Milford chronicle., 1906-02-02

Cbhlb IAN X OF DENMARK.
Russia; grandfather of King Haakon
the Seventh, of Norway, and related by
blood or by marriage to most of the
European rulers, died with startling
suddenness in the AmalienbOrg palace.
The accession of his successor, Prince
Frederick, his eldest son, who will be
known as Frederick the Eighth, was
proclaimed today.
The death of King Christian, who
was S8 years old, has plunged half the
courts of Europe into the deepest Of
mourning and brought sense of great
loss as well as sincere grief to every
one throughout the kingdom of Den
mark. reaching even to the humblest
cottage, evidence of which is shown
everywhere. 1t has cast a pail over the
palaces of the monarchs of Great Bri-
Ain, Russia, Norway and Greece.
King Christian appeared to be in his
Usual health in the morning. After
taking breakfast he held a public au-
dience, which it has been his custom to
do every Monday morning. The recep-
tion was largely attended and his ma
1esty conversed freely and affably
with a numberof officials and other per-
sons. When the function was over, the
king, though appearing to be slightly
fatigued, attended luncheon with the
members of his family. During the
meal his majesty complained of indis-
position and was assisted to his bed |
room by the dOwager empress and |
Prince Hans. A court physician was |
summoned, but by the time he arrived |
the king had collapsed. The physician |
used prompt restoratives, but his ef-
forts were useless, and King Christian
expired, almost without uttering a
word, in the arms of the dowager en-
press and in the presence of the court
physician and Prince Hans. The cause
Of death was heart failure.
Premier Christensen rendered the
resignation Of the cabinet to the new
king who expressed a wish that the
present ministry should continue to
carry on the affairs of the government.
Christian TX, king of Denmark, was
born April 8, 1918, and was the fourth
son of the late Duke William Of
Gchleswig- -Holstein, ,Sonderburg- Glucks-
burg and of Princess Louise of Hesse-
Cassel. He was appointed to the sue
cession of the crown Of Denmark by
the treaty Of London Of May 8, 1852,
and by the Danish law of succession
Of July 81, 1853. He succeeded to the
lthrone on the death of King Freder-
.Ack VII, November Is, 1863, and mar
ried May 26, 1912, Queen Louise, the
daughter of the Landgrave William of
Hesse-C Cassel. She was born in 1917,
and died in 1898.
Prince Frederick, the eldest son of
the late King Christian, who succeeds
to the throne, was born June g. 1S43,
and was married July 28. 1869, to
Princess Louisa, daughter Of King
Charles XIV, of Sweden and Norway.
Their second son, who married Prin-
cess Maud Of England, is now king of
Norway
The eldest daughter is Queen Alex
andra of England, and his second son,
Prince William, was elected king Of .
Greece, under the title of George l.
in 1863. ,
Another daughter of the late King ,,
Christian, Marie Dagmar is the dow
ager empress of Russia, Mavia Fec =
dorovna. who married Alexander III Of
Russia. He died November 1, 1894, and
his son Nicholas is now emperor of
Russia. i
Princess Thyra. third daughter of 4
King Christian, is Duchess of Cumber- b
land. Her husband claims the throne of b
Hanover. 5
Prince Waldemar the youngest of t
the children of King Christian, mar p
ried the Princess Marie Of Orleans, c.
eldest daughter of the Due de Char
tres.