. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . The Princess Helena was born in1846, and was married, in 1866, to PrinceChristian of Schleswig-Holstein. The fourthdaughter, Louise, was born in 1848, and waswedded, in 1871, to the Marquis of third son, Arthur, was born in 1850, andLeopold, the fourth son, in 1853. Beatrice,the last heir of the House, was born in younger, as well as
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . The Princess Helena was born in1846, and was married, in 1866, to PrinceChristian of Schleswig-Holstein. The fourthdaughter, Louise, was born in 1848, and waswedded, in 1871, to the Marquis of third son, Arthur, was born in 1850, andLeopold, the fourth son, in 1853. Beatrice,the last heir of the House, was born in younger, as well as the elder Princes andPrincesses, have been distributed in marriageamong the oldest Houses of Europe; and ifthe England of the present day has foundsome reason to be querulous about the heavypensions which have had to be settled on themultiplied and multiplying descendants of 392 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. Prince Albert, she lias, on the other hand,under her own theory of human government,great cause to rejoice at the fact that theextinction of the reigning dynasty, or anyserious trouble with respect to the descent ofthe Crown, seems to be either wholly im-possible or a great way off-Prince Albert the Consort promised a long. PRINCE OF WALKS. life. While he could not be called a veryrobust or vigorous man, he, nevertheless, boregood health, and was of strictly temperatehabits. In the first days of December, 1861,he contracted cold, and was thrown into afever. At first little attention was paid to hisailment; then it was known that he was seri-ously, though it was not thought dangerously,ill. On the night of the 14th of December, however, the great bell of St. Pauls began totoll, and with the morning light it waspublished from Windsor Castle that thePrince Consort was dead. He had expiredhaving the Queen, the Prince of Wales, andtiie Princesses Alice and Helena by his bed-side. The event served to bring his highcharacter and blameless life into strong relief, and into
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