Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-10-03

It Ii no mean distinction to have re-
fused a crown. There 10 probably not
one man In q million who would decline
kingdom II 1t were offered him, In
spite of the restless nights and fearful
days that are commonly supposed to bs
the lot of q King. Even Cromwell 10
said 10 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 Q
mOnarch's crown. Thirty-fve years
ago. when the throne Of Greece was
vacant. more than one great English
Statesman might have ruled over the
destinies Of that classic country, but
the difficulties in the way were fOrmid-
able. Mr.. Gladstone's name was freely
mentioned in connection with the
crown Of Greece. though, as Mr.. Glad
stone was a member Of the government
at the time. the proposal never took
definite shape.
The late Lord Derby, however, who
had strong sympathies with Greece.
was offered the crown and refused it
throwing away $4,000 a year and .
kingdom. 1t Vas not the first time .
man had declined to sit on the throne
Of Greece-Princs Leopold, the father
Of the present King Of the Belgians,
having refused the crown when Greece
was declared kingdom, in 1880. Prince
Leopold'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 Victoria's sons. the
Duke Of Edinburgh, has also been OF.
fered the Grecian crown. He was ap
pealed to in the eos, at the time Lord
Derby declined the crown, but was
compelled TO refuse the Office. owing te
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 the present King. on whose behalf
it was accepted by his father. the King
If Denmark.
The crown Of Austria Hungary was
refused in the middle Of the century by
the Archduke Franz Karl, the father
Of the present Emperor. King Ferdl
nand l. abdlcated in December, 1S4S
the throne then descending in the or.
binary course to Archduke Franz Karl.
The Archduke, however. declined the
crown. which he handed over to his
son, who still wears It.
Another crown which has been more
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.1f Tia. When Roumania was declared
a kingdom II was settled that the
throne should descend to Prince Leo
pold. the eldest brother Of the ther
reigning King. The Prince. however,
voluntarily yielded his rights to the
crown In favor Of his son. Prince VIII
helm. the renunciation being registered
in the.Senate in October, 1880. Prince
Wilhelm remained heir apparent for
eight years. but toward the end Of ,SSs
he formally refused to accept the
crown. and his brother became heir ap-
parent, being now Prince Of Roumania.
The Prince has since married Princess
Marie, a granddaughter Of Queen Vie
toria.
Not many years ago a nephew Of the
great Napoleon died in exile, after re-
fusing a crown. Prince Napoleon, nick
"Plon-Plon." son Of a brother
Of Napoleon Bonaparte, was invited TO !
sit on the throne Of Roumania as tine
first King Of that country. but lie de-
clined the offer. believing at the time
that he might ascend the throne OF
France So the bird in the 1nnd flew /
away. and the bird in the bush was
never caught. The man who had
died out Of that country In solitary ex-
lle He had sacrificed one crown in the |
hope Of receiving another, and lost |
both.
EARLY in the present century Ferdi. |
nand VII. renounced the crown Of /
Spain IN favor Of his father. who again
refused It in favor Of Napoleon. The
in arms, however and never took the
throne.
The story Of Lord Beaconsfield'e gold |
en- crown provides US with another in.
stance. though there was no throne
with this strange crown. The man IL |
whose brain the idea Of crowning Lord
Beaconsfeid originated is now dead
but as long as he lived he never rccov.
cred from the blow Of Lord Bcacons
fields refusal Of this tribute. Tracy
Turnerelli received subscriptions from
10000 people toward his gold laure
wreath. but in June. 1870. when he for
mally offered the crown to his idol. I,
was refused.-Philadelp Times