Posted by Bjarne Birkrem
on 26/5/2008, 22:23:09
85.252.65.52
13 monarchs with something in common:
1. I was king of three countries. After my death, my widow married my successor.
2. I had two sons, both of whom succeeded me on the throne. One was at best rather eccentric, the other was clearly insane and incapable of ruling.
3. My predecessor, my aunt, was the last female monarch of my country (so far??). I had no direct heir, so I adopted a distant relative who succeeded me.
4. I was a king, and I married the daughter of an emperor. My wife and I both died very young. I probably died of the plague, while my wife died either of the plague or giving birth to our stillborn son.
5. I succeeded to the throne rather unexpectedly and very reluctantly, but my wife gave me valuable support.
6. I reigned jointly with my spouse after my father had to leave.
7. I was an empress who never produced an heir. I was officially unmarried, but I may have married my lover secretly. My nephew who succeeded me didn’t last long.
8. I was old and already senile when I came to the throne. Moreover, I was childless, so the Parliament had to elect my successor - twice, since the first one died very soon.
9. I reigned in an empire, but I never had the coronation that would have given me the most prominent title. More than three centuries would pass before someone from my house sat on this throne again. My grandson is also in this quiz.
10. I was the first king of my dynasty when I succeeded my cousin. During my brief reign, my kingdom was considerably enlarged.
11. Before my accession, I had spent most of my life in confinement, and when some people came to inform me of my accession, I thought at first that they were going to murder me. My health was not good, and my reign was rather short.
12. I was a king, and my father’s youngest son. Two of my elder brothers had also been on the throne before me. Like #9, I also have a grandson somewhere in this quiz.
13. I was a king who died unexpectedly, shortly after returning from a meeting with a foreign Head of State. Some people believe I had been poisoned.
Same procedure as every year, James... - who are we, and what is the link?
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