Posted by Robert
on 30/5/2008, 23:01:49, in reply to "Re: I think I've found it"
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I must admit that your version of the link was more elegant than mine!
--Previous Message--
: Yes, well done! I actually had something else
: in mind: they were all outlived by their
: predecessors (but of course, that
: presupposes that the predecessors either
: abdicated or were deposed).
:
: And in the case of Carl XIII, this link
: works for both his thrones; he was outlived
: by his predecessor in Norway as well as his
: predecessor in Sweden...
:
: The complete list, then, runs like this
: (with predecessors' names and year of death
: in parentheses):
:
: 1. Christoffer of Bavaria, King of Denmark,
: Sweden and Norway, d. 1448 (Erik of
: Pomerania, d. 1459)
:
: 2. Maximilian II, King of Bavaria, d. 1864
: (Ludwig I, d. 1868)
:
: 3. Go-Momozono (Hidehito), Emperor of Japan,
: d. 1779 (Empress Go-Sakuramachi (Toshiko),
: d. 1813)
:
: 4. Erik "XII" Magnusson, King of
: Sweden, d. 1359 (Magnus Eriksson, d. 1374 -
: who of course was his successor as well as
: his predecessor)
:
: 5. George VI, King of the UK, d. 1952
: (Edward VIII, d. 1972)
:
: 6. Mary II, Queen of England and Scotland,
: d. 1694 (James II/VII, d. 1701)
:
: 7. Elisaveta, Empress of Russia, d. 1762
: (Ivan VI, d. 1764)
:
: 8. Carl XIII/II, King of Sweden and Norway,
: d. 1818 (in Sweden: Gustaf IV Adolf, d.
: 1837; in Norway: Christian Frederik, d.
: 1848)
:
: 9. Ruprecht of the Palatinate, King of
: Germany and King of the Romans
: (Emperor-Elect), d. 1410 (Wenzel
: (Wenceslas), d. 1419)
:
: 10. Carl X Gustaf, King of Sweden, d. 1660
: (Christina, d. 1689)
:
: 11. Süleyman II, Sultan of the Ottoman
: Empire, d. 1691 (Mehmet IV, d. 1693)
:
: 12. Carl IX, King of Sweden, d. 1611
: (Sigismund, d. 1632)
:
: 13. Boris III, King of Bulgaria, d. 1943
: (Ferdinand I, d. 1948)
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: They all succeeded someone who either
: abdicated or was deposed.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Between them, Robert, José and René have now
: identified all the 13 people in this quiz,
: but so far there have been no suggestions
: for the link.
: So here's a small hint: it has something to
: do with their predecessors.
:
:
: --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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