Posted by René
on 18/12/2006, 1:11:53, in reply to "At last!"
86.90.228.111
This was a tough one. I have been searching and looking at Eric III, Harold III, Olaf III, Magnus III, Christian III, etc. Now I know why I couldn't find him. Better luck next time.
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: I guess we needed a Norwegian to find out that
: I was thinking of Carl III Johan!
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: 8: Carl III Johan of Norway / Carl XIV Johan
: of Sweden.
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: We are talking about Scandinavia...
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: Let's see now. He won the war against this
: country, and became its King four years
: later as the third King with this name. It
: was a kind of conquest, but somebody else
: became King before our man succeeded him
: four years later.
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: All your answers are correct. So all you
: have
: to do now is to find #8.
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: We are all the third emperor/king with that
: name.
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: 1. Napoléon III Emperor of the French
: 2. Gustav III of Sweden
: 3. Friedrich III of Prussia, German Emperor
: 4. William III of Orange, King of England,
: Stadholder of the United Provinces
: 5. Leopold III of the Belgians
: 6. Victor Emanuel III of Italy
: 7. Willem III of the Netherlands
: 9. Peter III Emperor of all Russia
: 10. Ludwig III of Bavaria
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: 1. What a miracle. I regained the throne,
: once
: possessed by a famous relative of mine. I
: put an end to the republic, but alas, I lost
: the throne after a war.
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: 2. I made myself more or less an autocrat,
: which made the nobility furious. They
: conspired against me, and I was
: assassinated.
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: 3. I was an Emperor, but for such a short
: time. I died from cancer.
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: 4. The country asked me to become King,
: because my faith was "better" than
: my predecessor's.
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: 5. I was a King, but war and marriage made
: me lose my throne.
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: 6. I was a King, but I was forced to
: abdicate, because they blamed me for what
: the politicians had done. My son was the
: last King.
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: 7. I was a King. I fathered three sons, but
: my only daughter succeeded me.
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: 8. I won the war against this country, and
: became its King four years later.
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: 9. I was an Emperor for a short time. I was
: deposed by someone that I wouldn't have
: thought would gain the throne and shortly
: after, I was murdered.
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: 10. I became King after having deposed my
: cousin. I was the last King of our country.
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: Who are we and what do we have in common?
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