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Among the compliments paid to tho
Kaiser in England was the LestowaI upoa
him by the University Of Oxford of thoS
degree OF Doctor of Civil Law. IL WIS not
his first academic honor; he was already an
LII. d. OF the University of Ponnsylvania.
Despite their military training, European
princes usually secure the ordinary academic
degrees from their national universities,
but the attainment Of the higher ones 10
Tar from common. Among several hun
dred persons Of royal rank, there are not
more than twenty-five or thirty who have
the right to call themselves doctor. saa
No member Of a reigning house ever en-.
Joyed more titles Of this sort than the late
King Oscar OF Sweden. Hesheld diplomas Z
as honorary doctor Of all the faculties ds 4
the University OF Vienna. Bologna and
Leyden. was Ph. ID. Of 'Erlangen and LII. d.
OF Oxford and Cambridge. ,. q, .s,tt
The Kaiser shares his Oxford honors
with King Christian VIII. Of Denmark and
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. the latter
also having the LII. ID. degree from the
University OF Pennsylvania. Prince Henry
OF Prussia is another holder Of an American
degree; he is an LII. ID. OF Harvard. and 80
ls the Duke OF the Abruzzi, uncle of thu
King OF Italy. .--.... .....-. ~. s.s
The new Grand Duke of Baden. Friedrich
IL, 10 an honorary doctor of iurispTudence
OF Bonn and Heidelberg The Grand Duke
Ernst Ludwig of Hesse was made an honor
ary doctor Of philosophy during the jubilee 3
OF the University Of Qiersen, and the heiri
to the throne Of Bavaria. Prince Ludwig, 10
doctor OF political economy of Munich and
Erlangen. and doctor Of engineering Of
the Technical High School Of Munich.
Archduke Rainer Of Austria, a third
cousin of the Emperor. is honorary doctor
OF philosophy and technical science at
Vienna, the degrees being in recognition Z
OF services TO art and science as patron and
student. The Regent of Brunswick, Prince
Johann Albert of Neck klenburg. has honorary
degrees from all four faculties Of Rostock,
and Duke George Of Meiningen. a patron,
Of art, is doctor of philosophy of Jena, while
ms son. Prince Bernhard who is interested
in Greek archaeological discovery. has the
same degree from the University Of Breslau.
Not all the advanced degrees are honorary.
Prince Macmillan Of Baden, the next heir
to the Grand Duchy. is a doctor of law at'
Heidelberg in right of actual study and
Princes Ernst of Saxe-Weimar and Julius
Ernst OF Lppe. are also doctors Of law,
Duke George OF Mecklenburg- -Strelitz and
Prince Henry Of Reuss are doctors Of phil-~,
Osophy in right Of completing the courses
in various universities ~
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Of Bavaria 10
an VI. ID. of the Munich school, and his uncle,
Prince Karl Theodore. has the same degree
and is a famous eve specialist Primes
Max Of S1XOny. brother Of the King. In a
doctor OF theology.
Only two women Of royal rank hold
academic degrees. Queen, Elizabeth Of
Rumania. who is Carmen Sylvia in literature.
has honorary doctorial degrees from tho
universities OF Budapest and st. Peters
burg. The other is the Princess Therese
OF Bavaria, daughter of the Regent. Luit-
pold. She has gained celebrity D. rough
explorations in South America and tho
University Of Munich has made her Phi. d.