembled.

The soldier chooses the first and eldest princess as his bride for he is not a very young man, and is made the King's heir.

In 1770, the cluster of the three eldest princesses was completed with the birth of Princess Elizabeth, the seventh child.