[8][9] In Pittsburgh, Lida was awarded an alimony settlement of $20,000 per year and $300,000 in trust for two sons from the marriage, John Fitzgerald and Gerald Purcell Fitzgerald Jr.[5][6] Lida married Prince Victor Theodore Maximilian Egon Maria Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis, third and youngest child of Prince Egon of Thurn and Taxis and his wife, Viktoria Edelspacher de Gyoryok, in a wedding ceremony at the home of her mother and presided over by the Reverend Mr. Spence on November 1, 1911, in Uniontown.
[11] However, American boxer Norman Selby (better known as "Kid McCoy") was arrested at the Hotel Cecil in London on July 27, 1912 on an extradition request by Belgian police in connection with the disappearance of the jewelry.
[12] Selby instructed his solicitor to commence a suit against the government of Belgium for $250,000 for his "wrongful arrest" which he claimed "ruined [his] European business".
[12] According to Le Matin, a French detective on the staff of M. Hamard conducted an investigation at the hotel which led him to suspect three "gentlemen" from London who occupied rooms next to Lida's apartments.
[13] The investigation found that the three gentlemen had formed a "gang of smart hotel thieves" and had intentionally taken rooms near those of Lida intending to take an amount of jewelry valued between $1 and $1.5 million.
[5] As early as March 1908, Prince Victor had informed The New York Times that its story of his marriage to Moffitt was "absolutely false".
[4] In addition to settling the legality of her marriage to Prince Victor, Lida also sought to restore her reputation which had been blemished by Moffitt's conduct in "meeting men for supper parties and theatres.
[6] Gregory received the order from Justice Robert Paul Lydon shortly after he learned from Lida's son Gerald Fitzgerald, Dr. Stewart Hastings, and Prince Herman of Saxe-Weimar that she was soon returning to Europe.
[1] On April 19, 1937, Lida went to Federal court in Pittsburgh demanding an accounting from trustees of alimony and trust funds held for her and her son.
[17] An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appeals board in Washington, D.C. ruled on January 12, 1938, that Lida owed no back income taxes on amounts she received under an agreement with her first husband at the time of their divorce settlement in 1907.
[8] The appeals board further ruled that alimony payments to a former spouse were considered a "household expense" and therefore could not be deducted on income tax returns.
[18] s:Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis v. Thompson She was later also entangled in a lengthy court battle in which she attempted to have the marriage of one of her adult sons annulled.
Her possessions included residences, properties, cash, stocks and bonds, valuable antique furniture, Venetian glass, paintings and statuary, china, porcelain, silver, and two wardrobes full of fur coats.