The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-07-22
Sovereigns OF Europe.

the name of the sovereign: the date of his
birth and of his accession to the throne:
the name. relation to the sovereign. and
the date of the birth of the heir apparent: :
and the number of people over whom the
sovereign rules. The list Will be found a
useful one to preserve, inasmuch as only
one of the monarchs named is under the
age of thirty years and as the average age
Of all the sovereigns in the list Is 6fty-one
and half years.
Austria-Hungary, monarchy, Fran z
Josef l., emperor, born August is, 1880;
succeeded December 2, 1913. Heir, his
son. Rudolph. rown-prince, born August
2l. 1858 Population 1885, 37,7S6,346.
Belgium. Kingdom, Leopold IL, king,
born April 8. 1895: succeeded December
10. 1865 Heir, his younger brother, Phi
hppe born March a, 1887. Population
$780, 5,52O,OO9.
Denmark. kingdom. Christian X, king,
born April S. 1878: succeeded November
Is. 1863. Heir his son, Prince Frederick,
born June 8. 1913. Population of Den
mark QSS0.) 1854 039; of colonies l27, 122.
France, republic, Jules Grevy, president,
born August Is. 1913: elected flor seven
yearsl January 30, 1879. Population of
rance (lool.l o''o'-'ofo' VI oOAOAIiSS'
about 9.2500O0
Germany, empire, Wilhelm l., emperor,
born March y. 1877; proclaimed January
Is. 1871 Heir, his son, Friedrich Wilhelm,
imperial crown-prince, born October Is,
1881. Population (1SSO,) 1924, O6l. Ger
many comprises a. Prussia. kingdom,
Wilhelm l.. king, succeeded January z,
1861: " Bavaria, kingdom, Ludwig II,
king, born August 25, 1916; succeeded
March 10. 1864. Heir, his brother, Prince
Otto, born April q, 1S+S; 81 Wurtemburg,
kingdom, Karl l., king, born March 6,
1923: succeeded June 25. 1864; a. SaxOny,
kingdom, Albert l., king. born April %,
1928: succeeded October %, 1873: and
many grand duchies and duchies.
Great Britain. kingdom, Victoria L,
queen born May "a. 1919; succeeded June
20. 1887. Heir. her son. Albert Edward,
Prince of Wales, born November 8, 1S41.
Population of United Kingdom (1SS1,) 3d.,
24f.4S2: of colonies and dependencies,
about 222.0OO,OOO.
Greece. kingdom, Georgios l., king, born
December "a. 1915; elected March 30, 1863.
Heir. his son. Prince KOnstantinOs, Duke
of Sparta, born August 2, 1868. POpula-
ton t1S79,) 1,9T9,305.
Italy. kingdom. Umberto /, king, born
March IA, 1874: succeeded January 3, 1878.
Heir, his son. Vittorio Emanuele, Prince
of Naples. born November IL, 1869. POpu-
lation (lSS1,) 2S,459,451.
Montenegro, principality, Nicholas l.,
prince, born October Z, 1S41; succeeded
August IA. 1860. Heir. his son, Danilo
Alexander, born June 29, 1871. Popula
ton. about 100000.
Netherland, kingdom, Wilhelm Ill, king,
born February 10, 1917; succeeded March
II. 1919 Heiress, his daughter, Princess
Wilhelmina. born August 81. 1880. Popu-
lation of Netherlands (lSS3.) 4.1T2.971; of
colonies (1SS1,) 26,S41, 597.
Portugal, kingdom, Luis L, king, born
October 81, 1898; succeeded November IL,
1861 Heir. his son, Prince Carlo. Duke
of Braganza. born September Is, 1858
Population of Portugal and islands (1SS1,)
4.70S17S; of colonies, 1888, 700
Romania, kingdom, Carol l., king, born
April %, 1885, elected April 20, 1866.
Heir, his nephew, Prince Ferdinand, of
Hohenzollern-Sigma born August
"A. 1865. Population ESTIMATED 5,376,0O0.
Russia. empire, Alexandria Ill, emper-
or. born March 10, 1915; succeeded March
ID. 1881 Heir. his son, Grand Duke
Nicholas, born May is, 1868. Population
ESTIMATED, 1897 lOO,372,553
Servia. kingdom, Milan l., king, born
August p, 1854: succeeded August 2,
1872. Heir. his son, Alexander, born
August IA. 1876 Population ESTIMATED,
1881 100000
Spain. kingdom, Alfonso'XII., king, born
November %. 1851; succeeded December
81, 1874 Heiress, his sister, Infanta lisa
bel born December 20. 1851. Population
ESTIMATED, 1881 16,S5S, ~.
Sweden and Norway, kingdom, Oscar
II. king, born January u. 1921: sue
ceeded September Is, 1872 Heir, his son,
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Wermeland, born
June 16, 2S5S. Population of Sweden
llSS2,) 4,579.115; of Norway l1ST5.) 1906
900
Switzerland, republic, Charles Schenck,
president, 1SS5) for one year. Popula-
ton (1SS0,) 2.S46,102.
Turkey. empire, Abdul Hamid II, born