Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-18
ROYAL WAGES.
THE SALARIES THAT AXE
PAID FOREIGN POTEN.
TATES.
Interesting Figures From the
statesman's Year BOOk-The
Expense Of Maintaining
the Luxury of Monarchy.

StdteSlHAh ACstN ASOO O
Expense of Maintaining
the Luxury of Monarchy.
From the Philadelphia Press.
In this country, where the Executive
is considered to be "passing rich" on d
salary of $50, 900 a. year, with the White
House as general and the Soldiers
Home as summer residence, there
NAV be some natural curiosity regard
ing the pecuniary allowance paid to
foreign potentates. 1t is to be remem
bered. however, that the majority of
these rulers also possess inherited
property, real and personal, OF con-
siderable value, and that the respective
rulers are also allowed magnificent
palaces, chateauX, and rural residences,
repaired and furnished out OF the pub
lie revenue. Taking most OF our
figures from Frederick Morton's
"Statesman's Year Book" very re-
liable work, revised after official re-
turns aud now in its fifteenth year, we
shall proceed with the potentates.
Francis Joseph, Emperor OF Austria
and King of Hungary, born in August.
1880, has civil list (as bis salary is
com monty called) Of S4 ,65O, 900 year.
Leopold H., King of Belgium, born
in April, 1885, has civil list OF $780,
600 year.
Christian TX, King of Denmark,
born in April, 1918, has civil list OF
100000 rigsdalers, on $277,775. His
eldest son has an annual allowance OF
$50, 1888. $685.
Marshal MacMahon, President of the
French Republic, has an annual salary
of S12O,OOO, with an extra $50, 900 for
household expenses. President Thiers
had the same salary, with SIT 800 for
housekeeping.
Napoleon III had the largest civil list
| in the world. 1t amounted to $4,000,
600 year, in addition to which he re-
ceived the income of the Crown do
mains, amounting to $Z,400,0 900, and
the free possession Of number ol
palaces, parks, forests, and mansions,
kept at the expense of the State. His
total income reached the sum of 81 $780,
600. Nevertheless, the debts on the
| imperial civil list were stated In 1867 tC
amount to $16, 100000.
William I, born in March, 1897, re-
ceives no salary as German Emperor
His annual salary, as King Of Prussia
$3.O79,76O. Most of the expenditure o.
the royal family and the court Is de-
frayed out of the sovereign's immense
private property.
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, born in
August, 1916, has civil list of 81 ,37S.-
S65. Karl 1, King of Wurtemburg
born In March, 1923, has civil list o
1891 ,685, with An additional annua
grant of 81, ,357 1856 for the other mem
bers of the royal family. Albert 1
King OF Saxony, born April, 1928, has
q civil list of $685., 200, with an addi
tional S127, $50 year for the Princes
and the Princesses. This latter grant
may be justifiable, as In 1880 the reign
ing monarch surrendered his domains
to become the property OF the State.
The Graud Duke of Baden has civ
il list of $374,6 for himself and the
members of his family. The hereditary
landed property of this dynasty, valu
ed at $50, ,830, 900, has been made Ovel
to the State. The Grand Duke o
Mecklenburg Schwerin, who claims tC
be the only European sovereign o
Slavonic origin, pretends that he car
trace his descent to Genseric, King o
the Vandal5, who conquered Spain in
tn fifth century, rnd going over to AT
rica, took charge in 439 A. d. In hi:
full title he styles himself "Prince o
the Vandals." He has no civil list, blu
is absolute owner of One-fifth of the
whole area of the Liiliputian Duchy
which he governs. The Grand Duke
of Hesse, son In law of Queen Victoria
has a civil list of 1928, ,710 for the sup
port OF himself, his near relations, anC
his little court at Darmstadt.
Al; oil Iiotf, # tho Grand DnkQ n
Oldenburg Is 1925, 900; Of Brunswick
$25O,O0O; of SAKE Welmer, S2lO, 900; o
Ssxe Meiningen, $4,000; of Anhalt
$145, 900; Of SAKE. Co burg-Gotha, $l0O,
900; of Saxe-Altenburg, $lOI $50; o
Waldeck .1S3, ,675; of Lippe, $50, 900; o
Schwarzburg- -Rudoltadt, $4,000; o
Schwarzburg-Sonderh $llO,O0O
of Schaumburgh-L Liipe, $125, 1000.
The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg'
Strelitz, Reuss-Schleiz, and Reuss
Greiz absolutely own most of the States
which they govern. 1t is full time fo
the whole OF these petty sovereigns t
be absorbed under one ruler, so as tt
constitute real German empire.
Queen Victoria of England, born IL
May, 1919, has a civil list of 81, ,925, 200
with 100000 from the Duchy of Ian
caster, one of the Grown lands which
she did mot surrender, according t
contract with Parliament, to the State
Thus her annual income is s., 225 ,OO
year. To her children and to thu
Duke of Edinburg is paid a furthe
sum OF $3.50, 200, making total OF %,
105, 900 to British royalty.
George 1, King of Greece, born II
December, 1S45, has civil list OF $3.50,
$780, year. Humbert, Of Italy, borr