Chris top he, Henri

King of Hayti, was an African slave. B. in Grenada, West Indies, 1767, who received his freedom as a reward of faithful service. On the outbreak of the negro insurrection in St. Domingo, 1801, C. became one of its leaders, and attracted by his energy and ability the attention of To us saint l'Ouverture ( q. v.), who conferred upon him a divisional military command. After the deposition of To us saint, C. served under his succe or, Des salines, and waged a war of increasing ferocity against the French, who, in 1803, were compelled to evacuate the island. In 1811, C. obtained undisputed po e ion of a portion of the island with the title of King of Hayti. This mushroom monarch's reign was that of a sanguinary despot, occasioning ultimately a succe ful revolt of his black subjects, whereupon C. committed suicide in 1820. Christopher I., KING OF DENMARK, succeeded to the throne by election in 1252, and, dying in 1259, was succeeded by his son Eric VII. CHRISTOPHER II., KING OF DENMARK, son of Eric VII., в. 1276, succeeded his brother Eric VIII. in 1319. His reign was marked by continuous disputes with the Church, the nobility, and his own family. In 1325, С. was compelled to abandon his kingdom, which he recovered temporarily in 1330, was shortly after imprisoned by his nobles, and D. 1333. CHRISTOPHER III., (OF BAVARIA.) KING OF DENMARK, NORWAY, and SWEDEN, was elected to these several thrones in 1440, 1441, and 1442, respectively. In 1441, he put down a formidablo revolt in Jütland; afterwards adopted many measures for the prosperity of his kingdom. and by transferring the seat of royalty from Roskilde to Copenhagen, made the latter city the cap. of Denmark, and the rival of the Hanseatic towns in commercial importance. This able monarch D. in 1448. He Christopher (St.), a Christian martyr who is supposed to have lived in the 3d century of our æra. was a native either of Syria or Palestine, and is believed to have suffered martyrdom by decapitation in the reign of the Roman emperor Decius. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates his festival on the 25th of July. Christopher's (St.), in the West Indies. See KITT'S, Christ's Hospital, a famous charitable educational establishment of London, founded in 1552, and commonly called the Blue Coat School. (ST.) Chroas'taces, n . pl . [Gr. chroa , color.] A genus of pellucid gems, comprehending all those of various colors, as viewed in different lights. (Not technical.)