The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

luscd TO Become hinEn-l hrone o.
Greece Went Begging for some inie
Similar Experience in Roumania.
! 1t is no mean distinction 20 have re- {
fused a crown. There is probably not {
one man in million who wound decline
kingdom if it were offered him. in
spite Of the restless nights and fearful
days that are commonly supposed 10 be
the lot of IA King. Even Cromwell is
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 a
n.onarchs crown. Thirty-fve years
ago. when the throne Of Greece was
vacant, more than one great English
statesman might have ruled over the
destnies Of that classic country, bur
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.. Clad
stone was member Of the government
at the time. the proposal never took
definite shape.
The late Lord Derby. however. who
had strong synlpathies with Greece,
was offered the crown and refused it.
throwing away 10000 year and
kingdom 1t was not the INST time "A
man bad declined 10 sit on the throne
OF Greece-P Prince Leopold. the father
Of the present King of the Rclgians.
having refused tine crown when Greece
was declared kingdom. in 1880. Prince
Leopold 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 Nictorias sons. tie
Duke of Edinburgh. has also been Of
fered the Grecian crown. lie WAS alp
pealed 20 i'm the Sos at the time Lord
, Derby declined the crown but was
Z compelled to refuse the office. owing To
tie attitude Of The powers. who strong
, ly declared their opposition To Prince
5 Alfred being crowned King %. the
9 Greeks. The throne was then offered
b. to the present King. on whose behalf
- it was accepted 10y his father. the King
y of Denmark.
The crown of Aus'ra-Ilursary was
refused in the middle of the century j.!
e the Archduke Franz Karl t.'e failel
r of the present Emperor King Ferdl
{. nand /. abdicated I'm December. lN4N
the throne then descending IN the or
binary course TO Archduke Franz Kari
.s The Archdukp. however. declined ih'
ie crown. which he handed over to h'
n son. WHO still wears il.
- Another crown which has been more
I, than once refused is the crown OF knu
a. mania. When Roumania was derlar"'
to a kingdom it was settled Thar tA'
" throne should descend to Prince Leo
ID pold. the eldest brother of the thei
~ reigning King. Tie Prince. however
IN voluntarily yielded his rights lea ih
crown in favor uf his SON Prince MI
y helm. the remuneration being registered
in the Senate In October. 1850. Prime
Wilhelm remained heir Lpplr"n1 f.
c. eight years. bur toward the cni of -
y he formally refused 70 accept Do
- crown. and his brother became heir ai
n parent. being now Prince of RoVlanE
81 The Prince has since married Primo
Marie a granddaughter of Queen W.
toria
Not many years ago Il nephew OF 'h
- great Napoleon died in exile. after r'
is fuSing a crown Prince Napoleon. r.ri
of named ~Plon-Plon' son OF a hr".h,
he of Napoleon Bonaprie. WAS inTlu'l
ny sit on the throne of Roumania as 1n
81 first King Of that country. Aut 'e 81.
~. rl,ued The. offer. believing at the rim
IS that he might ascend the thron" g
rs France 50 the bird in the land fe
ng away. and the bird in the bush wa
I'm never caught The man who ha
fh hoped To- be crowned King nf Franc
VI. died ont of that country in solitary e.
lis lie. He had sacrificed one crown IN q
OF hope of receiving another. and j"
DID both.
Sc Early I'm the present century Fcrl
e-i nand VII. renowned the crown
. aa, Snain i'm favor of his father. who a-a
Ter refused IT i'm favor Of Napole1n. -
on, great conoucror had To face a nats
zen i'm arms. however. and 'never took q
~ throne.
~; ;ot The sorry Of Lord Beaconsdo'd'S col
en- crown provides us with ano-hcr
ss. stance. though there was no thro'
$40 with this strange crown. Til man
1gs whose brain the idea df crpWnn- i.o
,os,, HeaconStield originated is uow dea
but as loug as he lived hc nev'r rc-'
80 cred from the blow of Lord Beacon
M fields refusal of this tribute. Ira
10 Tnrnerrlu received subscriptions I'm
and :0.o,o people toward his gold lam