New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-08-06
RAMIFICATIONS OF RELA-
TOWNSHIPS IN REIGN1NG
HOUSES OF EUROPE.

In earlier days it was always
the object Of each reignlng mon
arch to marry his sons or his
DAUGHTERS to the children OF
neighboring rulers. In this wa
he could or believed he could, Sc,
cure peace for his people.
If today it were impossible for
two countries whose ruling houses
were related to quarrel Europe at
large might literaH.d trIrp the
sword into "A plough share, for II
W. except Turkey and Italy there
is absolutely no other ruling fam
lily upon the continent of any I'M
portance 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 Kaisur Wilhelm was
King Edwards sister, while the
mother of the Car Nicholas OF
Russia is sister of Queen Alex
andra.
Denmark. while being the orig
inal home Of Queen Alexandra,
is the country with which our
royal house has became closely
linked. and the alliance was furth-
err strengthened by the marriage
of the Kings sister Maud to the
Danish Prince who us now King
IIaakon of Norway.
The marriage of young Alton
so of Spain with the daughter OF
Princess Beatrice created a close
link between the twoi countries
and placed royal crown upon
the head Of another cousin of the
King.
The Czarina, as well as her
August huband, is a cousin of our
King. She was AK ;ViNtbria,
youngest daughter the late Prln-
cess Alice, and is therefore first
cousin of the occupant df the
British throne. The family like
ness between the Car and King
George is very strong. and the
two are excellent friends.
Another country, the throne OF
which will in all human probabil
ity be occupied by two first cou
sins of our King, is Greece. The
present King George of Greece
WAC was elected King Of the
jCle5l rational Assembly in 1863
is a brother of the Queen Mother
Alexandra and is therefore uncle
of our present King His eldes,
son, the Duke of Sparta, heir ap
parent of the throne of Greece
married the Princess Sophia
youngest sister Of the German
Emperor and also a cousin of oul
monarch.
King George V is also connect
ed, although not closely, with the
reigning families both Of Belgium
and Holland. The Belgian royal
family is related to the SaXe-Co-
burg Gotha house, Of which the
late Prince Consort was mem
Der, and the late King Leopold
was a second cousin of King Ed.
ward VII.
The Queen of Holland is not
credited with particularly kindly
feelings toward this country.
During the Boer war her sympa-
thies were rather with the Beers
than ourselves. Nevertheless she
is fairly closely connected with
our reigning house, for the Ouch
ess of Albany is daughter of the
late Prince George of Waldeck
and therefore aunt Of Queen Will
helmina.
1t is a curious fact and difficult
| to believe that the present heir
to the throne Of little Rumania
has as far as descent goes actual
lily a better title to the British
|thronc than any member Of our
royal family.
Young Prince Carol of Ruman-
ia, who is now just II, is directly
descended from Henrietta, young
est daughter of Charles |. The
line runs through Louis XIV of
France. Princess Charlotte of
Spain, Pedro ~ of Portugal and
so on down to King Ferdinand,
who married Princess Marie,
grand daughter of Queen Victoria
and cousin of King George v