Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-02

and were found to have been wrested
from the public domain by func,onaries
aud their creatures. Even Alexander
ii was found to have been delinquent
for il was discovered he had put out at
interest in foreign countries large sums
OF money for the benefit OF his morgan
tic wife, the Princess DolgOruka. The
result Of these revelations was the dis
mlsSal OF many high officials.
On May %, 1883, Alexander III. was
crowned in the Cathedral OF the As
sumption In the Kremlin at Moscow.
The reiguing family Of Russia de-
scends in the female line from Michael
Romanoff, elected Car in 1913, after
the extinction Of the house of RuriC,
and in the male line from the Duke
Karl Friedrich Of HOlsteiu. GottOrp, born
iu 1901, and the scion OF younger
branch OF the prncey house Of OIden-
burg. The union of his daughter Anne
with Duke Karl Friedrich OF HOlstein
OF Gottorp formed part of the great re-
form projects of Peter l., who intended
to bring Russia into closer contact with
the western States OF Europe.
Peter l. was succeeded by his
second wife, Catherine, the dauRh-
ter Of a Livonian peasant and she by
Peter H., the grandson OF Peter l., with
whom the male line OF the Romanotfs
terminated in 1880. The reign OF the
next three sovereigns-Anne, Ivan VI.
and Elizabeth, or the female line of
Romanoff-formed a transition period.
which ended with the accession Of
Peter Ill, OF the house OF Holstein-
Gottorp. All the subsequent emperors
connected themselves bY marriage with
German families. The wife and success
sor Of Peter Ill, Catherine H., daughter
OF the Prince OF Anhalt Zerbst, general
in the Prussian army, left the crown to
her only son, Paul, who became the
father OF the two EmperorS-Alexander
l. and Nicholas.
Car Peter l. was the first ruler who
adopted, in 1921, the title OF Emperor.
The Cars and Emperors since the cleo
tion Of Michael Romanotf were. House
OF Romanof, male line-Mchael, 1913;
Alexei, l645; Feodor, 1916; Ivan and
Peter l., 1852; Peter l., 1859; Csthrine
l., l725; Peter H., 1927. House of RO-
manotf. female line-Anne, 1870; Ivan
VI, 174O. assassinated; Elizabeth, 1741.
House of Romsuoff, Holstein- Peter
Ill, 1862, assassinated; Catherine IL,
1865; Paul, 1896, aSsSssinated; Alexan-
der l., 1901; Nicholas l., 1925; Alexan-
der H.. 1855, assassinated; Alexander
III, 1SS1.
The government OF Russia Is an ab-
solute hereditary monarchy, the whole
legislative, executive and judicial pow
er being vested in the Emperor. There
are, however, pertain rules OF govern
ment which the sovereigns Of the pres
ent rsigning house acknowledge as
binding. The chief OF these Is the law
Of succession TO the throne, which, ac-
cording 30 decree ot the Emperor
Paul, Of the year 17l7, is to be that
OF regular descent, b the rule Of
primozeulture. with preference OF
male over female heirs. This decree
annulien that Of Peter l., of February
;. ,722. which ordered each sovereign
to selAt his successor from among the
membeKs OF the imperial family, ire
spective o. the claims OF primoReniture.
Another fundamsntal law proclaimed
By Peter l. that ever sovereign. his
consort and children must be members
OF the ort Alox Greek church. The
princes ADD krineesses OF the imperial
house Racco ing TO q decree of
Alexander L, mHst obtain
the conse of the emperor
10 any marr gs they may eOutracai