The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-29
KING Of DENMARK
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
FOLLOWING SHOCK
Monarch. Stricken With
Heart Disease, Falls
LifeleSS.
MOST POPULAR RULER
Christian XIV Was Known
Ihroughout'Europe as the
Father of Kings.
MOST POPULAR RULER

COPENHAGEN. Jan. 29.-King Chris
tian, of Denmark. dropped dead this
afternoon. II is believed that an at
tempt TO kill Minister of Justice Al
beru by a former insurance agent
named BOye who claimed he had been
wrongfuly imprisoned, caused the ex-
element which brought on the fatal
shock
king Christian was known sometimes
as The Father OF Kings" for through
his children he was allied with more
European thrones than any other ruler
IN modern history.
King Christian IN, Of Denmark, was
born on April s, 1918. as the third son
OF thrOneiess prince Of Schleswig- -HoI-
stein-Sondenburg-G -Gluecksburg. Denmark.
At the age OF eighteen he entered the
Danish army as a lieutenant. not think
ing that he should ever become COM
mander-in-chief In 1872 he married
Princess Louise OF Hesse daughter oi
Prince William. Landgrave Of Denmark
King Frederick VII. of Denmark. had
no offspring, and as Princess Louise
WAS the nearest heir 10 the throne OF
Denmark, il was agreed to by the DOW
ers in London. on May s. 1859, that her
husband. Prince Christian. should sue
ceed Frederick. BY the London protocol
Prince Christian was given the title of
royal highness and an income of S55,-
COO, besides a palace in Copenhagen and
the BeTnsdorf Castle.
He was declared heir TO the Danish
hrOne by law on January 81, 1853 He
continued TO serve In the army. and at
the time OF the death of Frederick VII
he had reached the rank OF Inspector
general OF cavalry
The year 1858 was one OF great i'm
nortanee 10 Prince Christian In March,
his oldest daughter. the beautiful Prin-
cess Alexandra. was married TO the
Prince of Wales; in June his second son.
Prince Wilhelm. was offered and ac-
cepted the throne of Greece as King
George 1, and finally. on November 10,
on the death of King Frederick. he as
cended the throne of Denmark
At first, Christian was received cOolly
by the Danish people, the GOODNESS be-
ing enhanced by the fact that during
the first year of his reign. Denmark was
engaged I'm a hopeless war with Austria
and Prussia, during which time the enc
my retoOk Schleswig and Holstein, two
German provinces OF Denmark. and
merged. them in the Prussian empire.
Later, he became very popular with his
subjects, and at the time OF his death
vas universally popular.
In 1850 his second daughter Princess
Dagmar. was married to Alexander III,
of Russia, theG Czarewitch. In 1859 the
Kings eldest son, Crown Prince Fred
erick. married Princess Louisa, only
child Of Charles XII OF Sweden and
Norway; in 1873. his youngest daughter
ThyTa. was married 10 Ernst August.
Duke Of Cumberland the Oldest son
of the late King George V. of Han
over; in 1855. his youngest son. Prince
Waldemar. married Princess Maria OF
Orleans. daughter OF the Duke Of
Charities.
While thus his four eldest children
are some time VIII be- crowned heads
four OF his grandsons one day may be-
come the rulers over more than one
half of the civilized World-Russia
England, Denmark and Greece
King Christians wife died on Sep
ember .. 1895 at the age of eighty
her husbands age at the time Of death
being eighty-eight years
Only last year King Christian was in
the best Of health, and celebrated his
etShty-seYenth birthday VII n feasting
and In having a good time with his rela-
tiVes.