Secrets of the Gotha III

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1. In 1682, a Princess of Brunswick married the future monarch of which country? Belgium France England Spain

2. In 1765, Princess Eleanore Christina Brunswick of Wolfenbuttel married the future monarch of which country? Russia Prussia Poland Austria

3. In 1814, which member of the English royal family was sent to Hanover as its viceroy? the Duke of Norfolk the Duke of Cumberland the Duke of Cambridge the Duke of York

4. When Victoria inherited the English throne, Salic law prevented her from acquiring the Hanoverian crown. It passed to her uncle, who ruled under which name? George IV George V Ernest Augustus I Ernest Augustus II

5. Who was the King of Hanover between 1851 to 1866? Ernest Augustus I George V George IV Ernest Augustus II

6. A deep resentment ran between Prussia and Hanover for decades even after the kingdom of Hanover had been abolished. It was finally resolved with the marriage of the Hanoverian pretender to the daughter of which monarch? William I Frederick William IV Frederick William III William II

7. In what year did the duchy of Brunswick and the kingdom of Hanover technically cease to exist? 1916 1920 1914 1918

8. What is the title from the British Peerage that was inherited by the kings of Hanover? the Duke of Norfolk the Duke of Buckingham the Duke of Albany the Duke of Cumberland

9. Ernest Augustus II married Princess Thyra Oldenberg of Denmark who was the daughter of which Danish king? Frederick VII Frederick VIII Christian IX Christian VIII

10. Ernest Augustus V, the pretender to the Hanoverian throne since 1987, was married on 23 January 1999 to which princess? Crown Princess Victoria Bernadotte of Sweden Princess Caroline Grimaldi of Monaco Princess Anne Windsor of Great Britain Princess Claude de Orleans of France