The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15
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Name of Roman Dignitary Has
Finally Disappeared.
Title Never Has Meant What 1t Once
Did-Effects Of the French Revo-
luton and Domination OF
Napoleon.

The effects Of the French revolution
and the domination Of Napoleon were
felt more strongly by Germany than
by any other nation with the exception
Of France. writes Albert Barrett
SayrcS. Although the changes in Italy
were in themselves great. Italy had
been parttloncd over and over again
but never before had Germany had
this experience Of falling under for
eign yoke.
1t was during this period that the
old order Of things and the old ideas
which had been held so long came al
together to an end The Roman en-
pirc and the Kingdom Of Germany were
now abolished even in name Germany
lost all her lands west OF the Rhine,
and Austria lost the Netherlands.
| Furthermore, Napoleon called himself
prot Sosor Of the lands in Germany he
didn't take.
AS soon as Napoleon began to call
himself emperor of The French. the
king of Hungary and archdukc of AUS
tria being The cmprror-clCct Of the Ro-
mans. wished 10 distinguish between
taken by The "upstart" SO he called
himself hereditary emperor Of AUS
tri0. In short time his "cmpirc" ana
It'll" came 10 m end.
Many Of thr German princes, had
joined Napoleon. They began to as
rirc for higher titlrs than had been
theirs. 50 they called themselves king
Of bavaria. king Of Wurttcmhrrg. ami
50 forth. They then mudy themselves
into the confederation OF The Rhine,
which was not under Nauolco>i'S pro
lection. and they increased thcir pos
sessions much as they wished
This took place in 1906, and In thc
Same year the Austrian emperor for
mally resigned his title of Roman en-
pcror, and no Roman emperor has
since bccn chosen. Thus for the first
time since the Christian era began
there was no Roman emperor. The
Roman empire had in name-aS we'll
as in rrality-comc to an end at last.
By his rise from an humble resident
Of Corsica to the position of emperor
tcrShip of western Europe, Napoleon
destroyed the last lingering Supcrsti-
ton about the Roman empire. We
must add this good thing to the many
others Napoleon accomplished. One
Of the causes of war was thus swept
away.
or course, when Napoleon fell even
his claim to the kingdom of Italy,
which he had managed to enforce for
many years, fell also. He had prcvi
oliSly agreed that after his time Italy
should not be joined with France, so
we see that even he felt that Il new
order OF things was about 20 dawn
in Europe. italy, of course, was the
second kingdom Of the old ROm,.N en-
pirc.
The third kingdom Of that ancient
order was the kingdom Of Burgundy
This was not wholly forgotten, for
or under French control as q part Of
Switzerland. And 50 the last OF the
ancient parts Of the Roman empire
had disappeared. Thus we see how
the name Of emperor and even the
old names Of the kingdoms that once
had comprised the Roman empire were
now forgotten.
But the simple name emperor has
not disappeared. 1t was still retained
by the man who called himself en-
perOr OF Austria. And his SUCCESSORS
have since done the same thing.
Other rulers Of other states have
held that name. But 1t never has
meant what 1t once did