I remember the order of the last six presidents, but after that it becomes a bit hazy. I can name them all, there’s only thirteen of them, but the order of the first seven is not something I have memorised.
Spain
Felipe IV
Juan Carlos I
Francisco Franco
And I get lost in the second republic but I would say Negrin maybe. Unfortunately the Spanish Republic was not very well teach in Spanish Schools while I was studying.
Before him not sure, Maybe Niceto Alcala Zamora
Harald, Olav, Haakon, Oscar, Karl, and then I think there’s some more Oscars and Karls before you get a bunch of alternating Frederiks and Christians.
Steinmeier, Gauck, Wulff, Köhler, Rau, Herzog, von Weizsäcker, Carstens, Scheel, Heinemann, Lübke, Heuss, Well then it gets a bit complicated as there was a kind of interregnum in the late 40s, before that Dönitz, Hitler, Hindenburg, Ebert, interregnum, Wilhelm II, Friedrich III, Wilhelm I.
That’s the list for the German national state until 1871. If you want Prussia as the predecessor state had a combination of Friedrichs and Friedrich Wilhelms
UK.
Charles III,
Elizabeth II,
George VI,
Edward VIII,
George V
I’m bad at the others either side of Victoria.
See, the thing is our head of state is actually not the chancellor, but the chancellor is in the public eye *way* more. So uh… right now it’s Steinmeier, before that it was Gauck. Before that I’m lost. I could name more chancellors than presidents.
Federal Republic:
Steinmeier
Gauck
Wulff
Köhler
Rau
Herzog
Weizsäcker
[Carstens (the only one I forgot)]
Scheel
Heinemann
Lübke
Heuss
Third Reich:
Dönitz
Hitler
Hindenburg
Weimar Republic:
Hindenburg
Ebert
German Empire:
Wilhelm II
Friedrich III
Wilhelm I
Edit: I had to think about this a bit, though, and I’m not sure most people could name all the presidents of the Federal Republic. Because the chancellor is the more important political figure. Many people can name all chancellors, but most struggle a bit with the presidents.
Charles III, Elizabeth II, George VI, Edward VIII, George V, Edward VII, Victoria, William IV, George IV, George III, George II, George I, Anne, William III & Mary II, James II, Charles II, Richard Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell, Charles I, James I, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey, Edward VI, Henry VIII, Henry VII, Richard III
Don’t know any further back by heart
– Koning Willem Alexander
– Koningin Beatrix
– Koningin Juliana
– Koningin Wilhelmina
– Koningin-regentes Emma
– Koning Willem III
– Koning Willem II
– Koning Willem I
– Koning Lodewijk Napoleon
– Stadhouder Willem V
– Stadhouder Willem IV
– Stadhouder Willem III
– Stadhouder Willem II
– Stadhouder Frederik Hendrik
– Stadhouder Maurits
– Stadhouder Willem van Oranje
Ignoring German occupation and French annexation.
This almost feels like cheating…
Frederik X
Margrethe II
Frederik IX
Christian X
Frederik VIII
Christian IX
Frederik VII
Christian VIII
Frederik VI
Christian VII
Frederik V
Christian VI
Frederik IV
Christian V
Frederik III
Christian IV
Frederik II
Christian III
Frederik I
Christian II
Hans
Christian I
Christoffer III
…
And then it gets a bit trickier…
Higgins, McAleese, Robinson. Earlier than that is a blank, I barely knew there was a president before Mary Robinson was elected.
Willem-Alexander, Beatrix, Juliana Wilhelmina, Emma (as regent) Willem III, Willem II, Willem I, Napoleon, Louis Boneparte
Head of state? Goodness. Steinmeier, Gauck, Wulf, uhm, Köhler? Puh, before that, no idea, Weizäcker? No wait, that guy with the round face, Herzog. Or was he after Köhler? I think it was Herzog first. Köhler, Herzog, Weizäcker. And I’m out, no idea who it was before that.
I am almost certain I could name the heads of government back to the Weimar Republic though.
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– Mattarella
– Napolitano
– Ciampi
– Scalfaro
– Cossiga
– Pertini
– Leone
– Saragat
Scalfaro almost threw me off
I remember the order of the last six presidents, but after that it becomes a bit hazy. I can name them all, there’s only thirteen of them, but the order of the first seven is not something I have memorised.
