Arizona republican., 1910-07-19
THE COUSIN OF EUROPE.
The Ramifications of Relationship
 Among Reigning Houses.


 In earlier days it was always the object of each reigning monarch to marry his sons or his daughters to the children of neighboring rulers. In this way he could. or believed he could, secure peace for his people.
 If today it were impossible for two countries whose ruling houses were related to quarrel Europe at large might literally turn the sword into a plough share. for if we except Turkey and Italy there is absolutely no other ruling family upon the continent of any importance with whom George V. is not allied by ties of blood
 Two of the most powerful thrones in Europe are occupied by first cousins of our king. The mother of Kaiser Wilhelm was King Edwards sister, while the mother of the Czar Nicholas of Russia is sister of Queen Alexandra.
 Denmark, being the original home of Queen Alexandra, is the country with which our royal house has be- come closely linked, and the alliance was further strengthened by the mar riage of the kings sister Maud to the Danish prince who is now King Haakon of Norway.
 The marriage of young Alfonso of Spain with the daughter of Princess Beatrice created close link between the two countries and placed royal crown upon the head of another cou- sin of the king
 The czarina, as well as her august !, s., t-s SsI.- was AliX Victoria, youngest daughter of the late Princess Alice, and is. therefore. a first cousin of the occu- pant of the British throne. The fam fly likeness between the cZar and King George is very strong. and the two are excellent friends.
 Another country the throne of which will in all human probability be occu- pied by two first cousins of our king is Greece. The present King George of Greece, who was elected king by the Greek national assembly in 1863, is brother of the Queen Mother AL eXandra and is therefore uncle of our present king. His eldest son. the duke of Sparta. heir apparent to the throne of Greece, married the Prin- cess Sophia, youngest sister of the German emperor and also a cousin of our monarch.
 King George V. is also connected, although not so closely, with the reigning families both of Belgium and Holland. The Belgian royal family is related to the SaXeCoburg- Gotha house, of which the late prince con- sort was a member. and the late King Leopold was second cousin of King Edward VII.
 The queen of Holland is not cred ited with particularly kindly feelings toward this country. During the Boer war her sympathies were rather with the Boers than ourselves. Neverthe- less she is fairly closely connected with our reigning house, for the duchess of Albany is daughter of the late Prince George of Waldeck. and therefore aunt of Queen Wilhelmina
 It is a curious fact and difficult to believe that the present heir to the throne of little Roumania has. as far as descent goes. actually a better title to the English throne than any mem Der of our own royal family. Young Prince Carol of Roumania, who is now just r, is directly descended from Henrietta, youngest daughter of Charles l. The line runs through Louis XIV of France, Princes Char lotte of Spain. Pedro " of Portugal. and so down to King Ferdinand who married Princess Marie. granddaugh- ter of Queen Victoria and cousin of King George V.