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Show Christian IX, Aged King, I I of Denmark, Is Dead H Christian IX, king of Denmark, doan of tho crowned heads of Europe, father fath-er of King Gcorgo of Greece, of Queen Alexandra oj: Englnnd, 'and of tho dowager Empress Murla Fcodor-ovnn Fcodor-ovnn of HuBsIa, grandfather of tho czar .of Russia and of King Haakon of Norway, Nor-way, and related by blood or by mnr-Vlngo mnr-Vlngo to most of tho European rulers, died with startling suddenness In tho Amallcnborg pnlnco nt Copenhagen, .Jan. 29, In tho eighty-eighth year of 'his Hfo and tho forty-third year of his rclgn. Frederick VIII was proclaimed king of Denmark next day In Amallcnborg square In front of tho palace. Wat a Notable Ruler. King Christian for nearly half a century cen-tury wns ono of the notnblo monnrchs of Europe In splto of the fnct that his kingdom was ono of tho smallest. But Jils relationship to so many of tho groat rulers of tho continent gavo him an Influence In old world powers wielded by but fow men. No European monarch excepting, perhaps, Victoria counted moro relatives rela-tives in tho royal families of Europe King Christian's eldest daughter Is queen of Englnnd. His second daughter daugh-ter was czarina of Ilussla and tho mother of tho present czar. His third laughter Is duchess of Cumberland The Late King Christian, and heir to tho throno of Hanover. His eldest son succeeds him on tho throno of Denmark'. Ills second son Is king of Greece. Ono of his grandsons Is czar of Ilussla, a second king of Norway, Nor-way, and u third lord commissioner of Croto. King Chrlstinn wns not n hereditary ruler of Denmark. Ho was nn elected king nnd nscended tho throno oxc-crntcd oxc-crntcd by tho Danish people. In fnct, ho wns mobbed an hour nftcr ho was proclaimed king nnd stoned on the streets of Copenhagen. Chrlstinn IX wns tho fourth son of Duko Wlllinm of Schleswlg-Holsteln-Sondcrburg-Gllcksborg, and was born on April 8, 1818. Ho wns tho son of poor parents and with his family was Inured to poverty during all of tho years of bis lifo until ho nscended the throne. Ho was edu'entod as r pMJor ;and until ho ascended tho throno was nn ofllcor In the Danish nrmy. In thoso earlier yenrs of his career Christian nnd his wife lived In nn old houso In Amnlln street In Copenhagen. Ho had n small country plnco, five miles out of Copcnhngen. His pay ns nn urmy officer wns his only income nnd his fnmlly hlwnys know tho pinch of nctuol hard times. His wife nnd daughters did tho housawork nnd mndo their own clothes. It waB In these days thnt tho young prlnco of Wnlr now Edward VII or Englnnd, chose Christian's daughter, Alcxandrn, for his wlfo. Sho wns then 19 years old. A fow years lator Christian's Chris-tian's second dnughtor, Mnrlo, wns betrothed be-trothed to tho cznrowltz of Russia. With theso roynl betrothals tho fortunes for-tunes of Chrlstinn begnn to mend; but oven then ho continued to rcsldo nt tho llttlo vlllago of Bcrnstorff, five miles out of Copenhagen. In 18G3, tho poor captain of Infantry, with scarcely nn hour's warning,.. found himself transported from a hum-hlo hum-hlo dwelling to a palace, his cavalry sword changed Into a scepter, and his officer's cap for a crown. Early In November of that year old King Frederick Vlt of Donmnrk died and without heirs the Inst df his house. It doveloped upon tho 'Danish parliament to elect a now king. .To tho surprlso of n o Dnnlsh pcoplo par llnmcnt's cbolco t oil on Christian, duko of Gllckshorg. Christian himself was equally surprised. Tho king's tactics wero to remain perfectly quiet, to mnko no manifesto, fl no attempt to win popularity for tho moment, hut to rcmnln shut up In his palaco and let tho storm blow over. ThlB lino of conduct met with sue-cess, sue-cess, nnd nftcr brawling nbout tho streets of Copenhagen for a fow days, fl tho mob settled down by degrees, nnd begnn to wonder whether, nftcr nil, It might not bo pcrhnps ndvlsnhlo to sco whnt tho now king might bo worth bo-fore bo-fore condemning him. Tho cnrller pnrt of Christian's rclgn wns filled with troubles. Slmultnno-ously Slmultnno-ously with hlo accession rival claim- M ants nroso for tho duchies of Schlcs-wlg-Holsteln, which had been part of tho possessions of King Frederick VII 'H of Donmnrk. The extinction of his dynasty, It wns nsscrtcd, nnd tho sub-stltutlon sub-stltutlon of n now ono had entirely l altered tho rights of succession in A theso provinces. After dlplomatlo wranglos, which closed In an nppeal il to arms, Prussia, Austria, and Gcr-m'any Gcr-m'any all took a hand In tho fight, nnd 'l tho first of theso countries succeeding aiH In taking from llttlo Denmark tht thrco duchies of Holstoln, Schleswlg, and Lauenberg nnd nttachlng them to hor own dominions. After this loss of ono-thlrd of tho kingdom Internal troubles nroso In that portion of- his dominions which still remained to King Chrlstinn. King nnd parliament could novor agree, a characteristic that both retained al-most al-most to tho day of tho king's death. But In splto of tho bickerings with, his parliament, Christian became to bo i'lsssfl universally loved by tho Dnnlsh poo- M pic. His democracy, his slmplo tnstos, , I fl his pcrBOnnl character, nnd his family , , I nil combined to mnko him happy. I There waB not n black sbcop In bis '"' lltH family. Nover n scnndnl shocked tho 11 Dnnlsh pcoplo. Tho king's sons and T II dnughters led slmplo lives until they j II ilH wero married nnd when they married'! y jfH generally It wns to ascend a throno. 1 9 King Chrlstlnu wns a familiar figure I ) Jo In tho streets of Copenhagen. He, ' went overywhero without a guard or V.-" nny of tho fuss and trappings of royal-ty. royal-ty. Dressed as an ordinary citizen of fl tho mlddlo clnss ho visited tho mar-kcts, mar-kcts, wandered through tho parks, stopped on the sidewalk to chat with, 'fl acquaintances, or watched tho croc' Hon of now buildings, Frequently ho fjH would bo seen at a tnblo of ono of tho, iH outdoor cafes, drinking a glass of bcor, t j nnd eating n black bread snndwlch. IsH Ha rodo on n street car oftener than B ho did In n royal carriage. |