Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-05-26
NUMBER 3S.


ment has heretofore been an Absolute
Monarchy, except Hungary, &c, with n
population Of So, 3l9, 500. Square miles,
255,25 Religion Catholic.
Louis, the King Of bavaria, (now said
TO have abdicated) was born August %.
1856, assembled the throne October IS,
1925. aged SO. The kingdom is limit
ed Monarchy, with two chambers, the pop
ulation 4,3I5,469. Territory, 24.435,
square miles. Religion Catholic.
Oscar |. King of Sweden and Norway.
was born in july, l799. He assembled
the throne March 8, 1874. aged 10
Government, Limited Monarchy. with a
diet. Population, 4,l56,900. Religion,
Lutheran.
Christian MI, King Of Denmark. was
born September, Is, 1856. He assembled
the throne December Sd, 1889, aged So
Government, Absolute Monarchy. Pop
ulatIon, 2,O33, 265. Territory, 59,762
square miles.
William IL, King Of Holland, or Neither
lands, was born December 6, 1892. As
cended the throne October I, 1910, aged
IS. Government. limited monarchy. with
TWO chambers. Population, 2,9lo,369.-
Territory, 1880 square mics. Relig-
ION, Reformed
Leopold |, King of Belgium, was born
December Is, 1890. He assembled the
throne July -, 1881, aged 40. Govern
meut, Limited Monarchy. with two Cham
bers. Population, 4,242,6 600 Territory,
, paI, { nj 10
Frederic, King of SIXouy, was born
May Is, 1891. Assembled the throne June
6, 1886, aged 80. Government Limited
Monarchy, with two Chambers. Popula-
ton, 1,652,II4, Territory, 5.T05 square
miles. Rclglou Catholic.
Ernest Augustus, hing of Hanover, born
June >, III. Assembled tue throne July 20,
1887, aged 60 Government, Limited Mon
archy, with two Chambers. Population l.
700, $50. Territory, l4,6O0 square miles.
William, hIng OF Wurtemburg, was born
Sept. y, 1871. He assembled the throne Oct.
50, 1916, aged s.. Government, Limited
Monarchy, with two Chambers. Population,
I,G34.654. Territory, ZOOS square miles.
There are. besides, twenty-sIN other Ger
man PrIncipaties, Grand DuchIes, LanSra-
wins, Electorates &c; some IN the form OF
absolute and others OF limited monarchles.-
There are also in Germany, Lubec, Bremen,
Hamburg and Frankfort, free cities, which
are separate and republican.
Isabella II Queau - pam was porn Oct.
10. 1880. She ascended the throne sept. %,
1888. aged three years. The Government IS
a Limited Monarchy, with Legislature (the
CUr,es). The population IS u, $50 4l. Ter
rIto y, 49, oO square miles. Religion, Cath
Ole.
Maria II. Queen of Portugal, was born
April 4th. 1915. Assembled the throne May
"a, 1926, aged seven years. Government,
Limited Monarchy, with one Chamber Pop
ulation, ,. 55O, 900. Territory, 81, 800 square
miles. Religion, Catholic.
Switzerland Is a Republic with Diet
Population, 2,l35,46O. Territory, l1,2Oo
square miles. Religion, Catholics and Pro-
testauts.
Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, born Oct,
,, 1898. Assembled the throne April p, 1881,
aged 50. Government, Absolute Monarchy.
Population, Hos, 600. Territory, 28,83O
square miles. Religion, Catholic.
Leopold H.. Grand Duke OF Tuscany, born
Oct. 3, 1897 Ascended the throne june
Is, 1924. aged %. Government, Absolute,
Population, I,43G.785. Territory, 1902
square miles Religion, Catholic.
Plus IL, Pope Of Rome. IS the temporal
Sovereign of the States OF the Church. lie
was born Dec 90, 1892. Was elected by the
College OF Cardinals, June 81, l646, at the
age OF "a. Government, Elective sovereign
y. Population, 2,732,43G. Territory, H.
O46 square miles. Religion, Catholic.
Ferdinand ii, King OF The two SIcilles' born
January II, 1910. Asceuded the throne Nov.
;, 1880, at the age Of 20. Government, Linn
tied Monarchy, with Council. Population,
1910, -9U. Territory, 4l,53l square miles.
Religion, Catholic.
There are also Duchies in Italy, Moders,
Parma, and Masso aud the Principally OF
Monaco. Neither should we forget the small
BtpuDuc OF San MarIno III Italy, with 7,OUC'
Inhabitants - and that of the Ionlan lSlands,
with 2U-, 100 inhabitants, IN the Medlterrs-
mean, under British protection.
Ohio, hing OF Greece, was born June /,
ISIS. He assembled the throne May 7, 1882.
aged Il. The Government ; a Limited Non
-lcny, the population $4,000. Territory.
1890 square miles. Religion, Greek Church.
ABDUL Medid. the sultan OF Turkey. vss
born April ~, 1923. He assembled the thron.
July l, 1889, aged 10. Absolute Monarchy.
Population, 9,545,0O0 Territory, l33,l4O
square miles. Religion, Mahomedan.
MERRY ESGLAND.-The Queens house
hold COSTS the mournful denlzens of merry