The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-11

about tho tito Of empress II appears to have been
totally forgotten that the term queen not always
much in favor II Is alleged to be. 1t loudly
proclaimed that queen is good old Saxon title, and
the fact is conveniently shelvcd that in least OF
the powerful Saxon Kingdoms the very height
of the Saxon dominion, the term OF queen abol-
ishcd About A. d. 7So, Brihtorc, King Of the West
Saxons or Wcssox, married daughter OF the famous
and mighty monarch King Ola, is vari-
ousy spclt Ethclburga and Eadburga Sho was a
Of tho Lady Macbeth typo-a turbulent
spirit, 'and did not hesitate to destroy
thames and mobiles by poison, till at last
her husband by accident partook of potion she
had prepared ior another and ded Then the people
losc drove her from the country and abolished the
name OF queen. Hollinshead writes -tFor her helm
crimes it Is said that the kings of the West Saxons
would not suffer their wives to be queens permit
them to sit with thom open places" They called
'adics and to this day "reminiscences OF the prac-
tice survives. still address the monarch "Our
Sovereign Lady" The truth is that queen did not
originally mean an independent sovereign but simpl
the wife OF king. Tho expression 'kng's queens" IL
met with occasionally, and in Saxon documents the
queen frequently signs herself simply sLcgitima
jux, the lawful vito, not regina So that II would be
easy to find argument against the OF queen
title against empress. Her Majesty is not the first
empress The only daughter of Henry l.
married the Roman Emperor at Mentz,
n.
the Empress Maud Upon the deeease Of Henry l.
Maud returned to England, and Stsbbing, Some rsot
70 n % 2, sne a
10 her an empress She was previously called
"Lady OF the English" which would be bad title
II the present day. On her cpltaph she is described
rs ..CGsaris Uxor''-the wife OF Cesar Empress was
at that date considered titlo which ought
be borne by English sovereign Her son, called
Henry Fitz-Empross, OF the empress assembled the
throne OF England as Henry H. Other members Of tho
roy al line have borne the imperial title In A. D. 1851
Earl n n
Romans, or emperor, and wrote himself "Evcr Angus
tus." Upon his seal are the words .sempcr Angus
tus." His cptaph ltranslaed). speaking Of his mpc
rial dignity, says
by which the eagle in his shiod he wore,
And scorned the lion which he bcre before
Her Majesty does not propose 10 scorn tho Hon.
may DO found however upon more than ono royal coat
OF arms Boutell writes, 'rho eagle Of four omperors
charged in relef upon early shield in the north
choir aisle OF the Westminster Abbey has single head
Duke OF York, A. ID. 1402 who buried ut Kings
Langley, Hcrts displays an imperial eagle upon his
arms, with heads but not crowned. The crown OF
England Is always described imperial crown;
'.iInperiay crowncd-i e., surmountcd by the crown
OF Englandp The royal display IA lion statant,
guardant, imperiay crowned" Gwilllm says that
King Georges achievements Of arms enlarged with
imperial OF Charlcma.gn ~ and at the coronation
first who used such was Hcnry III. Other
authorities seem to say that an empress noed
not % crowned Or 90 through the ceremony
might be tituar empress. But perhaps tho
strongest statement the point to be found any
authority Is that Of W. Scgar Norrcy King OF Arms
his work printed London A. u. 1902, lib a. cap o,
.4Of QucsnesAnd IL shc were Quccne OF three enerc
kingdores las soucrarne isl she may assume the
title Of an ompresse." Three kingdoms arc now in
Guided In the phrase Great Britain and IL such the
opinion Of herald al that date: how much more so
when the vast realm OF India has been added TO
the Crownl II - admitted that
EMPEROR
originally meant general De Lolmc, ssConstitntion
ofEngaDd, WRITING 0fth prcrogatves OF the monarch
says Hc ~, In right OF MS crown. tho generassimo
pcrator In the original Roman II IL by any
title Indicative OF servcrtcd liberty has been
time Of the Republic were called imperators when in
command oil army. But the most extraordinary
Misrepresentation VIII CHI has been made is that
JULIUS CESAR
lost his life the moment he called himself emperor
u there was particular hatred tho part Of tho
Romans that Title The TACT is well known IL
not impcrator but that tho Romans hated and
feared IL was the title OF rex that they abolished or
much tho same reason that the West Saxons did thai OF
quccnl; II when julius Caesar saiutcd that
the tribune tore the ct from his statue And bitter
cplgram was made upon Brutus to the effect that ne
much king under spccious titlc as the man
he had SLAIN. II not I'LL late period that tho
empcrors dared 10 assume the name OF king. seden
plainly the rst the superior. and that Of emperor
denoted only general" An independent king
"But wi,haI as lox sometimes ana justly denotes
the emperor Regina did the empress
scden il u OF evidence that the monarehs q Britain,
from tho very earliest times. either actually called
themselves ompcrors empcrors point OF fact.
Chapter of the second edition, 1851, says. . The
title OF emperor given TO the kings OF England"
Again, " The kings Of England or Great Britain have
also justly used 1.-THE title OF cmpcrorl and that from
ancient ages King Edgar called himself emperor Of
the sea a. well as OF the land He calls himself
KINGS,
ia a charter OF A. d. g7s and another Is explicit
words be. ego Edgar Bascus Angorum ct
Imperator kegum IBsnIaruni." Canutc claimed tho
same authority. Edward was held TO have imperial
rights the well as the land and this adj
mittcd by those . strangers Qhe Frcnch who, beng
next negh.ors TO he sea- had most reason to quarrel
with III William H.. though he did not directly
the tito OF emperor, yet laid claim the substance
Of IL Under Henry VIII. "tnc whole Parlia-
mcnt so conceived aud expressed themselves
that by divers aud sundfy old autcntq hlsores and
chronicles IL h u.ancsy declared and expressed that
this Rcaimc OF England i ain Umpire, and SO hath been
accepted Ia the World, governed by supreme Head
King, having the dignte and royal estate Of tho
Imperial crown Of the same, and the Kings power is
also called Imperial another act OF the Parla
mcnt And tho Crown OF England, In other Parlia-
ments OF later tines is titled
TnE IxrgRfALL crown;
The Kings Of England bong also the espresso words
Of N IRISH Parliament tilted Kings and Empsrers Of