Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-01
OLDEST RE|GN|NG
MONARCH IS DEAD
SUDDEN DEATH OF KING CHRIS
TIAN OF DENMARK.
ALL OF EUROPE WILL MOURN
He Occupied a Unique Position, All
of His Children Filling
tant Places of the Monarch
les of Europe.

Copenhagen, Jan. 3O.-King Christian
TX. of Denmark, the Oldest relgnins
monarch in the world, related by blood
or marriage to all the reigning houses
of Europe, died here at $3.50 Monday
afternoon, aged 81. He leaves six chill
dren and 80 grandchildren.
The king passed away quietly, sur
rounded by the crown prince n
crown princess and their children, and
the dowager empress of Russia. Inc
news of his majesty's 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 to 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 Oh
great fatigue and almost collapsed. Ply
sicians were hastily summoned, but tney
were unable to rally the aged monarchs
strength, and, at $3.50 p. m, he died In
his bedroom, to which he had retired.
The death of King Christian mas
plunged half the courts of Europe lnta
the deepest mourning.
King Christian was born April 8, 1878
He was the fourth son of the late Duke
Wilhelm of Observation-Disclosures
burg-Glucksburg and of Princess Louise
of Hesse-Casse!. He was appointed TO
the succession Of the throne OF Den
mark by the treaty of London of May
8, 1852, and by the Danish law Of sue
cession of July 81, 1852. He succeeded
to the throne on the death of KING
Frederick VII, November Is, 1858. May
26, 1912, he was married to Queer
Louise, born September Z, 1917, TIT
daughter of Landgrave Wilhelm O
Hesse-Cassel. She died September ~
1895.
King Christian had six children. AL
Of them made brilliant marriages, ant
now fill an important place in the mon
arches of Europe. This was due il
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 ha
formed so many matrimonial alliance
with other great reigning houses. On
of King Christians daughters is tn
queen of England, another is the dow
ager empress of Russia, his eldest son
George, is the king of Greece, and on
grandson. Prince Charles, married tn
Princess Maude, a daughter OF Kin
Edward of England, and is King Haak
on VII. of Norway. All of King Chris
tian's six children are married and hav
families, there being "a grandchildre
and several great grandchildren.
The old king was exceedingly POP
ular with all classes of his subject:
even with those who profess to be OF
posed the monarchical institutions.
Since the destruction Of Christians
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the king had made his home in the rels
lively small palace Of Amilenbourgl
where he lived until his accession t
the throne, and where Queen Alexandrt
the empress dowager of Russia, tt
duchess of Cumberland, the king
Greece ard the other children of Kin
Christian spent the greater portion
their youth.
. His Golden Wedding.
When, on May 26, 1892, King Chri
tian celebrated his golden wedding al
1 niversary, there was a reunion
] Copenhagen of the royal families
Europe such as had we been SET
: before.
King Christian ruled long and wisel
He was on the throne AZ years, sin
November IA, 1868. Only n 9th
European %potentate, Francis Joseph
Austria, has swayed a sceptre for
longer period, and no other has be-
given so much happiness in the sphe
of the home as we'll as in affairs
state.
, Denmnrk's New King.
. Prince Frederick, the new king
!, Denmark. who will ascend the thro
- in his sixty-second year, bears t
weight of his years lightly and is almt
as popular with the people of Denma
as was his father.
), By the wish Of his parents, he "
: brought UP with great simplicity, a
= his earlier education was obtained
), the town grammar school, for not I'm
= he was ten years old was the dific
question Of his fathers succession to
Danish throne finally settled. 1t v
II Frederick's curious fate to see
Iy younger brother and his W on
came reigning monarchs of Greece 9
s. Norway respectively, while he hims
a. was still an heir-apparent.
I'd The new king has been highly POI
lar since his earliest youth.
JOintists Sent to Jail.
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