San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-17
CRoWNLESS KINGS.

| France in 1880. For two years he
lived in England, and for four on
the Continent, finally dying in
Hungary. His favorite amuse,
ment during his exile was card,
playing.
Macmillan, the unfortunate EN-
peror of Mexico, did not have a
chance to go into exile, but all the
world knows the story of the I'M
happy CarlOtta, driven to madness
by the misfortunes of herself and
husband.
Amadeus of Spain abdicated in
1873, disguised with the tedious
ceremonials of the Spanish court
He returned to Italy, and was glad
to resume his honorary and nOmi-
nal duties as an officer in the Itali-
an service.
The expulsion of good old Dom
Pedro of Brazil is fresh in the
minds Of all readers. He had am
pie fortune, and with his family
moved to Paris, where he was well
received. He rented apartments
and lived quietly in Paris until
his death a short time ago.
Stephen H., of Hungary, abdicat-
ed out of WEAKNESS, in 113l, and
spent his time after that date in
travel. He visited almost every
continental capital, made a pill
grimage to the Holy Land and en-
joyed the reputation of being one
of the best travelled men of his day.
Nine. Mere, Napoleon's mother,
after the downfall of her great son,
lived at Rome. She was rich, haV-
ing saved enough of NapOleOn's
generous gifts to enable her to help
her distressed children. She died
in 1886, having been for six years
confined to her room with broken
thigh.
Isabella of Spain was driven out
of her kingdom by her enraged
people in 1870. She did not take
the disaster so much to heart, but
being of gay disposition, made
the best of the situation and went
to live in Paris. For years Paris
was filled with stories of her eX-
travagance and dissipation.
Louis XVIII. had two terms of
exile, the first lasting during the
Consulate and Empire, the second
during the Hundred Days. Dur
ing most of both eXiles he lived in
London, where he was long re-
as a stout old gentle
man who was wheeled about the
pavements in an armchair.
Among the many crOwnless
kings of the Middle Ages was
John Ballot. of Scotland. After
the battle of Dunbar, he surren-
dered to Edward, who imprisoned
him in the Tower. At the Pope's
he was released, went
to France, where he had an estate,
on which he lived the remainder
of his days.
Charles H. had a long expert
ence as an exile and liked it so
little that after his establishment
on the throne of England he al
lowed parliament to do what it
pleased. When demonstrated with
in regard to his ascent to some
particularly aggressive action he
replied: 81 have no intention OF
going on my travels again"
Albert the Bear, of Brandenburg,
abdicated in ll42, and from that
time until his death, in 1l6S, de-
voted himself to the improve
ment of his estates, almost a king
dom in themselves. He cleared
the forests, drained the marshes,
regulated the course of rivers and
accomplished more good as a pri-
waite gentleman than as the ruler
of people.
Sylla, the Roman Dictator, in the
year b. c. ~, resigned the absolute
power which he possessed and
quietly retired into private life.
He had been one of the most cruel
tyrants the Roman world had ever
known, and hundreds of his enc
mics had been put to death by his
command, but after his abdication
he led the life of an unassuming
Roman gentleman. He was refined
in tastes and fond of reading, and,
it is said, had marked love of
poetry.
King Milan, of Servia, was GUST
ed from his throne by his people
on account of general worthless:
ness. He at once went to Paris
and promptly spent in gambling
all the money they had advanced
for his subsistence, besides con-