Posted by Nellie --Previous Message--
on 20/5/2007, 12:50:44, in reply to "Re: Bulgaria!"
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Ah! Thank you Alpha.
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: Nobody else!
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: Alexander ("Sandro") of Battenberg
: was reigning Prince of Bulgaria.
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: Was Battenberg ever the name of a reigning
: sovereign or ruling family?
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: Who besides the Earl thought so?
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: Well Nellie, you have hit on the correct
: answer but not the right reason!
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: The Beaufort was a bomber aeroplane.
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: Unlike the other "B" names,
: Beaufort has never been the name of a
: reigning sovereign/ruling family.
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: ....neither is Beatrix! But you are on the
: right track...sort of...
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: The others were not, I imagine.
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: 1. They do it in Sweden - The Bernadottes
: 2. They do it in Spain (They used to do it
: in France ) - The Bourbons/ Borbons
: 3. They used to do it in France - Bonaparte
: 4. They live at a house named after which a
: game is named - Beaufort
: 5. His name had a 'de' in it and after
: removing it he sounded Australian - Bruce
: 6. She does it in the Netherlands - Beatrix
: 7. Louis changed his from this in 1917 -
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: Battenberg
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: So, they all begin within 'B'. But which of
: the names is the odd one out?
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