Posted by Robert --Previous Message--
on 18/12/2006, 6:47:24, in reply to "Re: At last!"
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Yes, fun wasn't it? 
He is of course most often referred to as Carl XIV Johan, but the Norwegians would not accept that, nor did they accept to call his predecessor Carl XIII. He was called Carl II.
: 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
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: 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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