Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-21
QUEEN VICTORIA.

The reason that Queen Victoria is
German, is because her father was
German and her mother German. Her
grandfather and grandmother were
Germans; her grandfather and
great-grandmother were Germans, and
thus her blood continues back through
centuries, through the German house of
Hanover and Guelph until it is lost in
the tenth century amid the forests and
Alps of medieval Germany.
Her father was not the son of an
English king-but was the son of a
king of Engand-who was a German.
Napoleon was not French emperor;
he was an Italian. The present King
George of Greece is not a Greek king
although he is king of the Greeks; he
is German, of the royal house of Dem
mark. His father, the present King
Christian of Denmark, formerly Duke
of Schleswig- Holstien, is German
The present Car of Russia is almost
wholly German.
George l., Elector of Hanover as
cended the throne through default Of
issue from Anne. His right to the
throne was based upon the fact that he
was the great-grandson of King James
l., Scotchman, whose daughter, Eliz-
abeth, had married into a German fam
lily.
After George I. comes George H., both
married Germans; then George Ill.
who married Charlotte-Sophia, Of
Mecklenburg -Strelitz-these latter are
the grandparents of Queen Victoria.
Edward, Duke Of Kent, fourth son
of George III, was her father He
married Victoria-Louisa, of Saxe-Cog-
burg Saalfeld, and had but one child,
the present Queen.
The duke Of Kent was a person Of
Incorporate and reckless habits, who
left as legacy a multitude OF debts
the result of his dissolute conduct
When Victoria was a little girl she
played about the sands of Ramsgate
clad in simple muslin dresses-the
hand work of her mother. Victoria
herself eXcels in house hold accomp-
llshments. She was clever with the
needle, and even during the Crimean
war made many arm sings for the
wounded soldiers
The Duke of Kent's two brothers.
George ". and William ", Victoria's
uncles, successfully occupied the
throne. William the ". had but two
daughters, whose deaths preceded his
pwn-hence, when William died the
throne stood vacant Victoria being
next in line of succession, was crown
ed queen in 1887. She married her
>f
of e-Coburg-Gotha The present
ruling house of England being German
has always married into German fam
lies. The present Emperor of Ger
many is Victorias grandson, hence a
nephew of the prince of Wales. 1t is
related that on two occasions aftetr the
Emperor's ascension he mentioned to
the Prince some changes he intended
to make in the affairs of England af-
ter his elevation to sovereignty 1t has
been said that William, being the ed-
est son Of Victoria's first child, seems
to feel that he is the rightful successor
to the English throne This conversa-
zion was highly edifying to the Prince
of Wales.
Victoria has been watchful that the
throne shall not suffer for want of heirs
for she and her sons and daughters,
during the fruitful period CT their mar
red lives, have with cheerful regular
lty presented the realm with an heir
almost every year.
If the English monarchy exists in its
present form down to the beginning of
eternity, it is safe to suppose that when
GEriel blows his last trumpet he will
hnd Teuton on the English throne.
BARON ZONES