Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-05
sovEREIGNs OF EUROPE.
Interesting Faets Concerning Koyalty.

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The following is concise statement
concerning the countries of Europe,
showing what is the form of govern
ment in each; the name of the sover-
ereign; the date of his birth and of his
accession to the throne; the name, re-
lation to the sovereign and the date of
the birth of the heir apparent; and the
number of people over whom the SOW
ereign rules. The list will be found
useful one to preserve. inasmuch as
only ono of the monarchs named is un-
der the age of thirty years, and as the
average age of all the sovereigns in the
list is fifty-one and half years:
Austria-Hungary, Monarchy, Franz
Josef l., Emperor, born August Is,
1880; succe ded December 2. 1913.
Heir, his son Rudolph. Crown-Prince,
born August Il, 1858 Population
(l8S0) 37,786.346.
Belgium, Kingdom, Leopold H.,
King, born April 8. 1885; succeeded
December 10. 1865. Heir, his young
brother. Philippe. born March "a,
1881 Population (lSS0) $3.50. 1000.
Denmark, Kingdom, Christian TX,
King, born April s, 1918; succeeded
November Is, 1868. Heir, his son.
Prince Frederick, born June 3, 1S43.
Population of Denmark (1S00) 1864
039; of colonies, 127, 122.
France, Republic, Jules Grevy, Pres
ident, born August Is. 1918; elected
for seven years) January 80, 1879.
Population of France QSS0), 37,672,-
048; of colonies, about 8, 250. 000
Germany, Empire. Wilhelm l., EN-
peror, born March %. 1897; proclaim
ed January Is, 1871. Heir, his son,
friedrich Wilhelm, Imperial Crown
Prince. born October IS, 1881. Popu-
lation (1S80), 45, 234, 061. Germany
comprises (D Prussia, Kingdom, Will
helm l., King, succeeded January 3,
1861; (2) Bavaria, Kingdom, Ludwig
IL, King, born August %, 1915; sue
ceeded March 10. 1864. Heir, his
brother. Prince Otto, born April q,
184S; 60 Wurtemburg, Kingdom, Karl
l., King, born March s, 1888; succeed
ed June 25, 1864; Saxony, Kingdom,
Albert l., King, born April %, 1928;
succeeded October 30, 1873, and many
grand duchies.
Great Britain, Kingdom, Victoria l.,
Queen, born May "a, 1919; succeeded
june 20, 1887. Heir, her son, Albert
Edward. Prince of Wales, born No
vember 8, 1871. Population of the
United Kingdom Q8SD, So, PAL, 1928; of
colonies and depende ncies, about 2l2,-
600, 900.
Greece, Kingdom. Georgios l., King,
born December "a, 1915; elected March
80, 1868. Heir. his son, Prince Kon-
stantinos, Duke of Sparta, born Au-
gust 2, 1868. Population QS79), l.
979, 305.
Italy, King, Umberto l.. King, born
March IA, 1874; succeeded January 9,
1878. Heir, his son, Vittorio Eman-
uele, Prince of Naples, born November
IL, 1869. Population QSS2), %, 49,
451.
Montenegro, Principally, Nicholas
l., Prince, born October z, 1871; sue
ceeded August IA, 1860. Heir, his son,
Danilo, Alexander, born June 20, 1871.
Population Q879), about 250,000.
Netherlands, Kingdom, Willem ILL.,,
King, born February 10, 1917; succeed
ed March IL, 1S49. Heiress, his daugh-
ter, Princess Wilhelmina, born Angus t
81, 1880. Population of Netherlands
Q8S3), 4,l72,971; of colonies QSSD,
&c. 81, 597.
Portugal, Kingdom, Luis l., King,
born October 81, 1888; succeeded No
vember II, 1861. Heir, his son, Prince
Carlo, Duke of Braganza, born Sep
TENDER 20, 1868, Population of Portu-
gal and islands QSSD, 4,708, 178; of
colonies, 3,333,700.
Roumania, Kingdom, Carlo l., King,
born April -, 1889; elected April 20,
1866. Heir, his nephew, Prince Ferdi-
nand OF Observation-Disclosures
born August a, 1865. Population (es-
timated), 5,376,O00
Russia, Empire, Alexander I'LL, EN-
peror, born March 10, 1915; succeeded
March Is. 1881. Heir, his son, Grand
Duke Nicholas, born May Is, 1868.
Population ESTIMATED, 1882, 100, 372.-
sos.
Servia, Kingdom, Milan l., King. born
August %. 1854; succeeded August
%, 1872. Heir, his son, Alexander,
born August IA. 1876. Population (es-
timated 1892, 100000
Spain, Kingdom, Alfonso XII, King,
born November 20, 1857; succeeded
December 81. 1874. Heiress, his sis
ter. Infanta Isabel, born December 20,
1881. Population ESTIMATED, 1889,
1855, 721.
Sweden and Norway, Kingdom, Os-
car H., King, born January q, 1921;
succeeded September IS, 1872. Heir,
his son, Prince Gustaff, Duke of Wer-
meland, born June 16. 1858. Popula-
ton of Sweden QS82), 4579,115; OF
Norway CS75), 1906. 900.
Switzerland. Republic, Charles
Schenck, President Q885) for one
year. Population Q88O). 2,846, 102.
Turkey, Empire, Abdul Hamid H.,
born September %, 1912; succeeded
August 81, 1876. Heir, his brother.
MehemmedReshad, born November
3, 1874 Population ESTIMATED 1889
of Turkey in Europe, including semi
independent States, 5000, 900; of Tur-
key in Asia, 16. 200, 900; of Egypt and
Tripoli, IL, 400, 900; total AZ, 200, 000