St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-15
MONARCHS OF EUROPE.
Something of Interest About the Living
Rulers of Europe.
TWO KINGLESS COUNTRIES,
How the People of Europe Are Weighted
Down With all Aris-
tocracy.

Queen Victoria now holds a place
among the oldest sovereigns of Europe,
says the New York Sun. In May of
next year she will be seventy years OF
age. She has been ON the throne for
half century. She enjoys good health
and bids fair to live and reign for many
years vet. If she attains the age OF her
grandfather, George Ill. she will WELD
| the scepter Barring accidents) up to the
year 1901. If at that time her son, the
Prince of Wales, becomes king, he Will
have reached the ripe age of sixty years,
and his tendency to badness will,
doubtless, have become more marked
than it is now.
The new German emperor, Frederick,
| is fifty-seven years of age, and his
empress, the daughter of Queen Vic
toria, is forty-eight. Judging from
photographs, he does not closely re-
semble his departed father in the face,
mother. If Frederick should live to be
as old as his father, and perhaps he
NAV, he will wear his crown (barring
accidents) up to the year 1922. His all
mentS dim his prospects, but the
Scotch DIR. Mackenzie may Danish his
ailments.
The King of the Belgians, Leopold
H., is fifty-three years old, and II ne
should reign till he reaches the age at
which his father died he will be king up
to the year 1910. He has been Oh the
throne nearly twenty three years.
The Emperor of Austria, Francis Jo-
seph. is fifty-eight years old, and he has
worn the imperial crown for forty years.
His predecessor was his uncle, who alb
Dictated the throne in his favor when but
fifty-fve years of age, because he was
tired of the turmoil and trouble. Fran
els Joseph is polished scholar, a LIN
guiSt, an equestrian, an admlrer OF mill
tary pomp, and charmer. He is
healthy, and bids fair to reign for long
time vet earring accidentS).
The king of Italy, Humberto L., is
forty-four years old, and has worn the
| crown since the death of his father, ten
wears ago. He is but the second of the
kings of United Italy, and his throne is
in the eternal city of Rome.
The emperor Of Russia, Alexander
Ill, is forty-three years old. and
mounted the throne after the murder OF
his father, seven years ago. The king
of Denmark, Christian TX, is seventy
years of age, or year older than Queen
| Victoria, and is the second oldest
monarch in Europe. He has
| welded the scepter for quarter
| of century, or just half as long as the
| British queen. One of his daughters is
| the wife of the Russian car; another of
them is wife of the heir apparent to the
British crown, and his second son is
king of Greece.
The king of Sweden and Norway,
| Oscar H., is in his sixtieth year, and has
reigned for sixteen years. He has
| favored some reforms.
The king of Portugal, Luis l., is fifty
| years old, and is a man of enterprise and
progress. He has been for twenty
seven years king.
| The sovereign or sultan of Turkey,
| Abdul Hamid H., is forty-siX years old,
and succeeded to the throne twelve years
ago, when the majesty who preceded
| him was depoSed. He is the twenty
| eighth sultan since the conquest of Con-
stantinople by the Turks.
| The king of the Netherlands, William
Ill, is the oldest monarch in Europe,
| being now of the age of seventy-one,
and will enter upon the fOrtieth year of
his reign next Saturday, which is St.
| Patrick'S day, though he is scion of the
royal house of Orange. Even in Hol-
| land the old monarch is merry at times.
The power and authority of the king
| of Spain, Alfonso KILL, who is not yet
| two years old. is limited by the regency
| of his mamma. He never saw his royal
| sire.
The king of Greece, or king of the
Hellenes, Georgios l., is forty-three
years of age, and has been king for a
| quarter of century, or since he was
| to the Hellenic throne. He finds it a
! hard lob to rule the modern Greeks or
keep their favor.
The king of Roumania, Carol l., is
| forty-nine years of age and was pro-
claimed only seyen year ago, but before
| that time he had been for fourteen years
| the Domnul of his subjects.
The king of Servia, Milan l., is thirty
| four and was crowned only six years
ago, but before that he had held the
| throne for fourteen years by election as
Prince Milan Obrenovic ~. He is the
| fourth of his dynasty since Servia threw
off the Turkish yoke in 1929. His pre-
| deceSSOr was aSSaSSinated.
The reigning prince of Montenegro is
| Nicholas l., who is fOrty-seven years
| old, and has reigned for twenty-eight
years.
In Germany there are three kings and
| a grand duke, besides the emperor of
| Germany and the king of Prussia, who
are one. They are the king of Bava-
| ria, the king of Wurtemburg, the king
| of SaXony and the reigning grand duke
| of Baden.
There are in Europe two kingless
countries-France and Switzerland
| Both Of these republics seem to be able
| to get along and keep the peace without
| the guidance of kings or emperOrS.
The president of the French republic,
Mr.. Carnot, is fifty-One years of age,
and was elected to Office in December
last. He is graduate of the Polytech-
mic school, in Paris, and held various Of
| fees before his election as president.
| There are over 3S,o00,00O people in the
French republic.
In the republic Of Switzerland the
highest official af the government is the
president of the ed feral council, who is
elected by the federal assembly, holds
Office for the term of one year, and
enjoys salary of $1,000 per annum.
The president for the present year is
Mr.. w. f. Hertenstein. A president is
not eligible to reelection until year
after the end of his term of office.
| The people of the Kingdoms and en-
pireS of Europe, besides sustaining
the sOvereignS with their families and
| courts, have the privilege of upholding
prOdigiOus system of ariStocracy.
1t is we'll for us that our fathers broke
| the rOyal power in the United States