Spain
Felipe IV
Juan Carlos I
Francisco Franco
And I get lost in the second republic but I would say Negrin maybe. Unfortunately the Spanish Republic was not very well teach in Spanish Schools while I was studying.
Before him not sure, Maybe Niceto Alcala Zamora
Harald, Olav, Haakon, Oscar, Karl, and then I think there’s some more Oscars and Karls before you get a bunch of alternating Frederiks and Christians.
Steinmeier, Gauck, Wulff, Köhler, Rau, Herzog, von Weizsäcker, Carstens, Scheel, Heinemann, Lübke, Heuss, Well then it gets a bit complicated as there was a kind of interregnum in the late 40s, before that Dönitz, Hitler, Hindenburg, Ebert, interregnum, Wilhelm II, Friedrich III, Wilhelm I.
That’s the list for the German national state until 1871. If you want Prussia as the predecessor state had a combination of Friedrichs and Friedrich Wilhelms
UK.
Charles III,
Elizabeth II,
George VI,
Edward VIII,
George V
I’m bad at the others either side of Victoria.
See, the thing is our head of state is actually not the chancellor, but the chancellor is in the public eye *way* more. So uh… right now it’s Steinmeier, before that it was Gauck. Before that I’m lost. I could name more chancellors than presidents.
Federal Republic:
Steinmeier
Gauck
Wulff
Köhler
Rau
Herzog
Weizsäcker
[Carstens (the only one I forgot)]
Scheel
Heinemann
Lübke
Heuss
Third Reich:
Dönitz
Hitler
Hindenburg
Weimar Republic:
Hindenburg
Ebert
German Empire:
Wilhelm II
Friedrich III
Wilhelm I
Edit: I had to think about this a bit, though, and I’m not sure most people could name all the presidents of the Federal Republic. Because the chancellor is the more important political figure. Many people can name all chancellors, but most struggle a bit with the presidents.
Charles III, Elizabeth II, George VI, Edward VIII, George V, Edward VII, Victoria, William IV, George IV, George III, George II, George I, Anne, William III & Mary II, James II, Charles II, Richard Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell, Charles I, James I, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey, Edward VI, Henry VIII, Henry VII, Richard III
Don’t know any further back by heart
– Koning Willem Alexander
– Koningin Beatrix
– Koningin Juliana
– Koningin Wilhelmina
– Koningin-regentes Emma
– Koning Willem III
– Koning Willem II
– Koning Willem I
– Koning Lodewijk Napoleon
– Stadhouder Willem V
– Stadhouder Willem IV
– Stadhouder Willem III
– Stadhouder Willem II
– Stadhouder Frederik Hendrik
– Stadhouder Maurits
– Stadhouder Willem van Oranje
Ignoring German occupation and French annexation.
This almost feels like cheating…
Frederik X
Margrethe II
Frederik IX
Christian X
Frederik VIII
Christian IX
Frederik VII
Christian VIII
Frederik VI
Christian VII
Frederik V
Christian VI
Frederik IV
Christian V
Frederik III
Christian IV
Frederik II
Christian III
Frederik I
Christian II
Hans
Christian I
Christoffer III
…
And then it gets a bit trickier…
Higgins, McAleese, Robinson. Earlier than that is a blank, I barely knew there was a president before Mary Robinson was elected.
Willem-Alexander, Beatrix, Juliana Wilhelmina, Emma (as regent) Willem III, Willem II, Willem I, Napoleon, Louis Boneparte
Head of state? Goodness. Steinmeier, Gauck, Wulf, uhm, Köhler? Puh, before that, no idea, Weizäcker? No wait, that guy with the round face, Herzog. Or was he after Köhler? I think it was Herzog first. Köhler, Herzog, Weizäcker. And I’m out, no idea who it was before that.
I am almost certain I could name the heads of government back to the Weimar Republic though.
Hah. That’s surprisingly easy for Denmark.
Frederik, Margrethe, Fredrik, Christian, Fredrik, Christian, Fredrik, Christian, Fredrik, Christian, Fredrik, Christian, Fredrik, Christian, Fredrik, Christian, Fredrik, Christian, Fredrik, Christian.
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