The History of European Royalty III Quiz

Answer: de Savoie

Long before the de Savoie's came to the throne of Italy, they were medieval counts from a long established dynasty. With the unification of Italy, they were created as its new royal family.

Answer: 1918

The House of Karadjordjevic came to power when the former royal house of Serbia was executed in their own palace. In 1918, of course.

Answer: Bulgaria

When the monarchy was abolished and a democracy established, the ex-King Simeon II Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was actually elected as the country's new prime minister. Unfortunately, as of late 2003, his popularity wasn't all that great, after the population had accused him of not delivering on his campaign promises.

Answer: Four

At the height of its power, the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha had its hands on the thrones of England, Belgium, Bulgaria and Portugal. Great Britain through the marriage of Prince Albert Augustus Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Queen Victoria Hanover of Great Britain, Belgium through election at the creation of a new monarchy with King Leopold I Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgaria through the creation of a new monarchy with King Ferdinand I Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Portugal through marriage of Duke Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Queen Maria II de Braganca of Portugal.

Answer: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

With all of the Anti-German feeling throughout the Allies, especially England, King George V was appalled at the fact that the people of England believed that their own royal family was classified as 'aliens'. Therefore, the Britsh royal family cast off their triple-barrelled German surname and opted for Windsor as their replacement.

Answer: Navarre

According to Salic Law, King Henry III de Bourbon of Navarre was the legal heir to the throne of France, as he was the descendant of the sixth son of King Louis IX the Saint Capet of France. His father was Duke Anthony de Bourbon of Vendome, however it was his mother, Queen Jeanne III d'Albert of Navarre which King Henry III de Bourbon inherited Navarre from.

Answer: Castile and Leon

Although she was known as Catherine of Aragon, in her family the girls took their mother's title and the bys took their father's title. Infanta Princess Catherine Trastamara of Castile and Leon was born on 15 Dec 1485 in Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain to the Catholic Kings, Queen Isabella I Trastamara of Castile and Leon and King Ferninand II Trastamara of Aragon. On 4 Nov 1501 in St Paul's Cathederal, London, England, the Princess Catherine married Prince Arhtur Tudor of Wales, heir to the throne of England and eldest son of King Henry VII Tudor of England and Princess Elizabeth York of England.

However, a mere six months after the wedding, Prince Arthur was dead. As we all know, she then became the first wife of Arthur's brother, King Henry VIII Tudor of England and was the mother of Queen Mary I Tudor of England.

Answer: Duchess Eleanor de Poitiers of Aquitaine

Duchess Eleanor de Poitiers of Aquitaine was the only daughter and heir of the Duchy of Aquataine and inherited the duchy at the age of 15. Upon her father's death, she was placed in the care of King Louis VI the Fat Capet of France. Naturally, in order to keep his ward and his hands on her property, he promptly married her off to his son, the future King Louis VII Capet of France.

After many years and two daughters, Louis and Eleanor divorced.

Answer: Queen Victoria Hanover of Great Britain

King George V Windsor of Great Britain's father was King Edward VII Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Great Britain and Emperor Willaim II Hohenzollern of Germany's mother was Princess Royal Victoria Adelaide Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Great Britain.

Answer: She never visited England while she was queen

Infanta Princess Berengaria Jimeno of Navarre was the eldest daughter of King Sancho VI the Wise Jimeno of Navarre and Infanta Princess Sancha Trastamara of Castile and Leon. Born in 1163 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain, her future mother-in-law, Duchess Eleanor de Poitiers of Aquitaine and Queen of England, made the journey to escort her back home. On the return journey, they were catpured and imprisoned on the island of Cyprus. Meanwhile, King Richard I the Lionheart Plantagent of England was literally crusading in the Middle East, not that far away. Upon hearing of his mother's and future wife's situation, he immediately sailed for Cyprus and sacked the tiny island. Richard and Berengaria were married on 12 May 1191 in the Chapel of St George, Limassol, Cyprus.

In the same ceremony, they were crowned the King and Queen of Cyprus. Richard then returned to his crusade and his bride continued her journey with her mother-in-law through France. However, Berengaria never made it to England during the reign of her husband and did in fact visit England after the death of her husband.

She died in 1230 in Le Mans, Anjou, France.