Posted by Bjarne Birkrem (quiz) on 8/5/2008, 13:35:15
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Another quiz following the old recipe...
It may be easy to identify some of the people involved here - but finding the link is (hopefully) somewhat trickier... 
1. I was a king who died as the result of a horrible accident during the celebration of my daughter’s wedding.
2. I was a king, and unlike previous heirs in my family, I had enjoyed a very cordial relationship with my father, whom I described as “the best of friends”.
3. I was not a royal, but I was a Head of State nevertheless. By some strange coincidence, my immediate successor and I died on the same day - a day marking an important anniversary.
4. I was king of two countries, but due to my wife’s religion I was crowned in only one of them.
5. I was another non-royal Head of State. I was careless enough to make a promise to my people which I was later unable to keep. I am also remembered (and was ridiculed on TV) for my dislike for a particular vegetable…
6. I was a great king. My father was a saint, but not a king. At the beginning of my reign, I was one of three pretenders to the throne, but by the time the ensuing civil war was over, I was the only one left. The present-day capital of my country was founded during my reign - though not by me.
7. I was a king who crushed a famous religious order on what was later to become an ill-fated day and date.
8. I was a king who lost my head after losing a war against the representatives of my own people.
So who are we, and what do we have in common?
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