The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-03
NUMBERS.
How They have Affected the Fortunes
Of Europeans Dynasfies.

Certain numbers have been regarded
with superstition and certain events con-
nected with numbers are of curious interest
The number Ia has often been observed
as having singularly influenced the life Of
Henry lN. and ether French princes.
May Ii, 1929, the first king Of France
named Henry was consecrated, and Nav
IA, 1910, the last Henry was assassinated
Fourteen letters compose the name Of
Henri de Bourbon, who was the fourteenth
king bearing the titles of France and Ma
varre. December Ia, 1553,-that is IA
centuries, IA decades, and IA years after
the birth of Christ, Henry ". was born,
and the digits of the date, 1853, added to-
gether give the number IA. Nav Ia.
1914 Henry II. ordered the enlargement
of the Rue de la Ferronnerie. The cir
cumstance of this order not having been
carried out occasioned Gas will be seem the
murder of Henry ". in that street four
times fourteen years afterwards. May.14,
1852, was the date Of the birth of Mar
guerite de Valois, first wife Of Henry w.
ADIays IA, 1888, the Parisians revolted a.
gainst Henry III, at the instigation of the
Duke Of Guise March IA, 1890, Henry
~. gained the battle of Ivry. May IA,
1890, Henry was repulsed from the Fau-
bourgs of Paris November IA, the same
year, the sixteen took oath to die rather
than serve Henry. November IA 1892,
the parliament registered the papal bull
giving power to the legate to nominate
king to the exclusion of Henry Decem-
Der IA, 1899, the Duke of Savoy was rec
onciled to Henry ". September IA,
1905, the Dauphin, afterward Louis Kill,
was baptized May IA, 1910, the king
was stopped in the Rue de la Feronnerie
by his carriage becoming blocked with a
cart on account of the narrowness of the
street. Ravaillac took advantage of the
occasion to stab him. Henry ". lived
four times fourteen years, fourteen
weeks, and four times fourteen days-that
is to say, 56 years and 5 months.
May IA, 1643, died Louis Kill, son of
Henry ", on the same day of the same
month as his father. When the digits of
the date 1643 are added the result is IA,
the same as in the case of the date of the
birth of his father. Louis XIV mounted
to the throne in 1643; add these figures
and you get IA. He died in 1715; add
again and you get IA. He lived n years;
add once more and the result is a. Louis
XIV. mounted the throne the same year;
he died in IVA, the extremes Of which are
IA and the sum of means is IA Louis
ho1 I A l, L.
vened the states general, which was to bring
about the revolution The number of
years between the assassination of Henry
w and the dethronement of Louis XVI.
is divisable by IA. Louis XVII died in
1894; the extreme digits of the date are IA
and the first two give his number The
Bourbons were restored in 1914, also
marked by the extremes being IA and by
the sum of the figures being IA. Louis
X was born in 1915; add the digits and
you have 8. Charles VII was born in
1902; the sum of the figures is Z. Louis
XII. was born in 1861, and 1x4x6x1=12.
Louis XIV was crowned in 1643, and
these four figures give a. He died in
1715, which also adds IA. He was aged
II, and I and Z are IA. Louis XVIII
was born in 1755; add the digits and you
have 18.
Robespierre fell in 1894, Napoleon in
1915, and Charles x. in 1890 Fhe sum
of the digits composing these dates gives
the date of the fall of the successor.
Robespierre fell in 1894; 1x7x9x4=21.
1794x21=1815, the date of the fall of
Napoleon; 1x9x1x5=15, and 1815x15
1870, the date of the fall of Charles X
A singular rule has been pointed out,
supposed to determine the length of the
reigning pope's life in the earlier half of
century Add his number to that of his
predecessor, to that add 10, and the result
gives the year of his death. For instance:
Plus VII. succeeded Plus VI; 6x7=13,
add 10 and the sum is %; Plus died in
1923 Leo, XII. succeeded Plus VII,:
12x7x10=29, and Leo XII; and died
1929; Plus VIII, succeeded Leo XII;
9x12x10=30, and Plus VIII. died in
1880.
December 2 is a remarkable day in Bona
partist annals December 2, 1904, Napo-
leon l. was crowned. The same day in
the next year he won his chief victory of
Austerlitz. December 2, 1851, Napoleon
III. made himself master of France, and
December 2, 1852, he was proclaimed en-
peror.
There is a tradition that the number 3
is stamped on the royal line of England,
and that there shall not be more than
three princes in succession without revo-
luton. William l. and IL, and Henry l.,
then the revolution of Stephen. Henry
IL, Richard l., John; then invasion of
France. Henry Ill, Edward l., Edward
H., the last was dethroned and put to death.
Edward Ill and Richard IL. dethroned.
Henry ", ", and VI, then the crown
passed to the house of York Edward Nv.
and v and Richard Ill, the crown won
by Henry Tudor. Henry VII. and Will,
and Edward VI; Lady Jane Grey's usur-
patton. Mary, Elizabeth; the crown passed
to the house of Stuart James l., Charles
L. revolution Charles H., James H.; in,
vasion of William of Orange. William
and Mary, Anne; arrival of the house Of
Brunswick Here the law proved faulty.
The number SO seems to have been fatal
to the house of Stuart, and the date Sep
tember had influence on the fortunes of
Oliver Cromwell Robert IL, the first
Stuart king, died in 1888; james III. was
killed at the siege of Roxburg in 148S,
Mary Stuart was beheaded in 1888, James
H. dethroned in 1858, Charles Edward
died in 1888, and with him the hopes of
the Jacobites Oliver Cromwell was born
September 3, 1897, won the battle of Dun
bar September 3, 1850, and that of Wor-
cester September 3, 1861, and died Sep
tember 3, 1868.
Saturday has been fatal to some of the
later English princes. William of Orange
died Saturday, March Is, 1902; Anne
died Saturday, August l, 1904, George |.
died Saturday, June 10, 1927; George IL.
died Saturday, October %, 1850; George
III. died Saturday, January 30, 1920,
George ~. died Saturday, June 26, $780,
There is a burden of care in getting
riches, fear in keeping them, temptation in
using them, guilt in abusing them, sorrow
in losing them, and burden of account at
last to be given up concerning them, and
yet foolish people sell their souls and sigh