| Show ROYAL MATCH matchmaking mAKINO the remarkable success isacc in that line of queen louise of denmark denmark la is a small country which does not have a large part in the worlds affairs but its court Is an important one by reason of its marriage alliances and the personal influence of the king and queen says the youth companion Comp antom whenever there is a court ball at copenhagen one of the liveliest liveli it dancers is king christian IX who is still young at heart although close to his eightieth year i his wife queen louise is his senior by several months and has ceased to dance in the royal quadrilles she has been one of the most successful matchmakers in europe and still takes keen interest tn in this royal sport for her eldest son the crown prince the queen found a suitable partner nearly 30 years ago in princess louisa daughter of the king of sweden and 11 norway her eldest daughter became the princes of wales and her second daughter the wife of alexander III and mother of the present czar of russia her second son after his election as king of greece married a russian grand duchess with one grandson on the russian throne and another the duke of york destined to reign in england and two other grandsons heirs to the crowns of denmark and greece queen louise may be described as the grandmother of tour emperors rs and kings two other marriages this adroit matchmaker has haa arranged her third son prince waldemar married princess marie dorleans daughter of the due duc de chartres and her third daughter became the wife of the duke of cumberland a great grandson of george III of england who might have been king of england if queen victoria had died in her girlhood these were marriages which w brought great fortunes to the danish family for the orleans princess was an heiress and the duke of cumberland was also rich queen louise having married off all her children with marked success has begun to arrange a new series of alliances tor for her grandchildren her theory has been that the reigning house of a feeble country like denmark can be converted into a center of influence in europe by discreet but ambitious marriages she acted upon this principle when she advised her grandson the crown prince of greece to marry a sister of the german emperor the queen is not only a matchmaker but also a woman of great force of character and a good mind her influence has been felt in the family councils throughout europe the late czar and the present emperor of russia have attached great weight to her advice copenhagen has been the capital where for two generations the russian imperial family have been frequent visitors and have thrown off the cares of state in september queen louises birthday was celebrated by a reunion of her descendants and relations in copenhagen it was a large family party from many n courts of europe and she received the congratulations of nearly all the sovereigns on the continent |
