Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1901-02-14
The New King.
Born November s, 1S41, at Buck.
lngham Palace, London.

lngham Palace, London.
Age at accession to Throne SO
years 2 months and Ii days.
Older at accession than any mon
arch of England, except William
", who was aged 81 years 10 months
and 5 days when his brother, George
", died, in 1880.
Married to Princess Alexandra.
eldest daughter Of King Of Denmark,
on March 10, 1863, at Windsor
Castle.
Had 3 sons and 3 daughters, of
whom ! son and 3 daughters are
living. Has had grandchildren.
Thirty.ninth ruler of England
since William the Norman conquered
the land IN 1865.
Fifty.fifth ruler Of England since
Alfred the Greet, who died just one
: f;Arsend years ago..
First Edward on the throne for 34S
years.
Seventh sovereign of the House
Of Hanover, which began in l7l4,
with George I.
Created Prince Of Wales and Earl
Of Chester by patent under the Great
Seal on December t, 1911 twenty FIVE
days after his birth.
Has sal in the House Of Lords
-incp 1863 as Duke Of Cornwall.
Takes lively interest In the sports
Of England and has won most Of the
famous turf events, including the
Darby in 1897, with his horse Per-
simmons, and in 1900, with Diamond |
Jubilee.
Sovereign of the Garter and the
Order of 81. Andrew and member !
Of most Of the continental orders Of
knighthood.
Has had an animal income Of 500. |
m!0 since his marriage and will OK
change this by becoming King for
Parliamentary grants Of more than |
s., 900, 900 annually.
Is a thirtv.third degree Mason,
Grand Master Of the Grand Lodges
Of England, Ireland, Scotland and .
Wales, Grand Prior Of the Knights
TempIar in England, and Grand
Patron Of the Scottish Rite MasnnS
OF the United Kingdom.
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WARS AND REvOLUTIONs.- Bat
tie Of Austerliz, Napoleon defeats
Austrians and Russians, 1903.
Battle Of Trafalgar, Neison sinks
French feet, 1909.
Moscow burned by the Russians
to entrap Napoleon, 1872.
Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon
1915.
Battle of Navarinn, securing
Greek independence, 1927.
Crimean war, Great Britain,
France and Sardinea against Russia,
I >53.iI.
India mutiny, in which native
massacre Engiigh men,
women, and children, 1857.
FrancO-A ustrian war, 1857 fol-
InWed, ny Garihaldi's campaign uni
Tying Italy, 1850.
The Great civil war in America.
/ >GI-G5. Surrender ot' Lee to Grant
AT Appomattox, April ., 1865.
Austr0. Prussian war. Decisive
battle. SadnWa, July ;, ISti.
Franco. PruSsian war. Decisive
battle, Sedan, September |, 1870;
followed by federation Of German
states in German Empire.
RuSso.Turkish war. Battle of
iirvna, December 10, 1871. +.
BOmhartlnPnt of AlrXan6ria hy
the British, 1889, tulluwrd ny the
Of Egypt.
War between Chinese and Japa.
nose, 1891.
American Spanish war. Manila,
May |, I5H>, Santiago. July ,, IS9S.
War by Great Britain against
South African Republics, 1899 lim'.
France becomes an empire, SOL #
a republic, 1919; an empire again,
iSoZ; third republic, $50.
General outbreak az revolutions
Europe, Isis.
Rome, seiycd frUm the POPE, ia.
comes capital Of United Italy, $50.
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