The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-05-08
EMPEROR NO MORE
Name Of Roman Dlsmtary Has
Finally Disappeared.
Title Never Has Meant What Il ONES
oId-Esssets Of lths EssasA Rsws-
iu4sen and Domination o.
NAPOLEON.

The effects Of the Preach revolution
end the domiRatisn 81 Napo'eoa were
felt more strongly by Germany than
by any ether nstioa with the exception
Of France. writes Albert Barrett
sayres. Although the changes In ltafy-
were In themselves great Italy bad
been partitioned over and over again.
mt never before had Germany had
this experience Of tailtag ssdersss ~.
eIgn yoke.
1t was duPisg this period that the
old order Of things and the old Ideas
which had been held % long came a.
together to an end. The Roman en-.
pire and the kingdom OF Germany were
now abolished even Ia name. Germany
lost al her lands west Of the Rhine.
and Austria lost the Netherlands.
Furthermore. Napoleon called himself
protector Of the lands In Germany he
didn't take.
A. soon a. Napoleon began to call
himself emperor Of the French. the
king Of Hungary and archduke Of Aus
tria being the emperor-eaect Of the Ro-
mans. wished to distinguish between
his ancient title and the new title
taken by the "upstart." 90 be called
himself hereditary emperor Of Aus
tria. In Q short time his "smplre" and
title came to an end.
Many Of the German princes had
Joined Napoleon. They began to AZ
pire for higher titles than had bsen
theirs. So they called themselves king
Of Bavaria. king Of WurttemberS. and
80 forth. They then made themselves
into the confederation Of the Rhine.
which was not under Napoieon's pro
lection, and they increased their pos
sessions much a. they wished.
This took place In 1905. and In the
same year the Austrian emperor for
mally resigned his title Of Roman en-.
peror, and no Roman emperor has
since been chosen. Thus for the nrst
time since the Christian era began
there was no Roman. emperor. The
Roman empire had 10 name well
as In reality-come to N end at last.
BY his rise from an humble resident
Of Corsica to the position, Of emperor
Of the French and the virtual mas
tership Of western Hurspe. NaDeaeon
destroyed the last lingering Saosssti.
ton about the Roman empire. We
must add this good thing to the many
oth--s Napoleon accomplished. One
Of the causes Of war was thus swept
away.
OF course. when Napoleon -fslL even
his claim to the .kinxdow Of italy.
which he had managed to. euforce tor
many years. fell also. He had prsvi-
ously agreed that after his time Italy
should not be Joined with France. %
We see that even he felt that Q new
order Of things was about to dawn
10 Earope. Italy. Of csurse. was The
second kingdom OF the old Roman en-
pire.
The third kiogdom.cof that, ancient
order was the kingdom Of Burgundy
This was not wholly forgotten. for
all Of It was either . part Of France
Or under French control a. . part Of
Switzerland. And % the last Of the
ancient parts Of the Roman empire
had disappeared. Thus We zee how
the name OF emperor and even the
did names Of the kingdoms that once
had comprised the Roman empire were
now forgotten.
But the simple name emperor has
not disappeared. It vas 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 It never has
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