Posted by Bjarne Birkrem
on 29/5/2008, 12:36:22, in reply to "Re: #9"
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Christoffer of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
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: Who was his grandson?
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: 9. Rupert of the Palatinate, King of the
: Romans(Holy Roman Emperor elect)
:
: --Previous Message--
: At last, I seem to have succeeded in making
: a
: difficult quiz!
:
: So far, José and Robert have identified the
: following 9 out of 13:
:
: 1. Christoffer of Bavaria, King of Denmark,
: Sweden and Norway
: 2. Maximilian II, King of Bavaria
: 5. George VI, King of the UK
: 6. Mary II, Queen of England and Scotland
: 7. Elisaveta, Empress of Russia
: 8. Carl XIII/II, King of Sweden and Norway
: 10. Carl X Gustaf, King of Sweden
: 12. Carl IX, King of Sweden
: 13. Boris III, King (Tsar) of Bulgaria
:
: Here are some additional hints about the
: remaining four:
:
: 3. I said that my aunt was the last female
: monarch so far(?) . If the laws of my
: country are changed, we are likely to have
: another female monarch in the foreseeable
: future.
:
: 4. I am the earliest of all the 13 people in
: this quiz. Even though I was the elder son,
: my younger brother succeeded to one of my
: father's thrones, while I was still only a
: prince. I was not too pleased about this.
:
: 9. First of all, let me repeat that my
: grandson is also in this quiz - and he is
: one of the nine that have already been
: identified. Secondly, my predecessor had
: several thrones, and I only succeeded him on
: one of those (having been among the people
: responsible for deposing him).
:
: 11. I succeeded my brother, and was in turn
: succeeded by another brother. My reign was
: too short for me to make much of an impact,
: but I had a magnificent ancestor by the same
: name.
:
: I think I'll leave you to figure out these
: extra clues before I provide a hint about
: the link...
:
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: --Previous Message--
: 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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