FREDERICK III

Emperor of Germany, born 1831; succeeded William I 9th March, 1888; died 15th June, 1888. In 1858 he married the Prince -Royal of Britain, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria. He commanded the army of the Oder in the war with Austria (1866), and in the Franco-German War he led the army which ultimately forced Napoleon III and his army to surrender at Sedan. He also took a prominent part in the siege of Paris. In 1887 he was attacked by a serious throat affection, which turned out to be cancer, and which after a series of relapses proved fatal. His renown as a military commander, his liberal views, his patience and fortitude under trouble, and _ his many lovable qualities made him extremely popular., FREDERICK VII, King of Denmark, reigned from 1848 to 1863. He was the last king of the Oldenburg family. He died 1863.