Spanish Royals Trivia

1. How old was Maria Anna of Bavaria when she was betrothed to Louis le Grand Dauphin of France?

From Quiz Weddings of Royalty 4

Answer: Eight years

At the age of eight Maria Anna became betrothed to Louis who was seven years of age. Maria Anna was then carefully educated for her future role as Dauphine of France.

From Quiz The Reign in Spain

Answer: Alfonso the Brave

Alfonso VI (1040-1109) was also known as 'The Brave' and was a friend of the famous 'El Cid' (c. 1043-1099). One story tells of Alfonso's chess match with a Moorish leader and how Alfonso honored the bet they had made before the match. This was interesting as the Reconquista was in full swing at the time and trust was lacking between Christians and Muslims.

From Quiz Spanish Royalty, 15th-17th centuries

Answer: The Catholic Monarchs

The title of Catholic Monarchs (Los Reyes Católicos in Spanish) was bestowed upon the couple in 1496 by Pope Alexander VI, in recognition of their defense of Catholic teaching throughout their realms. It is still frequently used to refer to Ferdinand and Isabella (Fernando and Isabel), especially in Spain. The marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella united the crowns of Castile and Aragon under one royal family for the first time, and under their rule the Muslim kingdom of Granada was captured, completing the Reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula. Therefore, the reign of the Catholic monarchs effectively marks the birth of modern Spain.

From Quiz Isabella I of Castile

Answer: John II of Castile and Isabel of Portugal

John II of Castile was the father of Isabella who was born by his second marriage, to Isabel of Portugal. Henry IV was her half brother whose mother was Maria of Aragon. Isabel, Princess of Asturias, was Queen Isabella's eldest daughter.

From Quiz Secrets of the Gotha V

Answer: Elizabeth Farnese

Occupied for town centuries by the Spaniards, who had left bad memories, the kingdom of Naples then passed under the Austrian yoke. The poor Neapolitans had welcomed the re-conquest of their land by the Infanta Don Carlos, the eldest son of Felipe V, king of Spain.

From Quiz Philip II of Spain

Answer: 1527, Valladolid

Philip was the son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Isabella of Portugal and was born in the Palacio de Pimental, Valladolid on 21st May 1527.

From Quiz Wedding of the Century

Answer: 98

The last royal wedding in Spain took place in 1906, when the prince's great-grandfather, King Alfonso XIII married Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg. The marriage of the prince's father, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia took place in 1962 in Athens. The marriages of their daughters, Princesses Helena and Cristina, didn't count as royal weddings because, under Spanish constitution, their husbands couldn't become kings.

From Quiz King Juan Carlos

Answer: January 5th 1938

He was named Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon. His father was Juan de Borbon and his mother Dona Maria de las Mercedes de Borbon y Orleans. Alfonso XIII, the king deposed in 1931, was his grandfather. The King's birthday is celebrated as a military holiday in Spain.

From Quiz Philip II of Spain

Answer: Valladolid

On May 21, 1527, in Valladolid, Philip II was born in the presence of his father and leading nobles.

From Quiz Weddings of Royalty 4

Answer: Louis XIV of France

In November 1701 the almost 18 year old Philip married 13-year-old Maria Luisa of Savoy, as chosen by his grandfather Louis XIV. They had four sons, two of whom were King Louis I and King Ferdinand VI.

From Quiz Spanish Royalty, 15th-17th centuries

Answer: Henry annulled the marriage

At the age of 15 Katherine married Arthur, Prince of Wales, only to find herself a widow less than 5 months later. She testified that the marriage had not been consummated - which was not unusual for such a young couple at the time - and so it was declared invalid, clearing the way for her subsequent marriage to Arthur's brother (and later king), Henry. However, by 1525 Katherine was 40 years old and had borne no sons who had lived more than a few weeks. Henry came to believe that their union was cursed because of her earlier marriage to his brother. He sought an annulment in order to marry the much younger Anne Boleyn, which led to the breach between the English crown and the Catholic church.

From Quiz Philip II of Spain

Answer: Vervins

In 1598 Philip II concluded the Treaty of Vervins with France. This came after Philip's fourth bankruptcy in the year 1596. This final bankruptcy in Philip's reign showed him that he needed peace because he could no longer afford to fight a war on three fronts against France, the Netherlands and England. The Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis was signed with the French in 1559, ending the Habsburg Valois wars. The Treaty of Nonsuch was the treaty concluded between Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels in 1585, this was a contributing factor in Philip sending the Armada in 1588. The Treaty of London was between Spain and England and was concluded in 1604 between Philip III and James I.

From Quiz Wedding of the Century

Answer: Madrid

The wedding ceremony was held at Almudena Cathedral in Spain's capital, Madrid. The weddings of Felipe's older sisters Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina took place in Sevilla and Barcelona, respectively.

From Quiz Philip II of Spain

Answer: Granada

At a young age, he was expected to attend ceremonies. At the age of thirteeen he led the funeral procession for his mother from Toledo, where she had died, to Granada where she was to be buried.

