The Hanoverian Monarchs and Their Sons TEST

This test covers the monarchs George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV and Victoria and their heirs. Oh joy what fun they had together just on big happy family. It’s a known fact that the Hanoverians and their heirs were never close. Enjoy this test!
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1. The first King of England for the House of Hanover was George I. What distinguished him from the past monarchs?
a) Married to Two Women
b) Had No Children
c) Divorced and Imprisoned his Wife
d) Openly was in Love with a Man

2. What was the reason for his divorce from Sophia Dorothea?
a) Refusing to Share his Bed
b) Adultery
c) Raising an Army against him
d) Attempted to put him in the sanitarium

3. Who never forgave George I for his treatment of Sophia Dorothea?
a) His Son
b) His father-in-law
c) His Daughter
d) His Second Wife

4. Whom did George II banish from Court?
a) His Son, Frederick
b) His Daughter, Anne
c) His Son, William
d) His Wife, Caroline

5. Who quoted, “Politics makes me angry. Fritz makes me vomit.” ?
a) His Father
b) His Sister
c) The Prime Minister
d) His Mother

6. Frederick never became king so which of his sons became king?
a) George
b) Frederick
c) William
d) Edward

7. Whom did Frederick NOT want present at the birth of his first child?
a) The Queen Consort
b) The King
c) The Queen Mother
d) The Prime Minister

8. When George III became permanently mad who became regent?
a) William
b) Edward
c) Augustus
d) George

9. What was the only name of George IV’s only child from his wreck of a marriage?
a) Caroline
b) Catherine
c) Charlene
d) Charlotte

10. What her mother’s name?
a) Caroline of Brunswick
b) Caroline of France
c) Caroline of Spain
d) Caroline of Kent

11. George IV’s heir presumptive and brother was married William IV and had how many children?
a) 2
b) 4
c) None
d) 8

12. No surprise Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were never close to their eldest son and never gave him any responsibilities. What was his name?
a) Alfred
b) Leopold
c) Albert Edward
d) Arthur

13. Who blamed him for Prince Albert’s death?
a) His Mother, Queen Victoria
b) His Sister, Princess Helena
c) His Brother, Prince Leopold
d) His Sister, Princess Beatrice

14. What was the first thing Albert Edward did as King?
a) Moved his bed away from his wife
b) Moved his son’s desk next to his
c) Moved Permanently to Paris
d) Moved to Scotland

15. Who prevented Victoria from going to William IV’s court?
a) Her Aunt, The Queen Consort
b) Her Mother, The Duchess of Kent
c) Her Mother’s Comptroller, Sir John Conroy
d) Her Friend, Baroness Lehzen



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