Posted by Bjarne Birkrem
on 23/5/2008, 12:56:03, in reply to "#3 - how stupid of me..."
138.62.101.134
6. Prince Odyseus Kimon of Greece
--Previous Message--
: In these quizzes our minds are usually focused
: on the period from the Middle Ages onwards.
: We tend to forget that there were monarchs a
: lot earlier than that.
:
: The Emperor who is the solution to #3 is of
: course Octavianus (better known as
: Augustus), and the religious leader is the
: most obvious one of them all: Jesus Christ
: himself...
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: The link, as you said, is not hard to find:
: they all have names starting with the letter
: "O".
:
: 1. Oscar I of Sweden and Norway
: 2. Olav V of Norway
: 4. Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of
: England, Scotland and Ireland
: 5. Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, eldest
: daughter of Nicholas II
: 7. Prince Octavius of Great Britain
:
: I am not sure about the remaining two. For
: #3, the only name of emperors starting in
: "O" that I can think of offhand is
: Otto, but in that case, I don't know which
: of the Ottos you are looking for. I haven't
: found out about the clue with the religious
: leader yet...
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: The link shouldn't be very hard to find.
:
: 1. I was born a commoner, but I succeeded my
: father as King.
: 2. I was the second King of our dynasty.
: Strangely enough, the Kings in our family
: always only fathers one son.
: 3. I was an Emperor. During my reign, a
: religious leader was born in the realm.
: 4. I was not Royal at all. On the contrary,
: I was the King's opponent and had hi
: executed. But even though I was not a
: Monarch, my son succeeded me.
: 5. I was the eldest amongst five siblings.
: We all died before we could marry ahd have
: children. I died on the same day as my
: parents.
: 6. I am a Prince. My grandfather was a King.
: My father has four children. I'm the
: youngest of them.
: 7. I am a Prince. My parents had 15
: children. I'm one of the younger children. I
: died before the 15th child was born, but I
: outlived their 14th child.
:
: Who are we, and what do we have in common?
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