New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

r-,.. r~h.,,.. a, penmarks determination to
.~n,,a m. name and title OF Haakon VII Oh
hi. election TO the throne of Norway serves W
v.cau not only the fact that the last hiis VI
Norwav as an independent and distlhct h'on
archy. who died in 1919. was Haakoh -
but also the circumstance that Old Woria i1ie,
are frequently prompted by political us iia'',o
and historical considerations TO ADOPT on 'neii
s,.creaa,on TO the crown names entirely o1iter-
ent from those which they have porhe up "
that time Thus the present sovereign OF eFeeoe
WAS known as Prince William OF sehies"is
Y4ols.ein until he was called from the masthead
OF British man-of-war. on which ne was
serving as midshipnan, to receive on the quar-
terdeck the notification that he had been CHOSEN
by the people of Greece to reign over them Al
Ter considerable discussion. il was decided that
he should assume the name of George. as more
suitable to an Hellenic sovereign and as more
pleasing to Greek ears than that OF Wilhan.
In the same way the i'll fated Archduke Fer
ainand Of Austria took the name Of MaXinailian
vhen proclaimed Emperor of Mexico And rev
who have read his tragic history are aware that
he ever bore any other name than that OF MANI
milan King Edward was Albert Eo"aio 10
the public and Uncle Berthe TO MS lliiluiilei-
able nephews and nieces and TO their chlioi sli
until he assembled the throne as Edward W.
x,rornn.ad in his choice OF q title by the fact
that there had been no less than six other Ed
wards who had welded the sceptre OF England
.ince he Norman Conquest. and that it, there
fore sounded more familiar to British ears Ihan
IN. essentially German name OF Albert. The
Young Duke OF Saxe-Coburs, who has recently
assumed the reins of the government Of his two
d,,chtes on attaining his majority, and VINO
wna married a couple of months ago, used to be
known as Leopold until he left England and
Etou where he was being reared as an Engiish
Prince OF the Blood, to be trained in an en-
tirely different way at Berlin to the position OF
a petty German sovereign Everything pos
e!bie has been done TO remove from the minds
OF his people the impression that he is anything
else than full iedged Teuton and in order
TO sever himself entirely from his early English
associations it was deemed polite that ne
should change his name and adopt that OF
Charles Edward. instead OF Leopold, as ruler
OF Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
But nowhere are the changes Of name more
remarkable and sweeping than In the case of the
reifning house of Russia Thus. the now
widowed Czartna, who now signs herself Marie.
was known as Princess Dagmar of Denmark
rrior to her marriage to the late Alexander III.
Princess Charlotte of Prussia, sister of old EN-
peror William, on marrying Gear Nicholas was
compelled TO transform her name into Alex
andra while Princess Louise of Baden be-
coming the bride Of Emperor Alexander ], was
rechristened Elizabeth. In the case of the pres
ent Empress OF Russia the change was less rad
seal, for her Of Alix was merely
heightened into Alexandra, when she gave her
hand In marriage to Nicholas II Few people
are aware that the late Queen Of Englands
principal Christian name was Alexandra En-
teror Alexander of Russia having been one OF
her godfaIhers. and there a considerable
difference of opinion among the principal ad-
visers TO the crown at the time of her accession
az to whether she should be proclaimed
Queen Alexandra. Ultimately 1t decided
that the name too foreign and too strange
to the ears OF the British masses. and so Vic
toria was selected instead.
Just what name and title the Prince of Wales
viii assume when In years TO come he is called
10 the throne is a subject already now OF con-