To Marry A King: Part 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Elisabeth of Bavaria

"Sissi" later said she always regretted accepting Franz Joseph's proposal. Their 44-year marriage was marred by tragedy, faithlessness, and in later years, by Sissi's own erratic behavior. She was senselessly murdered by an anarchist in 1898 at the age of 60.

Answer: Madeleine of Valois

Madeleine was 16 when she married James. The young bride died of tuberculosis in July of that year, shortly after arriving in Scotland. It is said she died in her husband's arms. Perhaps he should have checked her medical history. Mary of Guise became James' second wife in June of 1538.

Answer: Amalia of Oldenburg

The daughter of Grand Duke Paul of Oldenburg, Queen Amalia's beauty and vivacity had a big impact on the Greek people, yet she was attacked for not converting to Orthodoxy, failing to provide an heir, and involving herself in the dangerous politics of the time. She survived an assassination attempt in September of 1861, and she and Otto were deposed the following year.

Answer: Dorothea Hohenzollern of Brandenburg

Dorothea married Christopher III, King of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, in 1445. After Christopher's sudden death in 1448, she married his successor, Christian I, in 1449 and had five children by him.

Answer: Maria Leszczynska

Maria was the daughter of dethroned King Stanislaw Leszczynski of Poland. Although the marriage to Louis was initially a fairly happy one, and they had ten children together, Louis's mistresses later eclipsed his Queen consort in social status. Amongst these was the famous Madame de Pompadour.

Answer: Joanna of Navarre

Joanna's marriage to Henry IV was one of contentment, and she had a good relationship with Henry's children by his first wife, Mary de Bohun. But she was very unpopular with the English people, and her son was a major political enemy of England. After she was widowed in 1419, Henry V coveted her vast estates. Joanna was accused of witchcraft, and locked away in Pevensey Castle until 1422.

Answer: Louise of Baden

The beautiful and charming Louise became Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna in 1801. She loved her husband very much, but Alexander was hardly an attentive and loving husband. They lived emotionally apart for much of their marriage. Their only children were two daughters, both of whom died very young. Both Alexander and Louise had extramarital affairs, and it is generally believed that Alexander didn't father either child.

However, the loss of their children served to bridge the emotional gap which had existed for so long, and the latter years of their marriage were their happiest together.

Answer: Elisabeth of Wied

Elisabeth was crowned Queen consort in 1881. She was an accomplished musician, singer, painter, and illustrator. She was also a widely published author under the name Carmen Sylva. Being queen was just a sideline.

Answer: Margaret Tudor

The union of Margaret, daughter of King Henry VII and sister of King Henry VIII, and James was called "The Thistle and the Rose". Though not initially a love match, their marriage was one of deep and genuine affection. They had six children, including the future James V. Margaret would marry twice more (each time more unhappily) after James' death in 1513.

Answer: Isabella of Portugal

The marriage of Isabella and Charles was a political alliance, but they quickly fell in love. When Isabella died suddenly following the birth of their sixth child, Charles mourned her, and wore black for the rest of his life.

Answer: Elisabeth of Valois

The daughter of King Henry II of France, Elisabeth was originally betrothed to Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias, but complications arose, and she married King Philip instead. Despite the difference in their ages, Philip was very attached to his young wife. She had two daughters, and died in 1568 along with her newborn son.

Answer: Margaret

Margaret, the granddaughter of King Edmund Ironside, was a devoted wife and mother, and deeply religious. She helped the poor and fed the hungry from her own hand, founded churches (legend says she embroidered the priests' vestments herself), and turned the rowdy, rough court of Scotland into one of Continental civility and grace.

She had eight children. Only days after her husband and son were killed in battle in 1093, Margaret herself died. She was canonized by Pope Innocent IV in 1251.

Answer: Charlotte of Savoy

The daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy, eight-year-old Charlotte married 28-year-old Louis after his first wife, Margaret of Scotland, died. She became Queen consort in 1461. She would have eight children, but only three survived infancy.

Answer: Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

The daughter of Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, she became Queen Estefania when she married Pedro. Tragically, Stephanie died of diphtheria only a year later, and her husband died of cholera in 1861.

Answer: Anne of Kiev

The daughter of Yaroslav I the Wise, Anne was well-educated - a rarity for the time - and spoke several languages, while her husband was nearly illiterate. They had three sons before Henry's death in 1060. Anne served as regent for her son Philip I, and later fell in love with and married Ralph III of Valois. Because Ralph had left his wife for her, they were excommunicated and exiled. Anne returned to the French court a year before her death in 1075.