Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-31
ENGLAND'S NEW KING.


Albert Edward, till recently the
prince of Wales. now king of England,
| is in his Goth year, having been born
at Buckingham palace. Nov. 8, 1S41.
He was created prince of Wales and
earl of Chester by act of parliament
the month following. Other titles
have been granted him until he finally
held these names: Prince of Wales,
earl of Chester, prince of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Duke of Saxony, prince of Saxe-Co-
berg and Gotha, great steward of
Scotland, duke of Cornwall and Roth
say, Baron Renfrew and lord of the
isles.
| In addition to his numerous titles,
the prince held high military rank at
home and abroad, being personal
aid-de-cmp to the queen, field marshal
of the British army. colonel-in-chief of
the first and second life guards and
royal horse guards, colonel of the
tenth hussars, and honorary colonel of
numerous regular and militia regi-
ments. He holds the rank of field
marshal in the German army and is
colonel of the twelfth regiment of hus-
sars in Austria.
Yet with all his military titles he
has never seen military service, his
| life being deemed of too great import
ance to the empire to be risked in the
| fortunes of war.
The prince of Wales lived an un-
eventful life, although he has Travelled
much, having visited Canada, the
United States, and India, to say moth
ing of almost innumerable trips to the
several capitals of Europe.
In 1860 he crossed the Atlantic on
his first and only visit to the new
world, and after stay in Canada
visited the United States, being every
where received with enthusiasm. Two
years later he began his European
travels, visiting Germany, Italy,
Egypt, Syria and Jerusalem.
The prince of Wales was married
March 10, 1868, to Princess Alexand.
ria, eldest daughter of the king of
Denmark. In the years following his
marriage the prince continued his for
eign travels, visiting Denmark, Swed-
en-, Russia, again in Egypt, then in
in Greece and in Turkey.
Toward the close of 1871 the prince
was attacked by typhoid fever and for
many weeks his life was despaired of,
and his recovery was celebrated by a
memorable service at st. Paul's.
In 1875 parliament voted him $780,
600 for visit to India He made q
royal progress, calling at all the i'm
portant centers of the empire, being
absent from England seven months.
The prince of Wales was for many
years prominent in Masonic circles
He was elected grand master of Eng.
land in 1874. and in 1876 was installed
as first principal of the Royal Arch
degree.
! 1t is needless to say that the prince
had almost every order of knighthood
in existence.
He has always taken a keen interest
in those sports and pastimes which
are peculiarly British. He has been a
member of the Jockey club for nearly
thirty years. OF late years he has
had the satisfaction of seeing his col
ors pass the winning post in many turf
contests. but his greatest triumph was
the victory of Persimmon in the Derby
OF 1896. the fourth time in the history
of England that Derby cup had been
won by royal owner.
He has also been extremely fortu l.
ate as a yachtsman. He won the
queens cup in 1877 with the Hilgarde
in 1880 with the Formosa, and in 1895
and 1897 with the Britannia. He is
also the owner of many yachting tro-
phies in foreign waters.
The prince, when at home, lived at
Sandringham, but his time was so full
ly occupied in public functions that he
had little leisure.
In July, ten years ago, while on 4
visit to Baron Rothschild at Waddes-
don manor, the prince met with an ac-
cident which nearly crippled him for
life, the fracture of knee-cap, defying
surgical skill for many months.
Although there were five attempts
upon the life of Queen Victoria, her
oldest son, the king of Great Britain
anu ACAethds OCtn OK
empt from the attentions of would-he
assassins. This is all the more not
able for the reason that Albert Ed
ward, as prince of Wales, lived an
open life not only at home but abroad,
and has been more accessible to the
public at all times than almost any
member of the royal family. April 4,
last year, in Brussels an attempt on
his life was made by crazy man. 1t
mounted to nothing.
OF the occupants of the British
throne preceding Victoria, only three
have sat as long as fifty years, and
they were Henry ILL.,, the oldest son
of John, of magma charta fame. VINO
reigned about fifty-six years; Edward
III. about fifty, and George III, who
was king for more than fifty-nine
years. II is rather extraordinary that
of the only three who can be directly
compared with Victoria in this re-
spect, each was the third of his name
in the list of England's kings. George
III. was born June 4. 1888, succeeded
to the throne on October 25, 1850.