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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 IS years old, has plunged half the
courts OF Europe into the deepest OF
mourning and brought a sense Of great
loss as well as sincere grief to every
one throughout the kingdom OF Den
mark, reaching even 20 the humblest
cottage. evidence OF which Is shown
everywhere. II has cast pail over the
palaces OF the monarchs of Great Bri
tain. Russia, Norway and Greece.
King Christian appeared to be In his
usual health in the morning. After
taking breakfast ne held a public au-
dience, which II has heen his custom 70
DO every Monday morning. The recvp-
ton was largely attended and his ma
jesty oonversed freely and affably
with a numbered officials and other per-
sons. When the function was over, the
king. though appearing 20 be slightly
fatgued. attended luncheon with the
members OF his family. During the
meal his majesty complained OF indls-
position and was assisted 10 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 eff
/ forts we're 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 20 the new
| king. who expressed a wish that the
present ministry should continue 70
/ carry on the aEairs OF the government.
Christian TX, king II Denmark. was
/ born April 8. 1918. and was the fourth
son of the late Duke William OF
/ Schleswig- Holstein. Sonderburg-Gluck
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
/ throne on the death OF King Freder-
lex VII, November IS. 1868. and mar
ried May &c. 1912. Queen Louise. the
/ daughter OF the Landgrave William OF
J Hesse-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 bora June 3, 1913.
and was married July rs. 1863. 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 /,
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 l, 1894. and
his son Nicholas is now emperor OF
Russia.
Princess Thyra. third daughter oi
King Christian. is Duchess of Cumber
land. Her husband claims the throne OF
Hanover
Prince Waldemar. the youngest oil
the children OF King Christian, mar
ried the Princess Marie OF Orleans
eldest daughter of the Due do Char
tres