Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-18
PHYSICIAN.
Foreign Dynasties.
From the Philadelphia Press.l

From the Philadelphia Press.l
When Napoleon objected to Prince
Leopold of Hohenzollern, as a candidate
for the throne of Spain, because he wa
German, he virtually ignored the fac
that every crowned head in Europe trace
his descent from aliens and foreigners
France has Louis Napoleon for he
Emperor, the founder of whose dynasty
General Bonaparte was Corsican by
birth, and Italian by race.
Victoria, Queen of England, reigns by
virtue of her descent from petty Ger
man Prince, who had married grand
daughter Of James la Scotchman by
birth, his mother having been Mary Stu
art.
In SPAIN the Emperor Charles V was
a German by his fathers side His dy
nasty ceased in 100, from want of q
male heir and French Prince became
King of Spain, with the title of Philip
V. Thus the hated Bourbon line, now
nominally represented by the little boy
in Paris who calls himself Alphonso XII
was established in Spain.
King William of Prussia is a Swabian
by descent
The Emperor of Austria represents a
dynasty which was founded by Swiss
soldier.
The King of Italy can show descent
only from the Counts of Savoy, and thus
is actually rather French than Italian.
Christian Ii of Denmark, who is King
by arrangement rather than popular cleo
ton, belongs to German family long
settled in Holstein.
Sweden is governed by the grandson
of French lawyer who having risen,
under Napoleon !, to the rank Of Field
Marshal and Prince of Ponte Corvo, was
elected Crown Prince of Sweden, and
finally succeeded to the crown.
The King of Greece has no Hellenic
blood in his veins, being simply one of
the sons Of the King Of Denmark, who
is not himself Dane.
Belgium has for her monarch the son
of Leopold, petty German prince, By
the daughter Of French princess. He
is grandson Of Louis Philippe, of France.
Strictly counting up, the only mon
arches of Europe governed by native
princes are Turkey, Portugal, Holland
Wurtemberg, Saxony and Bavaria. Ali
the rest of the European soyereigns are
of decided alien origin. Even in Egypt
the Khedive, as lshmael Pasha, is called
comes from a Greek family. Yet, what
ever their descent, the sovereigns whether
of foreign or native descent, become ma
tional in their respective localities where
they reign. Louis Napoleon certainly
thinks more of France than of Italy.
whence his family came, and IT has
always been To the credit of Louis Bona
parte, his father, that he became a
Dutchman in heart and soul as soon as
he was made King Of Holland. Because
of this his imperial and imperious
brother accused him Of neglecting his in
terests, and the result was that, finding
II was expected he should govern Hoi-
land only as a satrap, the mere lieuten-
ant OF Napoleon, he took of his crown.
laid down his sceptre, aud retired into
private life. There is no reason for
thinking that If Spain had adopted Leo
pold, Of Hohenzollern, he would have |
governed that country as a German
Prince. His father-in-law, Of the SAKE /
Coburg family, became so good Portu-
gese after his marriage with Queen Don
ma Maria de Gloria, that the lament in
that country now is that be, not his son
Is not the present sovereign.