End of the Royal Line Trivia Quiz

Answer: Napoleon III

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) was the nephew of Napoleon I (1804-1814, 1815). He first came to power in 1848 during the Second Republic when he was elected President of France with an impressive 74% of the vote. He was actually the first popularly elected President in the history of France.

However, the French Constitution did not allow the President to serve for a second term, so in 1851 he staged a coup d'état and proclaimed himself emperor. After his abdication, he went into exile and died in 1873.

Answer: Puyi

Puyi (1908-1912, 1917) became emperor two months before his third birthday. He was later installed as the leader of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo during World War II. The 1987 film "The Last Emperor" was based on Puyi's life.

Answer: Ethiopia

Amha Selassie was declared Emperor of Ethiopia in 1974 after his father Haile Selassie was deposed. Amha Selassie never accepted this declaration which became a moot point after the Ethiopian monarchy was abolished in 1975. Amha Selassie died in exile in the United States in 1997.

Answer: Umberto II

Umberto's father, Victor Emmanuel III, served as King of Italy from 1900 to 1946. In the wake of Italy's defeat in World War II, Victor Emmanuel III abdicated in favor of his son. Umberto II was more popular than his father at the time and it is speculated that if the abdication had occurred earlier, the vote might have gone the other way.

Answer: Dom Pedro II

Dom Pedro II (1831-1889) was still a child when he became Emperor of Brazil. He led the movement towards the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888. He lived the last two years of his life in exile in France in relative poverty until his death in 1891.

Answer: Manuel II

Riding in the same carriage with his father King Carlos I and his elder brother Prince Luis Felipe, Manuel escaped with a wound to his arm. He was personally popular with many of the people of Portugal but not looked on favorably by republican groups in the nation. He moved to Britain where he died in exile in 1932.

Answer: Liliuokalani

Queen Liliuokalani ruled Hawaii from 1891 to 1893. She was the sister of the previous King, David Kalahaua. The Queen was overthrown by an alliance of European and American businessmen who established a Republic of Hawaii for five years before Hawaii became annexed by the United States. Her song "Aloha 'Oe" is about two lovers bidding each other farewell.

Answer: Anne

Queen Anne, ruler of Scotland from 1702-1707 and of Great Britain from 1707-1714, was the sister of Mary II, daughter of James VII of Scotland and II of England, and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Anne's personal life was sad as she underwent 17 pregnancies but only one child survived beyond the age of two--William, Duke of Gloucester, who died at 11.

She was succeeded by a distant cousin, George, Elector of Hanover.

Answer: Mehmed VI

Mehmed VI reigned from 1918-1922. He was eventually succeeded by Mustafa Kemal (Kemal Ataturk) after the Turkish War of Independence. Mehmed died in exile in Italy in 1926.

Answer: Nicholas II

Nicholas II (1894-1917) was and is thought by many historians as being perhaps a good man, but also a bad ruler. His reign led to the collapse of the Russian monarchy in the midst of World War I. Held under arrest by Revolutionary government, Nicholas and his entire family were executed in 1918.