Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-12-10
SOVEREIGNs OF EUROPE.
Interesting Facts Concerning Royalty.

Interesting Facts Concerning Royalty.
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 sov-
ereign rules. The list will be found a
useful one to preserve, inasmuch as
only one of the monarchS named is I'M
der the age of thirty vets, and as the
average age of all the sovcreigns in the
list is tifty-one and a halt years:
Austria-H Hungary, Monarchy, Franz
Josef l., Emperor, born August IS,
1880; succeeded December 2, 1S4S.
Heir, his son Rudolph, Crown-Prince,
born August 21, 1868. Population
QSS0) 37,7S6, $40.
Belgium, Kingdom, Leopold H.,
King, born April 8, 1885; succeeded
December 10, 1860. Heir, his young
brother, Philippe, born March "a,
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 QSS0) 1864
039; of colonies, 127, 122
France, Republic, Jules Grevy, Pres
ident, born August 10, 1918; elected
for seven years. January 80, 1879
Population of France 1SSO), 37,672,-
04S; of colonies, about 9,250,000
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 QSSO), 1924, 061. Germany
comprises Q) Prussia, Kingdom, Will
helm l., King, succeeded January 2,
1861; (2) Bavaria, Kingdom, Ludwig
H., King, born August 25, 1945; sue
ceeded March 10, 1864. Heir, his
brother, Prince Otto, born April 27,
1S4S; (3) Wurtemburg. Kingdom, Karl
l., King, born March 6, 1888; succeed
ed June %, 1864; SaNony, Kingdom,
Albert l., King, born April 49, 1928;
succeeded October 20, 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
vcmber 9, 1871. Population of the
United Kingdom QSSD, 35, 241, 42S; of
colonies and depende ncies, about 212,-
900, 900
Greece, Kiagiom, Georgios l., King,
born DecemDer y, 1876 elected March
80, 1868. HJ.r, MS son, Prince Kon-
stantinos, ID Ike OF Sparta, born Au-
gust ,, 1868. Population QS79). l.
979, ,305.
Italy, KIM, Umberto l., King, born
March IA, 1874; succeeded January 8.
1873, Heir, his son, Vittorio Eman-
ueie, Prince OF Naples, born November
II, 1869. Population QSS2), %, 459,-
451.
Montenegro, Principality, Nicholas
l., Prince, born October Z, 1871; sue
ceeded August II, 1860. Heir, his son,
Danilo, Alexander, born June 90, 1871.
Population QS79), about 100000.
Netherlands, Kingdom, Willem Ill,
King. born February 10, 1917; succeed
ed March II, 1919. Heiress, his daugh-
ter, Princess Wilhelmina, born August
81, 1880. Population of Netherlands
1883), 4,172,971; OF colonies QSSD,
26, 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
tember %, 1868. Population of Portu-
gal and islands Q8SD, 4,709,1 ,17o; of
colonies, B. 333,7O0.
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,O0O.
Russia, Empire, Alexander Ill, En-
peror, born March 10, 1915; succeeded
March IS, 1881. Heir, his son, Grand
Duke Nicholas, born May 49, 1868.
Population ESTIMATED, 1882, 1O0,372,-
553.
Servia, Kingdom, Milan l., King, born
August %, 1854; succeeded August
%, 1872 Heir, his son, Alexander,
born August IA, 1876. Population (es-
timated 1882. 1.S20.0 000
Sweden and Norway, Kingdom, VS.
car H., King, born January u, 1921;
succeeded September IS, 1872 Heir,
his son, Prince Gustaff, Duke of Wer-
meland, born June 16, 1858. Popula-
ton of Sweden Q882), 4,579, lis; of
Norway (1S75), 1,806,90
Switzerland, Republic, Charles
Schenck, President QSS5) for one
year. Population QS80), 2,846,1 102.
Turkey, Empire, Abdul Hamd H.,
born September %, 1912; succeeded
August 81, 1876. Heir, his brother,
Mehemmed-Reshad, born Novembe
3, 1914. Population ESTIMATED 1889
of Turkey in Europe, including semi
independent States, S,600,000 of Tur-
key in Asia, 16,200,000; of Egypt and
Tripoli, II, 100000; total AZ, 100000.
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