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Literature | Opal of Alphonso XII (of Spain) seemed to be fatal. The king, on his wedding day, presented an opal ring to his wife (Mercedes, daughter of the Duke of Montpensier), but her death occurred soon afterwards. Before the funeral the king gave the ring to his sister (Maria del Pilar), who died a few days afterwards. The king then presented the ring to his sister-in-law (the Princess Christina, youngest daughter of the Duke of Montpensier), who died within three months. Alphonso, astounded at these fatalities, resolved to wear the ring himself, but died also within a very short time. The Queen Regent then attached the ring to a gold chain, which she suspended on the neck of the Virgin of Almudena of Madrid. (See Fatal Gifts .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Crosswords: OPAL OF ALPHONSO XII |
| Specialty definitions using "OPAL OF ALPHONSO XII": Fatal Gifts. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 50 41 4C 4F 46 41 4C 50 48 4F 4E 53 4F 58 49 49 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01010000 01000001 01001100 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01000001 01001100 01010000 01001000 01001111 01001110 01010011 01001111 00100000 01011000 01001001 01001001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O P A L   O F   A L P H O N S O   X I I |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0050 0041 004C 004F 0046 0041 004C 0050 0048 004F 004E 0053 004F 0058 0049 0049 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4950354624940235465042494853492584343 |
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