Spain's Princess Cristina charged with tax fraud, money-laundering

Started by jimmy olsen, January 07, 2014, 06:49:50 AM

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Sahib

Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 08, 2014, 08:02:36 AM
Quote from: Iormlund on January 08, 2014, 07:51:23 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 08, 2014, 01:19:31 AM
Britain fought in the war, but the British monarch wasn't a candidate for the Spanish throne.

:lol:
There was zero chance of that happening.
I know, that's why I said it was a shame. All those 17th century wars of succession, Spanish, Austrian and Polish and not one with a British candidate.

A Stuart was a semi-serious candidate for the Polish throne at some point
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Queequeg

When was that? Didn't people have to covert to Catholicism to become King of Poland?
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Queequeg

Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on January 08, 2014, 12:29:28 PM
That is hardly a problem for a Stuart  :D
Yeah, I was going to say, I actually thought it was a Legitimist Stuart after the Glorious Revolution, but I'm p. sure that Catholicism was a requirement of the throne, and thus a personal union between Poland and Britain was not likely.  There were actually pretty close political and economic ties because of the Baltic grain trade, though. 
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

Ed Anger

Quote from: Queequeg on January 08, 2014, 12:28:29 PM
When was that? Didn't people have to covert to Catholicism to become King of Poland?

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Jacob

Quote from: Ed Anger on January 08, 2014, 04:22:29 PM
Quote from: Queequeg on January 08, 2014, 12:28:29 PM
When was that? Didn't people have to covert to Catholicism to become King of Poland?

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They got a Mexican on the throne in Poland?

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