Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-23
KING EDWARD SEVENTH.


and Ireland, Enpero Of India, K G. K.
Tx P, Field Marshal in the EDglish
aud German armies, q colonel 20 .py
lime over, and lot OF other things be-.
sides, has been popular In his own
couutry for a pumber of years past. At
one time the contrary wss the case. 1t
wac known that he was not an ideal
family man. But as be gradually ap-
preached the age of sixty people begsn
to resl ~ that he was settling down.
His early indiscretioDs were copdoDed,
aud as be always appeared in public
with the tie Princess Of Wales it was
realized that the proprieties were OBJ
served, at least 10 a formal way. Per.
hsps IL was felt that the Prince OF
Wales had only followed precedent in
''liviDg his own liie." Be that as II
may, his unfsilDg good humor, bis
love OF sport of all sorts, bis wonderful
memory for faces and names, bis friend
ship for Gladstone, his willingness to
perform the ornamental public func-
tious which the Queen was unable to
attend to, his felicit0us speeches,
whether be wrote them himself or not.
gradually resulted in change OF public
opinion, and recently he has been as
popular 10 London as he bad been 10
Paris. The court under bic rule will
b as sejate rs It was uLder his mother.
Qneen Alexandra Is as strict in the
matter of proprieiy as was the late SOW
ereign.
TIE King was b rn at Buckingham
Palace November 8, 1841. He was
chris,ened Albert Edward and created
Prince of Wales and Earl OF Chester
by patent" also Earl of Dublin. He
GELD qS shn tboas bSa@effr e 5rd q
Isles and Great s ewsrt. He went to
college for q senior at z iinburgh, then
oroce ded to Christ Church, Oxford,
where be studied for year, and alter
ward took four terms st Cambridge.
Alter leaving the university he visited
Canada and this country. He made an
excellent impression 10 the United
States. New York's reception OF the
leir to the E lglish throne was OF q
very enthusiastic sort, and the Prince
,howed kesn appreciation OF the fact.
He was made brevst colonel 10 tie
army 10 1858 and weit Though pc
-iod of training at the Currsgh camp,
kildare, in ireland, in 1861 He be-
came general 10 1862 and a field mar.
'hal 10 1875.
The p ince, accompanied by the ia
nous Dean Stanley as tutor, visited
Germany, Italy. Egypt, Syria and the
Holy Land 10 1862. Ga bis return he
oe came a mem Der of the Privy Council
and took bis seat in the House OF Lords
| as Duke OF Cornwall. He was married
10 March 10, 1868, at 81. Georges
ChspsI, Windsor, to the beautiful
Priuctss Alexandra, eldest daughter
of the resent King Of Denmark. Par
| lament voted him an iocome Of 5000, ,OOC
Ger annum. From the Duchv OF Corn
| sail ne drew an additional $500, 600 o
sear. The Prince renounced the right
| of succession to the Ducby OF SAKE
Coburg. Goths in favor OF his younger
| brother, Prince Albert, Duke OF Edin
burgb, who died last year, and after
| ward succeeded to that throne.
The last Edward who occupied the
throne was Edward VI, son OF Henry
VIII and Jane Seymour, born 10 1887
died 10 1868, compiler OF the first Eps
copal prayer book, the central
6sure of succession OF storms
and tragedies, the b-throthed hus'
band Of Mary Qleen OF Soots
1t is curious coincidence thst
the last former Edward was closely
followed By q woman-Elizabelh, one
of the greatest Of English sovereigns-
who reigned forty four years, while thii
Edward, after BAT years, follows q
woman creates; OF sll Eoglish sover
igDs ano with the longest reign ofsll.
The next heir after Albert Edward
will bs his son, the present Duke ol
York, who will be King George V. II bs
comes to the ,tbrone, and will be fol
lowed bl his eldest SOD, great-erspd
son OF Victoria, another Edward-Ed
ward Albert OF York, now q small boy