The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02
OLDEST RE|GN|NG
MONARCH IS DEAD
SUDDEN DEATH OF KING CHRIS
TIAN OF DENMARK.
ALL OF EUROPE WILL MOURN
lie Occupied a Unique Position, Al
of his Children Filiing impor-
tant Places Of the Monarch
les of Europe.

Copenhagen, Jan 30-King Christian
TX OF Denmark, the oldest reigning
monarch in the world. related by blood
or marriage to all the regning houses
OF Europe. died here at $3.50 Monday
afternoon. aged 81. lie leaves six chill
dren and 80 grandchildren.
The king passed away quietly. sur
rounded by the crown prince and
crown princess and their children. and
the dowager empress OF Russia. This
news of his majestys death spread with
great rapidity. and signs OF the great
est grief were TO be seen everywhere
The kings death was quite sudden.
Although for some time past he had
showed evidences that the weight of his
years was beginning 10 tell on him there
was no indication of his approaching
end.
His majesty gave audiences Monday
morning. lasting three hours At lunch
afterward, the king showed signs OF
great fatigue and almost collapsed. PLY
sicians We're hastily summoned, but they
were unable TO rally the aged monarch's
strength. and. at g. 80 p. m, he died In
his bedroom, 10 which he had retired.
The death OF King Christian has
plunged half the courts Of Europe into
the deepest mourning.
King Christian was horn April s, 1918
He was the fourth son Of the late Duke
Wilhelm Of Schleswig- Holstein- Sender
burg-Glucksburg and Of Princess Louise
OF Hesse- Cassel He was appointed to
the succession OF the throne Of Dem
mark by the treaty of London Of May
s, 1852. and by the Danish law OF sue
cession Of July 81 1852. He succeeded
10 the throne on the death of King
Frederick VII. November Is, 1868. May
&c 1912. he was married 10 Queen
Louise. born September Z. 1917, the
daughter of Landgrave Wilhelm Of
Hesse-C assel She died September 29
1895
King Christian had six children. All
OF them made brilliant marriages. and
now fl an important place in the mon
arches Of Europe This was due in
great measure TO the ability as a match
maker possessed by King Christian ;
queen. who was Is years his senior
Descendants On Many Thrones.
No other royal family of Europe has
formed so many matrimonial alliances
with other great reigning houses. One
of King Christians daughters is the
queen of England. another is the dow
aeer empress of Russia. his eldest son.
George. is the king Of Greece. and one
grandson Prince Charles. married the
Princess Maude. a daughter Of King
Edward Of England, and is King Haak-
on VII. Of Norway. All of King Chris
tian's six children are married and have
families. there being 81 grandchildren
and several great grandchildren
The old king was exceedingly pop
| ular with all classes of his subjects.
even with those who profess to be OPP
posed the monarchical institutions.
/ Since the destruction Of Christians
burg by fire nearly twenty years ago,
/ the king had made his home in the rela-
lively small palace OF Amilenbourgh.
where he lived until his accession TO
the throne, and where Queen Alexandra.
the empress dowager Of Russia. the
duchess Of Cumberland. the king OF
Greece ard the other children Of King
Christian spent the greater portion OF
their youth
His Golden wedding.
When, on May &c. 1892, King Chris
tian celebrated his golden wedding an
niversary, there was a reunion in
/.