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PRINCELY ALLOWANCES.
The Salaries Allowed to tho Fotentates of
Europe.

PRINCELY ALLOWANCES.
The Salaries Allowed to tho Fotentates Of
Europe.
In this country, (says Philadelphia
paper where the Executive is consider.
ed to be "passing rich" on a salary OF
$50, 900 year, with the White House as
q general and the Soldiers Home as @
summer residence, there may be some
natural curiosity regarding the pecuni.
ary allowance paid to foreign potantates.
It is to be remembered, however, that
the majority of these rulers also possess
inherited property, real and personal,
OF considerable value, and that the re.
spective rulers are also allowed magnif-
cent palaces, chateaux and rural resi-
dences, repaired and furnished out OF
public revenue. Taking most of our
figures from "Frederick Morton's Year
Book" very reliable work, revised
after official returns. and now in it's ff-
teenth year, We shall proceed with the
potentates:
EMPEROR, KING, PRESIDENT.
Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria
aud king of Hungary, born in August,
1880, has a civil list (as bis salary is
generally oalled) of 81 $50, 900 year.
Leopold H., king of Belgium, born in
April, 1886, has civil list of 1850, 900
year.
Christian *, king of Denmark, born
in April, 1918. has civil list Of 500, 600
rigsdalers, or 1927, IT'S. His oldest son
has an annual allowance of 933, 1898.
Marshal MacMahon, president of the
French republic, has an annual salary Of
$120, 900, with an extra $50, 900 for house
keeping expenses. President Theirs had
the same salary, with $77, $50 for house
Napoleon I'LL, had the largest civil
list in the world. It amounted to $5,
000,00 a year, in addition to which he
received the income of the crown do
mains, amounting to 81, 400, 600, and the
free possession of q number of palaces,
parks, forests and mansions, kept at the
expense of the state. His total income
reached the sum of $7,8O0,000. Never.
theless the debts of the imperial civil
list we're stated in 1867 to amount to
Sl6. ono, 900.
William l., born in March, 1897, re-
ceives No salary as German emperor.
His annual salary as king of Prussia is
$9,079, 760. Most OF the expenditure of
the royal family and the court is de-
frayed out of the sovereign's immense
private property.
Ludwig H., king Of Bavaria, born in
August. 1845, has civil list of 81, ,378, =
1856. Karl l., king of Wurtemburg,
born in March, 1928, has civil list of
1891 ,685, with an additional annual
grant of 81, 1857, ,355 for the other men,
bers Of the royal FAMILY. Albert L.,
king of Saxonv, born April, 1928, has a
civil list of 1856, 900. with an additional
1927, 1850 q year for the princess and
pfincesses. This little grunt may be
justifiable, as in 1880 the reigning mon
arch surrendered his domains to become
the property Of the state.
SOME GRAND DUKES.
The grand duke of Baden has civil
list of 1914, 655 for himself and the mem
bers of his family. The hereditary
landed property of this dynasty, valued
at $40, $50, 900, has been made over to
the state. The grand duke OF Mecklen-
burg -Schwerin, who claims to be- the
only European sovereign Of Slavonic
origin, pretends that he can trace his
descent to Genseric, king OF the Van
dals, who conquered Spain in the f3fth
century, and G ing over to Africa took
Carthage in 43t B. G. In his full title
he STYLES himself "Pripce of the Van
dals." He has no civil List, but is abso-
lutte owner of one.fifth of the whole area
OF the liliputian duchy which he
governs. The grand duke of Hesse,
son-in-law of Queen Victoria, has civil
list of 1928, 7l0 for the support of him.
self or his near relations, and his little
court at Darmstadt.
The civil list of the grand duke of
Oldenburg is 1926. 600; of Brunswick,
$3.50, QUO; of SAKE Weimar, $4,000 ;
of SAKE. Weiningen, 800, 1000; of Anhalt,
$l45, 900; of SAKE. Ooburg- Gotha, $110.-
600; of SAKE Altenburg, $107 250; of
Waldeck, $l83, ,674 of Lippe, $50. 900 ;
of Schwarzburg-S g-Sondershausen. $ll0,
600; of Schaumburg- -Lippe. $125, 900.
The grand dukes of Mcoklenburg-
Strelitz, Reuss Schleiz, and Reuss-
Greiz, absolutely own most of the states
which they govern.
NOTED sovEREIaNs.
Victoria, queen of England, born in
May, 1919, has civil list Of 81, 925, 900,
with $300,0 600 more from the duchy OF
Lancaster. Thus her annual income is
81, 225. 900 a year. To her children and
to the Duke of Edinburgh is further
sum of $sS0,OO0. making total of $3,
los 900 to British royalty.
George l., king of Greece, born in
December, 1845, has o civil list of $780,.
600 year. Humburt, OF Italy, born in
1874, has not accepted the large civil
list ($3, $50, ,000) granted to his late
father. William ILL.,, king of the
Netherlands, born in February, 1919,
has salary of $3.50, ,00c, with an addi.
tion of hal as much more for members
OF the royal family. He and the king OF
Wurtemburg are believed to be the
richest sovereigns in Europe. The
whole grants to Louis I. of Portugal,
born in 1928, and his family amount to
1860, 900.
Alexander H., of Russia, born in
April, 1918, possesses the revenue from
the immense crown domains equal to
$40 600, 900 year. Alfonso XVI, oi
Spain, born in November. 1857. has g
civil list of $4,000, 900. Oscar H., o.
Sweden. horn January. 1929, has a civil
list of 1888. $50 from Sweden, and 1914.
AS from Norway. He also has an annu.
ity of sS3 $50, voted many years ago tc
Carl XIV. (Bernadotte), and his sue
cessors on the throne of Sweden; the
total is $4l6, 108.
OTHER SALARIES.
The president of the Swiss republic,
who has only a single year term, re-
ceives 50, 900 per annum. Nevertheless,
Switzerland is we'll governed.
There is no knowing what is the
salary or income of Abdul Hamid, sui
tau of Turkey, born September, 1872
The civil list OF Abdul Aziz, who was
almost his Immediate predecessor, varied
from ST. 557, $50 in 1868 to S., 351 ,020 in
1875, but it has been calculated on good
authority that in the latter years of his
reign, which closed in May, 1876, Abdul
Aziz spent 1922, 500 900 year. 1t is mol
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