Posted by Bjarne Birkrem
on 22/5/2008, 23:33:49, in reply to "#2"
85.252.65.52
I think I've found it now: they were all the third son born to their parents.
(The Online Gotha came in handy again - I didn't know, for instance, that Napoleon had two elder brothers rather than just one - the eldest one, also called Napoleone, died in infancy...)
A clever one, Robert! 
--Previous Message--
: 2. William IV, King of the United Kingdom and
: Hannover.
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: But I'm afraid I still can't see the link...
:
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: --Previous Message--
: These are the correct answers (given by
: José)
: so far:
: 1. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
: 3. King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
: 5. Louis de Nassau
: 6. Prince Bertil of Sweden
: 7. The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
: 8. Prince Pieter-Christian
: 9. King Louis XVI of France
: 10. D. Juan, Count of Barcelona
:
: So who are 2 and 4 and what is the link?
:
: --Previous Message--
: 1. I ended the republic. Who would have
: thought that? I was deposed, but returned,
: and was deposed again.
: 2. I was King of two countries, but I had
: two successors because of the successional
: rules.
: 3. I was King of two countries, but I was
: deposed in one of the. That was very painful
: for me.
: 4. I was King in a country, with a throne
: that was anything but safe. My son was the
: last King.
: 5. I fathered a child before I got married.
: Before the marriage, I renounced my
: successional rights.
: 6. I waited so very long, before I could
: marry the love of my life. But I retained my
: sucessional rights.
: 7. I am a Prince. I have a lesser title than
: what would have been expected, but I might
: bi given a higher title in the future.
: 8. I am a Prince, who carries my father's
: name. I have successional rights, but I will
: loose them in the future.
: 9. I was a King. I had to call the
: Parliament for a meeting, the first in a
: very long time. After that, I showed signs
: of bad judgement. In the end, I totally lost
: my head.
: 10. I was a claimant to the throne my father
: had lost. I never regained it, but my son
: did.
:
: Who are we, and what do we have in common?
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