King Twice Over

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1. Many kings of Poland were rulers of other countries too. Which of the following Polish kings is not one of them? Zygmunt III Henry Ladislaus II Jan III

2. James Stuart, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, became James I of England in 1603. By then he had already been king of Scots for 36 years. What was his regnal number as king of Scots? James VI James V James IV James VII

3. Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland was created Empress of India in 1877. Her successors were then known as King-Emperors. Who was the last King-Emperor? George V Edward VIII Edward VII George VI

4. The Xuantong Emperor (also known as Pu Yi) was the last emperor of China (1908-1911) and the only emperor of Manchukuo (1931-45). To which dynasty did he belong? Ming Song Yuan Qing

5. Henry III was the Protestant king of Navarre. To the throne of which Catholic country did he succeed in 1589? France Portugal Spain Naples

6. Who was the last Holy Roman Emperor and the first emperor of Austria? Franz Ferdinand Franz Josef Charles

7. Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479-1516) was king of a number of other countries in addition to Aragon. Which of the following was not one of them? Castile Portugal Sicily Naples

8. In 1826 Pedro IV became king of Portugal. But of which country had he been monarch since 1822? Answer: (One Word)

9. The Emperor Charles V inherited a number of lands and titles via his grandparents. Of which land was he not the monarch? Castile Austria Aragon France

10. In 1397 Eric of Pomerania was crowned king of three kingdoms in a union engineered by his great-aunt, Margrethe. Which was not one of those kingdoms? Norway Saxony Denmark Sweden