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1. After almost six centuries under Swedish rule, what country became an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire in 1809?
2. Lord Castlereagh represented the United Kingdom at a major diplomatic conference, which rearranged the map of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. In what central European capital was this historic event held?
3. During the Crimean War, fought in 1853-1856, the Ottoman Empire was allied with Russia.
4. Which of these colours is named for a battle fought in Italy in 1859 by the forces of Austria, France, and Piedmont-Sardinia?
5. What eminent European statesman - known for being the main architect of his country's unification in 1861 - said, "I have learned the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me"?
6. The "Seven Weeks War" was fought in 1866 between which two great European powers, both members of the German Confederation?
7. Famous for being the patron of Richard Wagner and building Neuschwanstein Castle, Ludwig II ruled what central European kingdom, now a federal state of Germany?
8. What was the decisive battle in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, whose name is likely to sound familiar to motorists?
9. Which peace treaty (whose name might remind you of the day after Christmas), signed in 1878, guaranteed the independence of Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and increased Russian influence in the Balkans?
10. Which of the these people was assassinated in Geneva by Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, on 10 September 1898?
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