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"ertemburg, by Count Lambsdorf. In hi,
youth be devoted q great deal Of attention 70
military studies. He was by nature rather
grave and reserved, which secured him against
the influences OF luxurious Court, and pro.
teeled his physical constitution and moral char
aeter' During The reign Of bis elder brother.
Alexander, be held himself alooi from all the
political business and events of the Empire -
After the Congress of Vienna be travelled
through different sections of Europe. visited
England in 1916. inspected all the provinces Of
Russia. and on the 18th Of July, 1917 he mar.
ried Charlotte. the sl3est daughter of Fred
erick William the Third, King Of Prussia. who
was two years his junior. She is sister to the
reigning King Of Prussia. The Car was ae
when be assumed the reins Of government, and
has enjoyed reign Of nearly thirty years. He
sSpei .ssnced, just after bis accession to power.
:, unexpeeteo nd threatening opposition from
portion Of :Ls army, ~~H'eh broke out in open
rebellion on the e6th Of Deocc!mcSSf' 1870, II
st. Petersburg, the leaders being rc3rpuC' '''a"'
at heart, but pretending to favor the access on
of Constantine. to whom the army was attach.
ed. The insurgent troops were iUined by
large masses Of the people, and the outbreak
threatened TO take very serious turn. The
Governor Of the capital, General Miloradow-
itsch. Who opposed the eonspiratOrs, was killed.
The young Czai, Nicholas followed by a de-
tachment Of COssacks, rode up to the ranks of
the rebels, posted in one of the squares Of the
city, and, by dint of his COOL collected courage
and determination, succeeded in quelling the
insurrection. The leaders were condemned to
death, except eighty-three, who were sent to
Siberia. The division of the Guards which
had been seduced, were sent to Persia. to
fight against the .-ountaineers in the Cauca-
sus, where they suffered the penalty of their
treason. Since then the Emperor has not been
troubled with domestic outbreaks.
Nicholas has had born TO him seven children
-four sons and three daughters One, if not
two. of The daughters is dead. The sons are
namLd Alexander, Constantine, Nicholas and
Michael Alexander, the eldest, was born on
the 29th Of April, 1918, before his father be-
came Emperor, and was married in l84l to
Maria Alexandrowna, daughter Of the Grand
Ike Louis II. Of Hesse, by whom he has four
children. He is generally regarded as the
heir to the throne, and is tall. handsome, in.
ellectual, accomplished, amiable young man.
with disposition like chat of his mother. He
is a man of peacs, or rather his character so
far as it has vet been developed, lis regarded as
mild and peaeeable. He is understood to SYM
pathize with the moderate party in Russia and
to be somewhat under the influence of Nessel-
rode. Constantine, the second son, was born
in 1897, after his father became Emperor. He
is a thick set, burly, Russian featured, fre-eat-
er--the embodiment of young Russia man
Of great energy and talent, and immensely pop.
ulsr with the ultra Russians. who are other
wise known as the war party Both Of these
princes are said to have been present at Balak-
lava and during part of the seige Il Sebasto-
pol The younger brothers, icholas and Mich
ael, are now in the 0rimea learning the art of
war from the belicose Menschikof
Following the example Of Constantine, who
resigned his claim TO the throne in favor OF
Nicholas in 1925 it has been freqenIly report
ed, of late, that Alexander the eldest son of
Nicholas has resigned his claims in favor of his
next brother, Constantine, and one reason Civ
en- for this arrangement is. that Alexander, the
man of peace, tears bis ambitious and warlike
brother, and prefers stu tying literature and
music to manoeuVering with fleets and armies
and attending to state affairs. This rumor
which is but rumor, and may have no foun
dation. is somewhat significant as an indication
that Constantine has been regarded as the man
most fit to succeed his father, 1t is quite cer-
tain that if the 6re-eating Constantine and his
followers were so disposed, they could readily
find means to place the tlmld Alexander out OF
the way. The Empress Of Russia has all the
while been s;renously opposed to the war, and
she is said to have great influence over Alex
ander, which may operate as an additional rea-
son on the war party in favor of throwing him
aside. 1t is idle to speculate, however, on such
unsubstantial bases as we now have, Anoth,
er arrival may put us IN possession of facts
sufficient to indicate something more of the fu-
ture than is now vouchsafed to US Pitts
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