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Old 05-13-2007, 08:43 PM
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[quotes]Didn't we (Netherlands) at one point have the same king as some other country? I think it was Austria or something, but I'm not sure. But because there were different laws there, someone else inheritted it.[/quotes]

Sounds like the War of the Austrian Succession. Maria Theresa of Austria was named heir to the Holy Roman Emperor (her father), but half of Europe couldn't stomach the thought of a female ruler and the other half saw a chance to grab some territory by using it as a pretext.

It's scary having this much useless information crammed into my head.
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