Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-09-13
ROYAL TITLES.
For HighfaIutin Wording That of
TheebaVv Takes the Prize.


The change now being made in the
kings title so that it may comprehend
the whole of the British empire and not
merely, as before Great Britain and Ire
land and India marks an interesting
stage in the slow and gradual develop
ment Of the royal address which has
taken place since the time Of Edward the
Elder, son and successor of Alfred the
Great, who was the first sovereign Of this
realm to call himself king Of the English
and whose present day successor and
namesake is to be described in the sOnO-
rous and swelling phrase, Edward, by
the grace of God, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and ireland and Of all
the British dOminions beyond the sea,
king, defender Of the faith, emperor Of
India
The Edwards Of our history have been
especially associated with alterations in
the royal style, for it was Edward III
who Incorporated with his title that Of
king of France and quartered the heur-
de-iis on his coat of arms, this practice
being maintained until the reign of
George III, when on the parliamentary
union Of Great Britain and Ireland a cen
fury ago the claim was finally abandoned
1t is worthy Of note that the cOmpli-
mentary distinction Of defender Of the
faith bestowed by the pope on Henry
VIII for his tract on the Seven Sacra.
ments in opposition to Martin Luther
has since been so priced by Great Britain
that the 2 shilling piece of 1919 had to b.
recoined because of the omission Of th'
letters F. D. tF'idei Defensor), the coli
being now a great rarity and know
among collectors as the goddess FORM"
/ Like the English style Of defender o
/ the faith, the French and Spanish king
also obtained religious titles as a rewar'
4 for service to the church Of Rome. TIL
king of France was thus the most Chris
tan king as well as the eldest son Of tn
church, while the Spanish monarch ha
the honor Of being known as the mos
catholic king. Similarly the ruler of tn
Austrian empire is addressed as his apOi
tolic majesty, his full address being hi
imperial and royal apostolic majesty en-
peror Of Austria, king of Bohemia an
. apostolic king OF Hungary.
Among the Mohammedan princes rel
gious titles are also greatly venerate
: The ssltan Of Turkey, as the successor
caliphs, affects the style Of commando
Of the faithful; the sultan OF aiOi6eeo-
the emir-al-mumenin. otherwise prince
true believers, and the ameer Of A
! ghanistan terms himself zia-ul-mitatiw
din Eight Of union and religion).
But these are modest in cOmparisC
with the emperor of China, whose lof
: title is the son Of heaven. The claim
be king Of kings is made by both Il
I shah Of Persia (shah-in-shah) and Il
Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia meg
$ negusD.
L The emperor Of Japan has a very Gu
s GUS and unique appellation. "the mikad
Il or honorable gate" and a stately Al
j. splendid title is that Of the great viii
+ czar, who is emperor Of all the Russias.
II But the most sublime and high SCUM
II ing title of any ruler must surely be t
% following, which was possessed by
II ex-King Theebaw of Burma, who W
s depOsed in 1SS5-his most glorious exc
n lent majesty, lord of the Ishaddan, Xxi
y of elephants, master of many white G
e. plants, lord Of the mines Of gold and {
e. yer, rubies. amber and the noble serp'
a. tine, sovereign Of the empires of THU
re garanta and Tampadipa and other gre
er empires and countries and Of all the u
ie brella wearing chiefs, the supporter
d religion, the sun descended monarch
bitter of life and greatness, righteous XII
lie king of kings and possessor of boundl
as dominiOns and supreme wisdOm.-T
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