PRUSSIA
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Debt, 1912, 3,717,404.
The population, 1910 :— Duchy of Ohienburg, 391,246 ; Principality of Lubeck, 41,300 ; Principality of Birkenfekl, 50,496; total, 483,042 (244,018 males and 239,024 females). Oldenburg, the capital, had 30,242 inhabitants in 1910.
In 1910 Oldenburg contained 371,650 Protestants, 107,508 Roman Catholics; other religions, 2,359 ; 1,525 Jews. The State Church (Protestant) is under the Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs.
The following table shows the public school statistics of Oldenburg in 1911 :—
Gymnasia .... Oberrealschulen Realschulen .... Hohere Toehterschulen Blirgerschulen
Vorscliulen .... Volksschulen (Elementary) . Seminaries (Protest, and Cath.) Agricultural .... Navigation .... Technical .... Deaf and Dumb
Number
No. of Teachers
No. of Pupils
5
68
1,108
3
61
1,240
r>
44
93:j
13
91
1,608
3o
105
2,604
9
35
1,104
700
1,457
82,334
4
49
575
11
79
561
]
6
89
'>
32
342
1
5
31
Oldenburg contains an Oberlandesgericht and a Landgericht. The Amts- gerichte of Liibeck and Birkenfekl are under the jurisdiction of the Landge- richte at Lhbeck and Saarbriicken respectively.
Co7isid- General. — ^Y. E. Hearn (Hamburg).
References.
Zeitschrift fiir Verwaltungund Rechtspflege (three times a year).
Statistische Nachrichten iiber das Grossherzogthum 01denburg(publishedby the Bureau of Statistics.)
Kollmann (P.), Das Herzogthum Oldenburg in seiner wirthschaftlicheu Entwickelung Oldenburg, 1893. Statistische Beschreibung der Gemeinden des Herzogtums Olden- burg. Oldenburg, 1897. Statistische Beschreibung der Gemeinden des Fiirstentums Liibeck. OMenburg, 1901.
PEUSSIA.
(KONIGREICH PrEUSSEX.)
Reigning King.
Wilhelm II., born Jan. 27, 1859, eldest son of Friedrich^ III., German Emperor and King of Prussia — who was eldest son of Wilhelm I., and was born October 18, 1831, married, Jan. 25, 1858, to Victoria (Empress and Queen Friedrich), Princess Royal of Great Britain, succeeded his father March 9, 1888, and died June 15, 1888, when he was succeeded by his son, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, under the title of Wilhelm II. The Emperor married, Feb. 27, 1881, Princess Victoria of Schleswig- Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenbarg, born Oct. 22, 1858, daughter of the
late Duke Friedrich of Sohleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.