There was an assassination attempt on which person during Otto's reign?
Otto himself
King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Queen Victoria of Britain
Queen Amalia of Greece
Answer
In 1861, a man named Giuseppe Contorno attempted to assassinate Queen Amalia of Greece during Otto's reign. Contorno was a member of the Filiki Eteria, a Greek nationalist society that sought to overthrow the Ottoman Empire and establish an independent Greek state. Contorno believed that the assassination of Amalia would help to achieve this goal. However, the assassination attempt failed and Contorno was arrested and executed.
The Royal Ruler: A Quiz on Otto of Greece
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