Question

This ruler took the throne based on the Treaty of the XVIII (“eighteen”) Articles, which was unfavorably revised into the Treaty of the XXIV (“twenty-four”) Articles. This ruler regained an occupied city in a siege that used the 24-inch “Monster Mortar” and was led by Baron Haxo. This ruler was called the “Nestor of Europe” for his diplomacy and familial marriage brokerages, (-5[1])such as that of his nephew Ferdinand II to Maria II of Portugal. This ruler accepted (-5[1])and then declined a throne created by the Protocol of London, letting Otto of Bavaria be chosen as king of Greece. (-5[1])The accession of this ruler, whose first wife was Charlotte (10[1]-5[1])of Wales, led to an (-5[1])invasion of his country in the Ten Days’ Campaign. (10[1])This ruler took the throne after a nationalistic (-5[1])revolution that was allegedly caused (10[1])by a performance of the opera (10[1])The (10[1])Mute Girl (10[1])of Portici (“POR-tee-chee”) in 1830. (10[3])For 10 points, what member of the House of Saxe-Coburg (“SOX-uh KOH-burg”) served as the first king of the Belgians? (10[1])■END■ (10[8]0[1])

ANSWER: Leopold I of Belgium [or Leopold I, King of the Belgians; or Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; prompt on Leopold] (The second sentence describes the 1832 Siege of Antwerp after the Belgian Revolution.)
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y1995%0%32%150.11

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jonathan TranCornell AImperial A59-5
JD KrothIowa State AChicago B75-5
Lexi TermanRutgers BWUSTL B96-5
Sean DoyleHouston AVanderbilt A106-5
Claire JonesChicago AMinnesota A10610
Justin WytmarIllinois AGeorgia Tech A111-5
Matthew LehmannWUSTL AYale B12010
Andrew ZengStanford ACornell B128-5
Chris RayOhio State ATexas A13310
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AClaremont A13910
Aum MundheRutgers AHarvard A14010
Ian ChowToronto AIndiana A14210
Forrest WeintraubColumbia BPurdue A14610
Alex SchmidtPenn State AFlorida B14610
Jacob EgolDuke AMichigan A14610
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AHouston A16410
Yared TadesseCornell BStanford A1650
Hari ParameswaranGeorgia Tech AIllinois A16510
Isak JatoiSouth Carolina AFlorida A16510
Alana DickeyVirginia AJohns Hopkins A16510
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTL BRutgers B16510
Kevin FanMcGill AUC Berkeley B16510
Carlos DoebeliImperial ACornell A16510
Amogh KulkarniChicago BIowa State A16510
Ricky LiMIT AChicago C16510