Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-23
The Living Monarchs of Europe.


be seventy wears of age. She has
been on the throne for half CEN
tury. She enjoys good health, and
bids fair to live and reign for many
years yet. If she attains the age Of
her grandfather, George Ill, she
will WELD the sceptre (barring acci-
dents) up to the year 1901. II at
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 il is now.
The new German Emperor Fred
erick, is fifty-seven years Of age, and
his empress, the daughter of Queen
Vic oria, is forty-eight. Judging
from photographs, he does not close
ly resemble his departed father in
the face, but she looks very much
like her mother. If Frederick should
live to be as old as his father, and
perhaps he may, he will wear his
crown up to the year 1922. His
ailments dim his prospects, but the
Scotch DR.. Mackenzie may Danish
his ailments.
The King of the Belgians, Leopold
H., is fifty-three years old, and II he
should reign till he reaches the age
at which his father died he will be
king up to the year 1910. lie has
been on the throne nearly twenty
three years.
The Emperor of Austria, Francis
Joseph, is fifty-eight years old, and
he has worn the imperial crown for
forty years. His predecessor was
his uncle, who abdicated the throne
in his favor when but fifty-f1e years
of age, because he was tired Of the
turmoil and trouble. Francis Joseph
is polished scholar, linguist, an
equestrian, and an admirer Of mili-
tary pomp, and charmer. He Is
healthy, and bids fair TO reign for "A
long time yet (barring accidents,)
The King of Italy, Humberto l.,
is forty-four years old, and has worn
the crown since the death OF his faith
er, 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 Emperor of Russia, Alexander
ILL.,, is forty-three years old, and
the throne after the murder
Of his father, seven years ago.
The King of Denmark, Christian
TX, is seventy years of age, a year
or two older than Queen Victoria,
and is the second oldest monarch IN
Europe. He has welded the sceptre +
for a quarter of century, or just /
half as long as the British Queen. /
One of his daughters is the wife OF /
,he 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. lie
las favored some reforms.
The King of Portugal, Louis l.,
S fifty years old, and a man OF en-
erprise and progress. lie has been
or twenty-seven years a king.
The power and authority OF the
King of Spain, Alfonso Kill, who
5 not yet two years old, is limited
~ the regency of his mamma. lie
lever saw his royal sire.
The King of Greece, or King Of
he Hellenes, Georgios l., Is forty
hree' years of age, and has been "A
ing for over a quarter of a century,
II since he was eighteen, at which
ge he was elected TO the Hellenic
hrone. He finds it a hard job TO
ule the modern Greeks or keep their
avor.
The sovereign or Sultan Of Turkey,
abdul Hamid H., is forty-six years
Id, and succeeded TO the throne
welve years ago, when the majesty
receded him was deposed. lie is
he twenty-eighth sultan since the
onquest of Constantinople by the
turks.
The King of the Netherlands, Will
am ILL.,, is the oldest monarch in
Europe, being now Of the age Of
eventy-one, and entered upon the
Drtieth year of his reign St. Patricks
'ay, though he is a scion OF the roy
| house of Orange. Even in Hol-
md the old monarch is merry at
mes.
The King of Roumania, Carol L.,
} forty-nine years Of age, and was
reclaimed king only seven years ago,
ut before that time he had been for
ourteen years the domnal of his
lbjects.
The King of Servia, Milan l., Is
and was crowned only
tx years ago, but before that he had
eld the throne for fourteen years by
lection as Prince Milan Obrenovic
V. He is the fourth Of his dynasty
nee Servia threw off the Turkish
oke in 1929. His predecessor was
The reigning Prince Of Montene- ]
70 is Nicholas L., who is forty-scven {
ears old, and has reigned for TWEEN j
'-eight years.
In Germany there are three kings 1
nd a grand duke, besides the Empe- v
pr of Germany and the King Of