Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-20
KING ALBERT DEAD.
Ruler of saxony succumbs to Cancer
After Lingering IIlness-sketch of
His Career.

Dresden, SaXony, June 20.-Afta- 8
successful reign of nearly three dec
AIDES, beloved by all his subjects, King
Albert of SaXony died at s o'clock.
/ All the royal relatives and prominent
4 members of the court were at the bed
side of the monarch during his dying
moments. He was conscious almost to
the last, and Immediately before his
demise he designated his eldest broth
| the throne.
This act of the decedent was a sur
| prise to ALL as it was commonly be-
lieved that he would be succeeded by
his nephew, Prince Frederick, the old
est son of Prince George.
Tho it was predicted by the court
physician that the king could not sur
vive the week the announcement OF his
death proved shock to his subjects,
who anticipated that he would rally
from this last crisis as he did from
numerous previous ones.
| For two years the king was a suffer-
er from cancer and many times his life
hung by thread, from which his Wig
orous constitution aided him to rally.
Four weeks ago it was reported ,!!at
he could not live another week. Then
a local physician offered to keep thl
king live for an indefinite period by d
new vegetable compound. He sue
ceeded in keeping death away for three
weeks longer.
Only Wednesday the king was in an
exceedingly lucid state. to the surprise
of the court. 1t was the forty-nin.h
anniversary of his wedding. ana ne
took deep interest in it's celebration.
King Albert belonged to the younger
line of the fine old royal family of Wet
tin and took his name from thai an
cient Albert the first of the line. which
has lived for nearly thousand Yeas
in the rulers of SaXony. The older, or
Ernestine, line is represented by the
ducal families of Saxe-Altenburs
Sake Coburg- Gotha, Sake Meirngen
and Sake Weimar.
This house is one of the Oldest Of the
royal families of Europe. Heinrich of
Eilenburg was the Margrave of Meis-
sen as long ago as 1889. He was sue
ceeded in 1903 by his uncle. Theino.
and by Konrad the Great. we'll known
in Saxon history.
The deceased king was born in 1928.
He was the eldest son of King John and
of Quen Amalie. who was the daughter
of Macmillan l., king of Bavaria lie
was educated for the career of soldier
and entered the Saxon army at the ten
der age of Is. AT 20 the young nan
saw his first service in actual fighting.
He took part in the Danish war of
1S4S, fought with the Austrians ir she
and cut considerable figure in the
German war, especially IN the
operations before Metz. which I'D UP
to the surrender of Napoleon at Sedan.
During the siege of Paris Albert held
the right bank of the Seine, but long
before this he had demonstrated that
his talents as military leader ware OF /
prime quality. AT the close of the war
he was appointed inspector general of
the German army and field marshal of |
the confederate forces.
While he was still crown prince, AL
bert was married, in 1863. to Queen
Garcia, the daughter of Prince Gustav
us of Vasa. He succeeded to the throne
in 1878, and made popular ana just
ruler. He enlarged the gifts of fo"mar
sovereigns to the people. and used his
enormous private wealth with judi
eious and beneficent care.
King Albert and his queen had no
children. The succession therefore
falls on the nearest of kin in the male
inc, and this is his brother, Prince
George duke of SaXony. The new heir
apparent is Prince Frederick Augustus.
he son of the new king, who is 81
rearS of age. II