Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-05-13
From the Pennsy lvana Enquirer.
THE OLD WORLD-MOnarchS of EuFOpe-TerritOry
and PODUlafiOn

The excitement in the old world the revolutions
the reforms, and the threatening aspect of affairs
at our last accounts, have induced many inq quiries
as to the names and ages ofthe reignng sovereigns
the extent and population of their various Gov
ernments. We have therefore turned to the
latest authorities, and gather the following:
Great Brltain-Victoria, Queen Of Great Brit
ain, was born May %, 1919. Assembled the
throne June 20, 1887, at the age of Is. Gov
ernment, limited monarchy, with two Houses of
Parliament, Population 26,S3J Jos. Territory
ll6,7OO square miles. Religion, Protestant.
fronce-Louis Philippe, late King of France
now Republic, was born Oct. g. 1878. He
| ascended the throne Aug. 8, 1880, aged 81. Gov
ernment late limited monarchy, now Republic
Population, 34,l94,S75. Territory 2O2. 1875
square miles. Religion, Catholic.
Nicholas l., Emperor of Russia, was born July
., 1916. He ascended the throne Dec. l, 1925,
aged 20. The Government is an Absolute Mon.
archy, the territory 2,O4l 500 square miles, and
the population Gncluding PoIand) 62,5OO,OOO.
Religion, Greek Church.
Frederic William w., King of Prussia, was
born Oct. 18th, 1895. He ascended the throne
June 7, 1910, aged As. The Government has
heretofore been an Absolute Monarchy, with a
population of 14,330,OOO Territory LOG ,3O2
square miles. Religion, Evangelical.
Ferdinand, Emperor of Austria, was born A pril
49, 1898, and ascended the throne March 2, 1885.
aged AZ. The Government has heretofore been
an absolute monarchy, except Hungary, &C.,
with population of 36,5l9,56O. Square miles
255, ,256. Religion, Catholic.
Louis, the King of Bavaria, (now said TO have
abdicoted,) was born August %, l7S6, ascended
the throne October 18th, 1925, aged 80. The
kingdom is limited monarchy, with two Cham
bers, the population 4,3l5,4 400. Territory 2S, ,435
square miles. Religion, Catholic.
Oscar |, King of Sweden and Norway, was
born in July, 1899. He assembled the throne
March 8, 1874, aged 45. Government, limited
monarchy, with diet. Population, 4, 1876 900.
Religion, Lutheran.
Christian VIII. King of Denmark, was born
September Is, 1856. He ascended the throne
December 3, 1889, aged 50. Government, ubso-
lutte monarchy. Population, 2 ,033 265. Terri
tory, 59,762 square miles.
William H., King of Holland, or Netherlands,
was born December 6, 1892. Ascended the
throne October 7, 1910, aged As. Government,
limited monarchy, with two chambers. PopuIa-
ton 29l5,369. Territory 1880 square miles.
Religion, Reformed.
Leopold l., King of Belgium, was born Decem-
ber l6,- 1890. He ascended the throne July 81,
1881, aged 40. Limited monarchy, with two
chambers. Population 1912 600. Territory
1869 square miles Religion, Catholic.
Frederic, King of Saxony, was born May Is,
1892. Ascended the throne June 5, 1886, aged
80. Government, limited monarchy, with two
chambers. Population 1862, Territory
5,705 square miles. Religion. Catholic.
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, born June
5, l77l. Assembled the throne July 20, 1887,
aged &c. Government limited monarchy, with
two chambers. Population l,7O6,2SO. Territory
l4,600 square miles.
William, King of Wurtemberg, was born Sep
tember 81, 1871. He ascended the throne Oc-
tober 30, 1916, aged 35 Government, limited
monarchy, with two chambers. Population / =
-
There are, besides, 26 other German Prnci-
paties, Grand Duchies, Langravines, EIectorates,
&C., some in the form of absolute and others of
limited monarchies. There are also in Germany.
Bremen, Hamburg, Frankfort, Lubec, free cities,
which are separate and republican.
Isabella H., Queen of Spain, was born Oct. 10
1880. She ascended the throne Sept. 29th, 1888,
aged years. The government is a limited mon
archy with Legislature (the Cortes.) The pop
uaton is l2,2S6,94l. Territory l76, $50 square
miles. Religion, Catholic.
Maria H., Queen of Portugal. was born April
A, 1919. Assembled the throne May 2. 1896
aged years. Government, limited monarchy
with one chamber. Population 1850 600. Ter
ritory 34,500. Religion, Catholic.
Switzerland is "a Republic, with Diet. Popu
Iation, 2I35 4SO. Territory l7,2OS square
miles. Religion, Catholic and Protestant.
Charles Albert, king of Sardinia, born October
3D. 1898, ascended the throne April 27, 1881.
aged 80. Government, absolute monarchy. Pop
uIation, 4,l6s,O 900. Territory, 2S,S3O square
miles. Religion, Catholic.
Leopold H., Grand Duke of Tuscany, born
October 3, 1897, ascended the throne June 1S,
1924, nged %. Government, absolute. Popu-
lation, I,436,7S5 Territory, 1902 square miles.
Religion, Catholic.
Plus *, Pope of Rome, is the temporal Soye-
reign of the States Of the Church. Born Dec.
23, 1892. Was elected by the College of Cardi.
nails, June 81, 1916, at the age of 81. Elective
Sovereignty. Population, 2,732, ,436. Territory,
l7.04S square miles. Religion, Catholic.
! Ferdinand H., King of the Two Scilies, born
January ID, 1910, ascended the throne November
Sth 1880, at the age of 20. Government limit
ed monarchy, with a Council. Population, T.
975 $50. Territory, 41,531 square miles, Re-
lgon, Catholic.
There are also Duchies in Itay-Parma, Mo-
dena and Massa and the PrnciPality of Monaco.
Neither should we forget the small Republic of
San Marino, in Italy, with 1000 inhabitants
that of Andorre, in the Pyrenees, with 1000 in
habitants-and that of the Ionan Islands, with
2OS, 100 inhabitants, in the Mediterranean, under
British protection.
i Ohio, King Of Greece, was born June l, 1918
! He ascended the throne May7, 1882, aged IL.