Sharp County record., 1888-10-11
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THE reigning Prince OF 20
Nicholas L, who is forty-seveN years old,
and has reigned for twenty-eight years.
THE King of Sweden and Norway, Oscar
IL, is in his sixtieth year, and has reigned
for sixteen years. He has favored some re-
forms.
THE King of Portugal Louis l., is fifty
years old, and is man of enterprise and
progress. He has been twenty-seven years
q King.
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 power and authority of the King OF
Spain, Alfonso XIII, who is not yet two
years old, is limited by the regency of his
mother. He never saw his royal sire
THE King of Roumania, Carol l., is forty
nine years of age, and was proclaimed King
only seven years ago, but before that time
he had been for fourteen years the Domnul
of his subjects.
THE King of Italy, HumbertO l., is forty
four years old, and has worn the crown
since the death of his father, ten years ago,
He is but the second of the Kings of United
italy, and his throne is in the eternal city
of Rome.
THE King of the Belgians, Leopold H., is
fiftv-three years old, and if he should reign
till he reaches the age at which his father
died he will be King up to the year 1910. He
has been on the throne nearly tWenty-three
years
IN Germany there are three Kings and a
Grand Duke, besides the Emperor Of Ger
many and the King of Prussia, who are one,
There are the King OF Bavaria, the King of
Wurtemburg, the King Of Saxony and the
reigning Grand Duke of Baden.
THE Sovereign or Sultan of Turkey, Alb
dul Hamid H., is forty-six years old, and
succeeded to the throne twelve years ago,
when the Majesty who preceded him was
deposed. He was the tWenty-cighth Sultan
since the conquest fNConstantinople by the
Turks.
THE King of Greece, or King Of the Hell
lenes, Georgios l., is forty-three years OF
age, and has been King for quarter of a
century, or since he was eighteen, at which
age he was elected to the Hellenic throne.
He finds it a hard job to rule the modern
Greeks or keep their favor.
THE King of the Netherlands, William
Ill, is the Oldest monarch in Europe, beng
now of the age of seventy-one, and entered
upon the fortieth year Of his reign on st.
Patrick's day, though he is scion OF the
royal house Of Orange. Even in Holland
the old monarch is merry at times.
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 predecessor Was assas-
sinated.
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 a century, or just
half as long as the British Queen. One OF
his daughters is tho wife of the Russian
Gar; another of them is the wife Of the
heir apparent to the British crown and his
second son is King of Greece.
THE Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph
is ffty-eight years old, and he has worn the
imperial crown for forty years. His prede-
cessor was his uncle who abdicated the
throne in his favor when but ffty-fve years
of age, because he was tired of the turmoil
and trouble. Francis Joseph is polished
scholar, linguist, an equestrian and an
sdmirer Of military pomp