Posted by José --Previous Message--
on 29/12/2006, 18:46:44, in reply to "#5 and 8"
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Absolutely correct.
But since we are already on the 29th, your present will be delivered next Christmas :-)
Is it OK with you ?
: 5. Yolante of Naples, née of Aragon
: 8. Rosa of Württemberg, née of Austria
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: and a very Happy New Year to you.
:
: --Previous Messag--
: Bravo, you've spot it.
: Now you just have to fill #5 - the medieval
: lady, and #8 (whose daughter-in-law is very
: much alive and kicking.
: A hint: When #8 married her husband, he was
: not yet the head of the former reigning
: house, but he became such when his father
: died.
: That house was a kingdom but her
: father-in-law was never a king :-)
: Hope this helped.
:
: 1. M...ary Stuart, Queen of Scots
: 2. E...lizabeth II of Great Britain
: 3. R...ania of Jordan
: 4. R...egina von Saxe-Meiningen
: 5. Y...
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: 6. C...hristina of Sweden
: 7. H...enrietta Maria of Bourbon
: 8. R...
: 9. I...sabel of Castille, la catolica
: 10. S...ilvia of Sweden
: 11. T...atiana Romanov
: 12. M...adeleine of Sweden
: 13. A...ntonia of Habsburg aka
: Marie-Antoinette
: 14. S...onja of Norway
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: --Previous Message--
: Aha!
:
: The initials of these 14 ladies, read in
: sequence from 1 to 14, spells "Merry
: Christmas"...
:
: How clever!
:
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: --Previous Message--
: 11. Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia, second
: daughter of Nicholas II.
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: --Previous Message--
: 1. I was Queen at a very early age. Then I
: became queen of another country. I was
: accused of aiming for a third throne and
: that was fatal
:
: 2. I am the current owner of the third
: throne #1 set her eyes on.
:
: 3. I am a queen . I managed to mark my place
: in the royal scene out of the shade of my
: husband’s charismatic step-mother. The
: rumours of my divorce seem to have gone by
: now
:
: 4. If my country was still a monarchy, I
: would be an Empress. I have 7 children
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: 5. I come from an Iberian kingdom and
: married a king from an italic kingdom
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: 6. I was a queen on my own right. I liked
: Italy so much that I moved there.
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: 7. My father was a king, I married a king
: and two of my sons were kings.
: My father was murdered, my husband was
: executed,my elder son had to live in exile
: for some time and my younger son lost his
: throne
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: 8. I was born an Archduchess. I married the
: head of a former reigning house. I was
: petrified to discover my son’s bride as I
: expected him to marry her elder sister
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: 9. My husband was a bit stingy so I had to
: pawn my jewels to pay for a great
: achievement that happened during our reign.
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: 10. I was born in Europe but I have south
: American roots. I was the first commoner to
: marry a king for many years as his family
: requested equal marriages.
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: 11. I am the second daughter of this
: Monarch. Like most of the family, I met a
: cruel destiny
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: 12. I am the youngest daughter of a King,
: and I am so pretty !!!! My mother is quoted
: in this quiz
:
: 13. This is indeed my true name. When I got
: married my name was translated into my
: husband’s language and that’s how I became
: world wide famous (not always by the best
: reasons)
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: 14. If my husband was not so stubborn I
: might not have had the chance of marrying
: him. In the end I got along with his father
: and became our country 2nd queen
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: What can be said ?
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