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European Lineage
You Gotta Know These European Royal Families
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ruling house of Russia from 1613-1917, started by Michael Romanov, and featuring rulers like Peter the Great and Catherine the Great | Romanov |
| The last Romanov ruler, whose execution ended the dynasty | Nicholas II |
| The ruling house of the Netherlands founded by William the Silent, who led the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish | Orange-Nassau |
| The current King of the Netherlands from the House of Orange-Nassau | Willem-Alexander |
| The powerful German ruling house that held titles as King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany, featuring rulers like Frederick the Great and Wilhelm II | Hohenzollern |
| The ruling house that ruled much of Central Europe and Spain from the Middle Ages to the end of WWI, featuring Charles V and Maria Theresa | Hapsburg (Habsburg) |
| The first important Hapsburg ruler, King of Germany and Duke of Austria in the late thirteenth century | Rudolf I |
| The ruling house of England from 1154-1399, which included Richard I and John Lackland, and saw the signing of the Magna Carta | Plantagenet |
| The English ruling house that rose to power when Henry Tudor won at Bosworth Field, including Henry VIII and Elizabeth I | Tudor |
| The English/Scottish ruling house started by James I, which commissioned the King James Bible and was ended by Queen Anne's Acts of Union | Stuart |
| The French ruling house whose first monarch was Hugh Capet and included the canonized saint Louis IX and Philip IV | Capetians |
| The French ruling house during whose reign the Hundred Years’ War began and the Black Death struck France, ending with Henry III's assassination | Valois |
| The French ruling house that began with Henry IV, included Louis XIV and Louis XVI, and was restored briefly after Napoleon's fall | Bourbon |
| The first Bourbon king who issued the Edict of Nantes, guaranteeing religious freedom | Henry IV |