Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-09-13
DECLINED A CROWN.
MANY HAVE DONE so SINCE JU-
LluS CAESARS TIME.
Some of the Persons Who Have Re.
fused to Become kinGs-ThrOne of
Greece Went Begging tor some Time
similar Ex periencc in Roumania.

fused to Become kinGs-ThrOne of
Greece Went Begging tor Some Time
similar Experience in Roumania.
1t Is no mean distinction to have re-
fused Il crown. There is probably not
one man in Il million who would decline
d kingdom If it were offered him. IN
spite OF the restless nights and fearful
days that are commonly supposed to be
the lot of King. Even Cromwell is
.niI L. have refused the crown of En-
gland more from fear OF others than
from any other motive.
But there have been many men since
Cromwell who have refused to wear
monnrch's crown. TlIrty-tive years
ago when the thronev'f Greece was
vacant. more than one great English
Statesman might have ruled over the
dc>tillps of that classic country. but
| the difficulties in the way were f"rmld-
able Mr.. Gladstonc's name was freely
mentioned in connection with the
crown OF Greece. though. as MIR. Glad
stone was a member of the government
at the time. the proposal never took
dtnit" shape.
| The late Lord Derby, however. who
had strong Sympatllies with Greece.
was offered the crown and refused IT,
| throwing away fW.WO year ana
kingdom. 1t was not the first time
man had declined to sit on the throne
Of Greece Prince Leopold. the father
OF the present King Of the BelSians,
having refused the crown when Greece
was declared Il Kingdom, in 1880. Prince
I.copold's reason for refusing the crown
was that the boundaries of the country
were insufficient. the exclusion of Crete
especially influencing his decision.
One Of Queen Nictoria's SONS. the
Duke of Edinburgh. has also been Of
fpred the irecian crown. lie was ap-
pealed to in the Gls, at the time LORD
Derby declined the crown. but was
compelled to refuse the office. owing to
the attitude of the powers. who strong
ly declared their opposition to Prince
Alfred being crowned King Of the
Greeks. The throne was then offered
to tho present King. TN who's" beiialf
it was accepted by his father, the King
| of Denmark.
The crown Of Austria II ungnry was
refused in the middle Of the century by
| the Alcl.uuke Franz Karl. the father
of the present Emperor King Ftr.ll-
nand L. AFFILIATED in December 1878.
tlc throne then descending in the Or
binary course to Archduke Franz Karl.
The .Archdnke. however. declined the
crown. which he handed over to his
Son. who still wears 1t.
Another crown which has been more
| than once refused is the crown of Ro,l-
mania. When Koulnania was declared
kingdom 1t was settled that the
throne should descend to Prince Leo
pold, the eldest brother OF the then
regnng King. The Prince, however.
voluntarily yielded his rights to the
crown in favor Of his son. Prime" Will
helm, the remuneration being registered
| in the Senate in October, 1880. Prince
| Wilhelm RENAME heir apparent for
eight years. but toward the end Of 'SSS
| he formally refused to accept the
crown, and his brother became heir al'-
parent. being now Prince of RouElana.
| The Prince has since married Prince ~
Marie, a granddaughter OF Queen Vie
| toria.
Not many years ago nephew OF the
great Napoleon died in exile, after re-
fusing Il crown. Prince Napoleon. nick
named "plOn-Plon." son OF a brOlhe
of Napoleon BOnaparte. was invited to
sit on the throne Of Rounanin rs tn"
first King OF that country, but l.e de-
clined the offer. believing ut the time
that he might ascend the throne of
France So the bird in the land flew
away, and the bird In the bush was
never caught. The man who had
hoped to he crowned King OF France
died out of that country in solitary tx
lie. He had sacrificed one crown IN the
hope Of receiving another, and lost
both.
Early in the present century Fcrli-
nand VII. renowned the crown If
Spain in favor Of his father who again
refused 1t in favor Of Napoleon. The
great conquerOr had to face nat:or
| In arms, however. and never took the
throne.
Tho story OF Lord Reacnnsfieid's gold
en- crown provides us with another IN
stance, though there was no throne
with this strange crown. The man in
whose brain the idea Of browning Lord
BeacOnstield originated IL now deaf,
but as long as he lived he never rccov
cred from the blow Of Lord RenconS
fields refusal OF this tribute. Tracy
Turnerelli received subscriptions from
600 people toward his gold laurel
wreath. but in June. 1879. when he for
mally offered the crown to his idol, it
was refused Philadelphia times
MAY BE HEARD TEN MILES AWAY.