From Quiz Weddings of Royalty 4

Answer: Austria

It was impossible due to the homeland of the bride to be for the King. Elisabeth Farnese, mother of Charles III, considered it impossible to choose a bride from Austria so she chose a bride from Poland.

From Quiz The Reign in Spain

Answer: Isabella of Castile

Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) created programs to fight crime, pay off Spain's debts and also help open up the New World. Although she accomplished many positive things, she also ordered all Jews and Muslims to become Catholics or be exiled. She was a devout Catholic and was given the status of 'Servant of God' by the Church in 1974.

From Quiz Spanish Royalty, 15th-17th centuries

Answer: Joanna the Mad

Joanna of Castile (Juana la Loca) was a daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella and first queen regnant of what is now Spain. Although she reigned for 50 years, her father, husband and son acted as regents and she spent most of this time forcibly confined to a convent on the pretext of mental illness. Historians debate the veracity of the claims about her mental state, with many suggesting that she suffered clinical depression exacerbated by the long years of isolation, rather than the extreme psychosis described at the time.

From Quiz Isabella I of Castile

Answer: 29 years

She reigned from December 10, 1474 till November 26, 1504, so she almost reigned for 30 years.

From Quiz Secrets of the Gotha V

Answer: Maria Josepha

She was a delightful child, pretty, amiable and with a lively intelligence, endowed with all the talents and all the virtues that a mother as far-sighted as the great Maria Theresa could hope to see in her children. Those who knew the reputation of her future husband felt anxious at the thought that a creature so accomplished was to be sacrificed to such a peasant. Their tears were soon groundless, for the archduchess died suddenly of smallpox.

From Quiz King Juan Carlos

Answer: in a shooting accident

Juan Carlos was the second of four children, the youngest of whom died in 1956. He was shot in an accident to which Juan Carlos was the only witness. It is not known who fired the gun that led to the tragic shooting of the young Infante, who was 15 at the time of the accident.

From Quiz Philip II of Spain

Answer: Princess Maria of Portugal

On July 8, 1545, his son, Don Carlos, was born and four days later his wife died. She was only 17.

From Quiz Weddings of Royalty 4

Answer: First cousins

Charles IV of Spain and his first cousin Maria Louisa of Parma were related via Louis the Grand Dauphin.

From Quiz The Reign in Spain

Answer: Ferdinand of Aragon

Ferdinand of Aragon (1452-1516) with the help of his queen, Isabella (1451-1504), completed the 'Reconquista' of Spain and secured Spain's place in the modern world. His reign saw many reforms and historically significant programs.

From Quiz Spanish Royalty, 15th-17th centuries

Answer: The Habsburgs

Philip was Duke of Burgundy and son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. He married the Spanish Infanta Joanna in 1496 in a political arrangement intended to strengthen the Habsburg/Trastámara alliance against France; his sister Margaret likewise married John, Prince of Asturias who was Philip's brother-in-law and heir apparent to the crowns of Castile and Aragon. When John died childless in 1497, his sister Isabella died in childbirth the following year, and Isabella's son died in infancy in 1500, the Spanish succession was thrown into turmoil. A political alliance that was never intended to cede power over Spanish lands to the Habsburgs turned out to do just that.

From Quiz Secrets of the Gotha V

Answer: Maria Carolina & Maria & M

He would be heartbroken by the loss of his wife, but that he would not be able to wait for six weeks of mourning before taking another one. It is quite understandable that married to such a husband - who was moreover faithful to her and naively recognised her intellectual superiority - the queen looked for some compensations for her unfortunate fate.

From Quiz Philip II of Spain

Answer: Maria Manuela of Portugal

Philip married his cousin Maria on 15th November 1543 at the age of only 16. She bore him his first son Don Carlos, but she died after a difficult birth. Philip was a father and a widower by the age of 18.

From Quiz Wedding of the Century

Answer: 1978

This requirement was abolished only in 1978. Letizia Ortiz is the first commoner in line to become Spain's queen.

From Quiz King Juan Carlos

Answer: Princess Sofia of Greece

Princess Sofia, the eldest daughter of King Paul I and Queen Frederika married Juan Carlos on 14th May 1962, at the Church of Saint Dyonisius in Athens. Descendants of England's famous Queen Victoria, so their guest list read like the who's who of the crowned heads of Europe - King Olav V of Norway, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, to name but a few. This ceremony was followed by an Orthodox ceremony, held in the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, and then a civil ceremony was held in the royal palace.

From Quiz Philip II of Spain

Answer: Mary Tudor

He became King-Consort of England in October 1555. Their marriage did not produce any children.

From Quiz Weddings of Royalty 4

Answer: Three

In 1802 Ferdinand married his first wife Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies and had two children, one whom died after a few months and a stillborn, which resulted in Maria Antonietta's death. His second wife Maria Josepha of Saxony never gave him any children. His third and final wife Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies gave him two daughters, one of whom later became Isabella II and the other was posthumously born when Ferdinand VII died.

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