Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-16


! Denmark under the name Of Christian
| TX. His fathers accession to the throne
| Of Denmark was arranged bv the powers
OF Europe. 10 avoid the perils OF dis
| puted throne after the death OF Freder-
lex VII. Of the oldenburg line. who left
| no children.
When his father became king. Prince
Frederick then a youth OF twenty. was
| In the midst Of his studies at the Univer-
sity OF Copenhagen. These were not inter
| rupted by the change Of circumstances
and, in fact. the only change in the life
Of the young student was. that on Sat.
urdays. instead Of walking to the modes.
home Of his parents In one OF the quiet
streets of Copenhagen. he took a street
car at the Gothersgade to visit the royal
family at the Amalienborg palace. I'm
assumingly and unostentatiously the
| young prince mingled with his future sub.
jects and frequently he had to stand UP
and hang to a strap when the car was
crowded.
serves as Private.
After he had graduated from the uni.
ftieha sbhAt btliltt inc
| crack regiment Of the guard as a private.
He was the only man among the sover-
eigns and heirs apparent Of Europe who
served as a simple soldier In the ranks
without the slightest distinction from his
humber comrades. He wore the same
clothes, lived in the same quarters. ate
the same simple and coarse FOOD, used
the same rude utensils. tin plate and
cup. Iron fork and knife. which he
cleaned with his own hands. shouldered
the same heavy rifle and went through
the same routine and training like all the
rest. Only after he had received a
thorough training he accepted promotion
TO the rank of sergeant.
In his fathers house the young prince
had become used to the simplest and
most frugal life. Christian was poor and
had married princess equally impecuni-
Gus. The family was large and the strict
est economy was necessary 10 make both
ends meet. Young Frederick, like his
younger brothers. had no valet and was
| compelled even to polish his own shoes.
Even after his father assembled the throne
in 1853 the plain and simple life of the
family was changed but little. Ferdericks
sisters, Alexandra, later queen of Eng
land, and Marie nagmar. who married
Alexander Ill of Russia, used to make
their own dresses before they were mar
ried and. when two Of them went out
driving in the solitary family carriage,
the other members Of the family had to
remain home
Popular on Ascension.
Frederick VII modelled his life and
habits after the rlustrious example Of his
father. Christian N and when he sue
eseded TO the throne on January ~ 1906,
upon the death of his father. his pop
ularity was merely a degree less than
that Of his beloved predecessor. Under
Christian there was never any ostentation
or display at court and the royal audiences
were ordinarily as open and simple as
the average White House reception This
was not changed after Frederick assembled
the throne Even the fact that Fred
ericks wife. Princess Louise. daughter Of
King Charles XIV Of Sweden and Norway.
inherited fortune OF about S3oVIl.O0). did
not materially influence the simplicity OF
life at the royal court.
II was Frederick's curious fate TO see
his younger brother and his own son be-
come reigning monsrchs before he him
self assembled the throne Of Denmark. His
brother william was elected king Of
Greece in 1855 and FTederick's second son.
Prince Charles. was elected king Of Nor
way. under the name OF Haakon VII,
after the separation Of Norway from
Sweden in 1906
Connected With Many Houses.
Through his brothers and SISTERS and
his own children. Frederick was con-
nected with most Of the royal houses OF
Europe. One Of his sisters became queen
of Great Britain. another the wife Of the
late Gar Alexander III. and the third
the wife Of the duke Of Cumberland.
Of his two brothers. William became
king Of Greece, while Prince Wsldemsr
allied the family with the dethroned
Bourbons Of France by marrying Marie
d'Orleans. eldest daughter OF the Due de
Chsrtres
With his wife. the Swedish Princess
Louise. King Frederick had eight chill
dren. four Of them sons. fom daughters
The eldest. Prince Christian. now be-
comes king. He is married to Princess
AIexandrine Of Mecklenourg and has two
children. His second son. who became