New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-21
PERSONAL.

! The following changes have taken place il
| tho sovereign houses of Europe during the year
| 1859: Sixteen of their members have died, Of
! whom were princes and nine pripeesses. The seven
prii ces the King Of Sweden and the King of the
T~o Settles, the Prince Of ReussGreiz, the Arehdake
John Of Austria, tie Margrave William OF Baden, the
Count Christian Of Lppe- Chesterfield Wessenfed, and
Prince of MeckleDburg- Schwerin shortly after bis
birh The nine princeeses are, the Queen Of Portugal,
who was Princess of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen by
birth; the Grand Duchess Dowager of Saxe-Weimar,
being Russian grand dncbess by BIRTH tbs Hcredi-
tary Grand Duchess Of Tuscany, who was Saxon
Prncess the Princess Louis of Windsctgraetz sis-
ter TO the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. Schwern; the
Princess Letitia Murat, widow of the Count of Pepo
Princess Of Sicily, thirteen years Of age; and q
Princess of -Weimar, eight years Of age; two
Countesses Of Dppe- chesterfield Weissenfeld. Only
two cardinals have died. the Cardinal da Pont and the
CARDINAL Faconieri Twelve princes aud three prince
have been born The twelve princes are sons of
the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-S chwerin but who
died shortly after his BIRTH of the Hereditary Princes
Of Belgium, Sake Meinngen, Schaumbdrg-Lppe the
Duke of Montpepsier, Prince Michael of Russis Prince
Frederick William of Prussia, Prince Oscar of Sweden
Prince Adalbert OF Bavaria Prince George of Meek
leDburs -Strez and Prince Hermann Of Saxe-W eimar
The three princesses are daughters Of the Queen Of
Spain, the Hereditary Prince Of Reuss-Schleiz and
Prince Frederick of Sonderburg- Gucksburg
Only four marriages have taken place, viz: 1. The
marriage q the PRICE Royal, now King OF the Two
Siciles with tho Prince Mary of Bavaria 3 the mar
Jisge Of the pnce Napoleon of Francs son Of Prince
Jerome with the Princess Cotilda of Slrdina 3 the
marriage Of Prince George Of Saxony the Kings son,
with the Princess Mary Ann of Portugal; and 4, the
marriage Of the Prince Lonis Napoleon Gregory Bona
psre son Of the Prince Charles of Canine and uncle of
Luc,en, with the Princess Christina Ruspoli-Among
the fS sovereigns no regning Including the Emperor
Of Brazil The Prince Of Monaco, two queens and the
three soSeregns de jure but OF de aeto Of Tuscany
Parma, and Mcdeua, the eldest il the Grand Duke Of
hecklenburg- whose age is 81 years and
months. -Four soyelegns are upward Of 20, viz: the
King Of Wdrtemberg, the Laudraye of Hesse-Hom-
berg ard the Princes of sebaumburgL ppe and Rsuss-
Seb)eiz. Five between 60 and TO- nine between 50
and 60 nine between 80 and 40 six between ~ and 3d.
and, lastly, three arc not yet 20 years Old These last
Youngest among the actual soveregns are the Prince
Of Lichteaen, who has turned his nineteenth year;
the Prince Of ReussGeiz, who is 10 years mouths;
and tho Duke of Parma, who lie only i2l. Both of
these are under tho guardianship OF their mothers The
average age Of these eoyoregBs is 40 years months
aud among them there are 20 who have passed that
age The sovereign who has reigaed longest is the
Prince Of Sehaumbug- Lppe, having been on the
throne nearly 10 years. After him come the Duke of
SaxeMeinDgen and tho Prince Of S,haumburg- Rud,l.
fadt, who have reigned respectively So years and So
years months including the years of their minority.
Among the others, three have roigned between 40 and
and so, ten between 20 and 80, fourteen between 10
and 10. The remaining eighteen only began to reign
within the sst ten years. and among them there are
four, viz; the King Of Sweden, the King of the Two
sciies the Grand Duke Of Tuscany whose father has