Show Rulers s Growing Older When Queen Victoria ascended the throne In 1837 there were only two sovereigns sovereigns sov soy in Europe who were septuagenarians septuagenarians septuagenarians and only two who had reigned forty years says the London News In 1902 the number of rulers r Is about a dozen less yet there are seven who have reigned for four decades the Austrian Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- trian Emperor being the doyen and no noless noless noless less than fourteen who vho are over 70 Of Ot these five are over SO 80 the senior being the Pope who is 02 years s old |